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Our guide
Kakunodate Castle, also called Asakura Castle or Ryūgasaki Castle, was a mountaintop castle in Kakunodate, Akita. Its history can be traced to 1590, when Tozawa Moriyasu was given the area, though it may be older. It was demolished in 1620 under a shogunate order that each domain keep only one castle, and only ruins remain on Mount Furushiro.
Kakunodate Samurai District is about 500 m away, and Kakunodate Station about 1.7 km in a straight line. We have not checked the paths up the mountain.
Written by japan-spots.com (2026-09-22) from the sources credited on this page. Distances are straight lines between map positions.
Photos
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence — see credits
- Kakunodate Castle remains, April 2023 02 — Calistemon · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Mount Furushiro, Kakunodate, April 2023 — Calistemon · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Shichishiki Inari Shrine, Kakunodate, April 2023 02 — Calistemon · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Shichishiki Inari Shrine, Kakunodate, April 2023 01 — Calistemon · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Shichishiki Inari Shrine, Kakunodate, April 2023 06 — Calistemon · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Shichishiki Inari Shrine, Kakunodate, April 2023 05 — Calistemon · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Path to the Kakunodate Castle remains, April 2023 02 — Calistemon · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Lookout at the Kakunodate Castle remains, April 2023 02 — Calistemon · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Lookout at the Kakunodate Castle remains, April 2023 01 — Calistemon · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Shichishiki Inari Shrine, Kakunodate, April 2023 03 — Calistemon · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
What this place is
Kakunodate Castle (角館城, Kakunodate-jō), also known as Asakura Castle and Ryugasaki Castle, was a mountaintop castle (yamashiro) located in Kakunodate, Akita Prefecture, Japan. Its roots can be traced to when Moriyasu Tozawa was given the area in 1590, though it may have been constructed prior to this. Due to a Shogunal decree that each domain was to retain only one castle, it was demolished in 1620. Only ruins remain at the site on Mount Furushiro.
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What to expect at this type of place: Castle
Nearby station
Nearby station: Kakunodate, about 1.7 km from the spot in a straight line.
Worked out on 2026-09-14 from this place’s map position, using HeartRails Express station data and station names from Wikidata. The distance is a straight line, not a walking route, and says nothing about buses, transfers or timetables — plan the trip on Google Maps.
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