Kubota Castle Ruins

Kubota Castle is a Japanese castle in Akita, , . Throughout the Edo period, Kubota Castle was home to the Satake clan, daimyō of Kubota Domain, rulers of northern Dewa Province.
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  • Type: Castle
  • Description: Japanese castle in Akita city, Akita prefecture
  • Also known as: “Akita Castle” and “Kubota Castle”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Senshū Park and Satake Historical Museum.

Park
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Museum
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opened in Akita, , Japan in 1990. Located in the grounds of Kubota Castle in Senshū Park, the collection relates to the Satake clan, daimyō of the Akita Domain. Renovated and reopened on October 25 2025. is situated 240 metres south of Kubota Castle Ruins.

Wayside shrine
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is a wayside shrine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Akita and Hiroomote.

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is the capital and most populous city of , , and has been designated a core city since 1 April 1997. As of 1 August 2023, the city has an estimated population of 300,502 persons in 136,628 households and a population density of 332 persons per km2.

Quarter
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is a neighbourhood located in Akita City, , Japan. Annexed by the city in 1941, it borders the neighborhoods of Shimokitate on the east, Yanagida on the north, Tegata on the west and Sakura and Yokomori on the south that is bounded by Taihei River.

Kubota Castle Ruins

Latitude
39.7219° or 39° 43′ 19″ north
Longitude
140.12376° or 140° 7′ 26″ east
Open location code
8RF2P4CF+QG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 8553116272
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Wiki­data ID
Q6133648
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Ukrainian—“Kubota Castle Ruins” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Kubota gaztelua”
  • Catalan: “castell de Kubota”
  • Catalan: “Castell de Kubota”
  • Chinese: “久保田城”
  • Dutch: “Kubota Castle”
  • French: “castel de Kubota”
  • French: “château de Kubota”
  • French: “Château de Kubota”
  • German: “Burg Kubota”
  • Greek: “Κάστρο του Κούμποτα”
  • Japanese: “久保田城”
  • Japanese: “久保田城跡”
  • Japanese: “千秋公園”
  • Korean: “구보타성”
  • Malayalam: “കുബോട്ട കാസിൽ”
  • Persian: “قلعه کوبوتا”
  • Polish: “Zamek Kubota”
  • Russian: “Замок Кубота”
  • Russian: “Кубота (замок)”
  • Russian: “Кубота”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de Kubota”
  • Ukrainian: “замок Кубота”

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