Castle
Kubota Castle
🇯🇵 Japan · 17th century
Kubota Castle (久保田城, Kubota-jō) is a Japanese castle in Akita, Akita Prefecture, Japan. Throughout the Edo period, Kubota Castle was home to the Satake clan, daimyō of Kubota Domain, rulers of northern Dewa Province. The castle was also known as "Yadome-jō" (矢留城) or "Kuzune-jō" (葛根城). In the official documents of the Tokugawa shogunate, the castle was called "Akita-jō" (秋田城), although this name is now more commonly used to refer to the Nara period fortified settlement of Akita Castle which was nearby.
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Kubota Castle ranks #1,352 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #68 of the 297 mapped in Japan. Founded 1604, it is older than 32% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 580 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 3,698 times in the last 60 days, more than 79% of the atlas. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Japan compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Kubota Castle?
Kubota Castle stands in Japan, at 39.72348°, 140.12324°.
When was Kubota Castle built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1604. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Kubota Castle?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #1,352 of 7,738 worldwide, and #68 in Japan. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Kubota Castle?
Akita Castle, about 4 km away.
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