Minato Castle (湊城, Minato-jō) was a Japanese castle in what is now Tsuchizaki Minato, Akita, Akita Prefecture, Japan. Throughout the Muromachi period, Minato Castle was home to the Ando clan, daimyō of Akita Domain, rulers of northern Dewa Province.[1] | ||||||
Type: hirayama-style Japanese castle | ||||||
Built: 1436 ? | ||||||
Builder: Ando Yasusue ? | ||||||