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Our guide
Kakunodate, a district of Semboku in Akita, is a nationally designated Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings. The street layout of the feudal era survives here, along with many samurai residences and other old buildings, and the town is known as the “Little Kyoto of Michinoku”.
Kakunodate Castle is about 500 m away in a straight line. Kakunodate Station is about 1.3 km off.
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
- Bukeyashiki Street in Kakunodate 20180428b — 掬茶 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Kakunodate Cherry Bark Handicrafts Denshokan Hall — Wiiii · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Iwahashi Samurai House in Kakunodate 20161106 — 掬茶 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Ishigro — 天然芝 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Gate of Aoyagi Samurai House 20161106b — 掬茶 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Andou — 天然芝 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Kakunodate Station, April 2023 01 — Calistemon · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Kakunodate Station, April 2023 02 — Calistemon · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Kakunodate Station, April 2023 03 — Calistemon · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
What this place is
Kakunodate (角館) is a district of Semboku, Akita Prefecture, and the name of a nationally designated Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings. The street layout of the feudal era survives, along with many samurai residences and other buildings, and the town is known as the "Little Kyoto of Michinoku".
Background text translated from Japanese Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Nearby station
Nearby station: Kakunodate, about 1.3 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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