Tohoku Castle Tour Part I - Castles
Tohoku Castle Tour Part I - Castles
23/9/2018
At long last I can make the first update to my Tohoku trip from last May. With a renewed interest in samurai residences, the main purpose of this trip was to re-visit and document the samurai homes of Kakunodate. I took advantage of the weekend after Golden Week when there are typically far fewer tourists so I could take photos with as few people as possible. There were some great homes in Akita and Kanegasaki as well. I'll update those soon, but for now here are the castles visited on this three day tour.
Akita Castle / 秋田城
There are a few different busses from Akita Station that will take you near the castle. It's best to ask at the station which is best based on the time. You can easily visit Akita Castle, Kubota Castle and the nearby Kurosawa Residence in a day.
See also Taga Castle, Shiwa Castle, and Hotta no Saku for similar josaku fortifications.Kakunodate Castle / 角館城
Kanegasaki Castle (Iwate) / 金ヶ崎城
Kubota Castle / 久保田城
Minato Castle / 湊城
Morioka Castle / 盛岡城
Shiroishi Castle / 白石城
Tonomi-no-saku / 鳥海柵
Yokote Castle / 横手城
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