The Akita were locally powerful in the Tsugaru district of Mutsu province and claimed descent from Abe no Sadato. They held Akita castle until being moved to Hitachi in 1602 by the Tokugawa.
The Akita were locally powerful in the Tsugaru district of Mutsu province and claimed descent from Abe no Sadato. They held Akita castle until being moved to Hitachi in 1602 by the Tokugawa.