Yokote Castle

thumb|right '''Yokote Castle''' was built by the Onodera clan in 1550, in Akita prefecture.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jcastle.info/view/Yokote_Castle|title=Yokote Castle |publisher=}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.japanese-castle-explorer.com/castle_profile.html?name=Yokote|title=Japanese Castle Explorer - Yokote Castle - 横手城|first=Daniel|last=O'Grady|website=www.japanese-castle-explorer.com}}</ref>

It was burnt down in the Boshin War.

== Present site == There is a reconstruction of the keep, built in 1965, on the present site, in the main enclosure.

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Category:Castles in Akita Prefecture Category:Former castles in Japan

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