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Kubota Domain

1602 CE – 1871 CE · capital Kubota (Akita)

The Satake domain of northern Dewa, rich in timber and mines, which broke with its northern neighbours to side with the imperial government in 1868.

Origins

Tokugawa Ieyasu punished Satake Yoshinobu for his neutrality at Sekigahara by moving him in 1602 from Hitachi to Dewa, with about 205,800 koku. Yoshinobu built Kubota castle in 1604 at the site of modern Akita city.

Rule and society

The domain drew income from Akita cedar forests and from the Innai silver mine and Ani copper mine, among the most productive in Japan. In the 18th century Satake Yoshiatsu, known as Shozan, and his retainer Odano Naotake developed the Akita school of Western-style painting under the influence of Hiraga Gennai.

Decline and legacy

In 1868 Kubota left the Ouetsu Reppan Domei and fought for the imperial side, suffering invasion by Shonai and other neighbours. After abolition in 1871 it became Akita Prefecture.

Lineage

Satake clan domain 1500 CE – 1602 CEKubota DomainEmpire of Japan 1868 CE – 1945 CE

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Kubota Domain. In The Epoch Institute States Register. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/kubota-domain
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“Kubota Domain.” The Epoch Institute States Register, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/kubota-domain. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Kubota Domain.” The Epoch Institute States Register. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/kubota-domain.
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