Kubota Castle ruins

E300030

castle ruins historic site tourist attraction

Kubota Castle ruins are the remains of a former Edo-period samurai castle that once served as the seat of the Satake clan in what is now Akita Prefecture, Japan.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Akita Castle (Edo-period Kubota Castle)	1
Kubota Castle ruins canonical	1
former Kubota Castle grounds	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2786869 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Kubota Castle ruins
Context triple: [Akita, hasHistoricSite, Kubota Castle ruins]

A. Takeda Castle Ruins
Takeda Castle Ruins is a historic Japanese mountaintop fortress site famed for its dramatic “castle in the sky” appearance above the surrounding clouds.
B. Yonezawa Castle ruins
The Yonezawa Castle ruins are the remains of a historic Japanese castle site in Yonezawa, Yamagata Prefecture, now a park-like area known for its moats, stone walls, and seasonal cherry blossoms.
C. Katsuren Castle
Katsuren Castle is a historic Ryukyuan gusuku (castle ruin) in Uruma, Okinawa, renowned for its hilltop stone fortifications and status as part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site “Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu.”
D. Kishiwada Castle
Kishiwada Castle is a historic Japanese castle in Kishiwada, Osaka Prefecture, known for its reconstructed keep, stone walls, and scenic grounds that attract many visitors.
E. Nakijin Castle
Nakijin Castle is a historic Ryukyuan gusuku (fortress) in northern Okinawa, Japan, renowned for its massive stone walls and as part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site “Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu.”
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Kubota Castle ruins
Target entity description: Kubota Castle ruins are the remains of a former Edo-period samurai castle that once served as the seat of the Satake clan in what is now Akita Prefecture, Japan.

A. Takeda Castle Ruins
Takeda Castle Ruins is a historic Japanese mountaintop fortress site famed for its dramatic “castle in the sky” appearance above the surrounding clouds.
B. Yonezawa Castle ruins
The Yonezawa Castle ruins are the remains of a historic Japanese castle site in Yonezawa, Yamagata Prefecture, now a park-like area known for its moats, stone walls, and seasonal cherry blossoms.
C. Katsuren Castle
Katsuren Castle is a historic Ryukyuan gusuku (castle ruin) in Uruma, Okinawa, renowned for its hilltop stone fortifications and status as part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site “Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu.”
D. Kishiwada Castle
Kishiwada Castle is a historic Japanese castle in Kishiwada, Osaka Prefecture, known for its reconstructed keep, stone walls, and scenic grounds that attract many visitors.
E. Nakijin Castle
Nakijin Castle is a historic Ryukyuan gusuku (fortress) in northern Okinawa, Japan, renowned for its massive stone walls and as part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site “Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu.”
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	castle ruins ⓘ historic site ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Akita Castle (Edo-period Kubota Castle) ⓘ linked to: Kubota Castle ruins
associatedWith	Akita City history ⓘ Satake clan history ⓘ
cityPark	Senshu Park ⓘ
clan	Satake clan ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ
currentUse	historical education site ⓘ local festival venue ⓘ public park area ⓘ
domain	Kubota Domain ⓘ
era	early modern Japan ⓘ linked to: Edo period
formerName	Kubota Castle ⓘ
governingBody	Akita City government ⓘ linked to: Akita City Government
hasMuseum	exhibition space on Kubota Domain ⓘ exhibition space on Satake clan ⓘ
hasPart	castle moats ⓘ earthworks ⓘ gates ⓘ reconstructed yagura ⓘ stone walls ⓘ
hasReconstruction	Kubota Castle turret reconstruction ⓘ
hasView	Akita City urban area ⓘ Senshu Park gardens ⓘ
heritageStatus	designated historic site of Akita City ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Edo period ⓘ
JapaneseName	久保田城跡 ⓘ
locatedIn	Akita City ⓘ Akita Prefecture ⓘ Tohoku region ⓘ linked to: Tohoku
locatedInPark	Senshu Park ⓘ
material	earthworks ⓘ stone ⓘ wood ⓘ
openToPublic	yes ⓘ
originalFunction	feudal administrative center ⓘ samurai castle ⓘ
region	northern Honshu ⓘ
relatedTo	Edo-period domains ⓘ Japanese castle architecture ⓘ Tohoku regional history ⓘ
servedAs	seat of the Satake clan ⓘ
tourismType	cultural tourism ⓘ heritage tourism ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Akita → hasHistoricSite → Kubota Castle ruins ⓘ

Kubota Castle ruins → alsoKnownAs → Akita Castle (Edo-period Kubota Castle) ⓘ

linked to: Kubota Castle ruins

Senshu Park → partOf → former Kubota Castle grounds ⓘ