history
[Akita City, Akita Prefecture] The foundation of Akita City is the castle town of Kubota Castle, which was newly built by Yoshinobu Satake.
Akita City "began in 1602, when Yoshinobu Satake moved to another country," according to the Akita City website. Yoshinobu Satake (Satake Yoshinobu) is Akita...