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 province|Hitachi]] in [[1602]] by the [[Tokugawa clan|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 province|Hitachi]] in [[1602]] by the [[Tokugawa clan|Tokugawa]]. |