Kameda Castle

Kameda Castle
亀田城
Yurihonjō, Akita Prefecture, Japan
Reconstructed gate of Kameda Castle
Site information
Typehirayama-style Japanese castle
Open to
the public
yes
Conditionreconstructed 1974
Location
Kameda Castle
Kameda Castle
Kameda Castle
Kameda Castle (Japan)
Coordinates39°29′56.51″N 140°5′13.52″E / 39.4990306°N 140.0870889°E / 39.4990306; 140.0870889
Site history
Built1623
Built byIwaki Yoshitaka
In useEdo period
Demolished1871

Kameda Castle (亀田城, Kameda-jō) is a Japanese castle located in the Amasagi neighborhood of the city of Yurihonjō, southern Akita Prefecture, Japan. At the end of the Edo period, Kameda Castle was home to the Iwaki clan, daimyō of Kameda Domain. The castle was also known as "Amasagi-jō", but was never a true Japanese castle, but was officially a jin'ya, or fortified residence.