Akita (city)
Akita (秋田市, Akita-shi) is a Japanese city in Akita Prefecture on the island of Honshu.[1] It is the capital city of the prefecture.
History
Akita has been one of the most important cities in the Tōhoku region since ancient times.
The Akita clan (Ando clan) held this part of northern Japan (Mutsu Province) in the 15-16th centuries.[2]
The Satake clan built Kubota Castle in 1604.[3]
The modern city of Akita was established on April 1, 1889.[4]
Geography
Akita is the largest city on the western coast of the Tōhoku region.[5]
Neighboring cities
Education
- Akita University
- Akita Prefectural University, a public university, is in the city.
- Akita International University is a public university outside of town. Classes are taught only in English.
- North Asia University
- Seirei Women's Junior College
- Akita Nutrition Junior College
- Misono Gakuen Junior College
- Open University of Japan Akita learning center
Local foods and products
- Kiritampo – baked rice
- Sasamaki – rice wrapped in bamboo grass
- Iwagaki – a kind of oyster
- Iburi-gakko – a kind of pickle
Sister / friendship cities
International sister / friendship cities
- 23x15px August 5, 1982: Lanzhou, People's Republic of China
- File:Flag of Germany.svg April 8, 1984: Passau, Germany
- 23x15px July 15, 1987: Malabon City, Philippines
- File:Flag of the United States.svg January 22, 1992: Kenai, Alaska, United States of America
- File:Flag of the United States.svg 1993: St. Cloud, Minnesota, United States of America (with Yūwa, Akita, which merged into Akita, Akita)
- 23x15px June 29, 1992: Vladivostok, Russia
Sister cities in Japan
- Hitachiōta, Ibaraki
- Daigo, Ibaraki
Famous people
Akita (city) Media
- Akita City Hall main building 20160509b.jpg
2016年4月26日に竣工した秋田市役所新庁舎。同5月6日より業務を開始した。山王大通りを挟んで秋田県庁側より撮影
- Paddy fields Akita.jpg
A sunset in the northern outskirts of Akita City
- JP Expressway E7.svg
Alphanumeral road sign for Nihonkai-Tōhoku Expressway and Akita Expressway (Kawabe − Kosaka)
千秋公園、胡月池
- Akita Castle East Gate2.jpg
Reconstructed East Gate of Akita Castle
References
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). [1] Japan Encyclopedia, p. 20.
- ↑ Papinot, Edmund. (2003). Nobiliare du Japon – Ashina, pp. 7; Papinot, Jacques Edmond Joseph. (1906). Dictionnaire d’histoire et de géographie du Japon. (in French/German).
- ↑ Elsey, Teresa. (2004). Let's Go Japan, p. 312; Appert, Georges. (1888). Ancien Japon. p. 77.
- ↑ Akita City, "History" Archived 2018-05-24 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-9-30.
- ↑ Elsey, at p. 310.
Other websites
16x16px Media related to Akita, Akita at Wikimedia Commons
- http://www.city.akita.akita.jp/en/default.htm Archived 2006-02-07 at the Wayback Machine; (in Japanese)
- Voting Figures in National Elections in Akita Prefecture, 1928-1942