Satake Historical Museum

Satake Historical Museum opened in Akita, Akita Prefecture, 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.

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Type: Museum
Description: museum in Akita, Akita, Japan
Also known as: “秋田市立佐竹資料館”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kubota Castle Ruins and Akita City Cultural Creation Centre.

Kubota Castle Ruins

Castle

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Kubota Castle 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. Kubota Castle Ruins is situated 240 metres north of Satake Historical Museum.

Akita City Cultural Creation Centre

Community center

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Akita City Cultural Creation Centre is a community center, which is situated 170 metres west of Satake Historical Museum.

Akita Museum of Art

Museum

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Akita Museum of Art is an art museum in the city of Akita. The original Akita Prefectural Museum of Art was opened on May 5, 1967. The new museum was opened on September 28, 2013. Akita Museum of Art is situated 390 metres southwest of Satake Historical Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hiroomote and Akita.

Hiroomote

Quarter

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Hiroomote is a neighbourhood located in Akita City, Akita Prefecture, 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.

Akita

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Akita is the capital and most populous city of Akita Prefecture, Japan, 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.

Satake Historical Museum

Categories: history museum, building, tourism, public building, and tourist attraction
Location: Akita Shi, Akita, Tohoku, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

39.71987° or 39° 43′ 12″ north

Longitude

140.12477° or 140° 7′ 29″ east

Elevation

22 metres (72 feet)

Inception

April 11th, 1990

Roof shape

flat

Operator

秋田市

Open location code

8RF2P49F+WW

OpenStreetMap ID

way 461359313

OpenStreetMap feature

building=public

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

Wikidata ID

Q11595319

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In Other Languages

From French to Japanese—“Satake Historical Museum” goes by many names.

French: “Akita shiritsu satake shiryōkan”
French: “musée historique de Satake”
French: “Musée historique de Satake”
Fulah: “Satake Historical Museum”
Japanese: “Akita shiritsu satake shiryōkan”
Japanese: “あきたしりつさたけしりょうかん”
Japanese: “佐竹史料館”
Japanese: “秋田市立佐竹史料館”

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