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横手藩
Yokote Domain
佐竹氏

Satake Clan
* Koku
横手城
Yokote Castle is classified as a hilltop castle, and is located in Akita Prefecture. During the pre-modern age, it found itself within the borders of Dewa Province. It is associated with the Onodera, Tomura clans. Dates in use: 1554 - 1868.
Only ever a small-scale castle, it consisted of little more than the Honmaru (main enclosure) & the secondary, Ninomaru. The Onodera clan did build up the castle in the mid 1500's but it is believed fortifications had existed for hundreds of years before this.
Timeline
1554 | The Onodera clan built this castle atop Asakura Mountain. They had previously resided in Numadate castle. |
1601 | The Onodera clan were stripped of the fief after siding against the Tokugawa clan in the Battle of Sekigahara. They did however go on to serve at Tsuwano castle. |
1602 | The fief was awarded to the Satake clan. |
1615 | This castle continued to exist as a branch castle to Kubota castle despite an ordinance limiting each domain to one castle. |
1868 | The castle was burnt to the ground during the Boshin war. |
1965 | The main tower was rebuilt in the secondary enclosure. |
Historical recognition
Site | Historic Site |