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Our guide
Yokote Castle in Akita was built by the Onodera clan in 1550, though there are thought to have been fortifications on the site before that. It was a castle of modest size, made up mainly of the main enclosure and the secondary Ni-no-maru, and it burned down in the Boshin War.
The Yokote Snow Festival site, Yokote Snow Festival, is about 800 m away, and Yokote Station on the Ōu Main Line about 1.4 km in a straight line.
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
- 横手城模擬天守 — mk4 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Yokote Castle and Yokote River — 掬茶 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Akita-jinja in Yokote Castle Honmaru ruins 20130816 — 掬茶 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- View from Yokote Castle 20130816 — 掬茶 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Yokote Castle mock keep tower 20130828 — 掬茶 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Yokote Castle (横手城) - panoramio — Ocavis Leechroot · CC BY 3.0 · source · resized
- 朝倉城／横手市 - panoramio — shikabane taro · CC BY 3.0 · source · resized
- Kamakura (Yokote's Winter Festival) at Yokote Castle — Rarisan · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Kamakura at Yokote Castle 202402 — Rarisan · CC0 · source · resized
- Night view of Yokote City from Yokote Castle 202410-a — Rarisan · CC0 · source · resized
What this place is
Yokote Castle was built by the Onodera clan in 1550, in Akita prefecture. While it was constructed in 1500s, it's believed there were fortifications on site before that. The castle was of a modest size, consisting mainly of two features: the main enclosure and the secondary, Ninomaru. It was burnt down in the Boshin War.
Visitor information checked: 2026-10-07 · Official visitor information
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What to expect at this type of place: Castle
Nearby station
Nearby station: Yokote (Ōu Main Line), about 1.4 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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