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Kakunodate 角館

Celebrated samurai district & blossoms

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The former castle town and samurai stronghold of Kakunodate in inland Akita prefecture is celebrated for its samurai district and hundreds of weeping cherry trees (shidare-zakura), especially along the Hinokinai River, which runs through town.

The samurai district still has some of the best examples of samurai architecture in all of Japan, with 6 samurai houses open to the public. With wide streets shaded by dozens of weeping cherry trees (which bloom in early May), this is aa popular viewing spot.

There are also a number of interesting buildings in the merchant district, to the south of the samurai district.

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Kakunodate

Historic Areas

Tōhoku 東北

Text © Craig McLachlan

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