Yokote Castle, Japanese castle in Yokote, Japan

Yokote Castle is a Japanese castle in Yokote featuring three levels and four stories. The concrete walls were built during the 1965 reconstruction, which defines its current appearance.

The Onodera clan built the original fortress, then called Asakura Castle, on Asakura Mountain in 1554. After the Battle of Sekigahara, the Onodera were dispossessed in 1601 and the castle passed briefly to the Mogami, then to the Satake, who installed castle keepers from the Suda and later the Tomura families. It withstood the 1620 one-castle-per-domain order through Satake Yoshinobu's lobbying, and fell in 1868 during the Boshin War.

The mock keep, modelled on Okazaki Castle, opened on 30 October 1965 as a local history museum and observation deck; it was the first mock keep in the Tōhoku region. From the top floor visitors look out over the Yokote basin and Mount Chōkai. Since 1 August 2025 a castle seal (jōin) has been sold to mark the building's 60th anniversary, printed with the words "Dewa Province, Akita Domain, southern stronghold" and the crests of the Satake and Tomura families.

The castle sits within Yokote Park, making it easy to find and access. Check opening times before visiting, as access is seasonal rather than year-round.

The current keep is a 1965 concrete reconstruction, not an original tower: the castle never had one. It was modelled on Okazaki Castle and was the first reconstructed keep in the Tohoku region, housing a local history museum and an observation deck. A pair of shachi sits on its top, and from there the Yokote basin and Mount Chokai are visible.