Akita Prefecture

Akita Prefecture (秋田県)

Akita prefectural symbol
Capital	Akita
Region:	Tohoku
Island:	Honshu
Area  - Total  - % water	Ranked 6th 11,612.11 km² 0.7%
Population  - Total (Jan 1, 2003)  - Density	Ranked 35th 1,174,905 101/km²
Districts:	9
Municipalities:	69
ISO 3166-2:	JP-05
Symbols
Pref. Flower:	Butterbur blossom (Petasites japonicus)
Pref. Tree:	Akita-sugi (Cryptomeria japonica)
Pref. Bird:	Copper pheasant (Phasianus soemmerringii)

Akita Prefecture (秋田県; Akita-ken) is located in the Tohoku region of northern Japan. The capital is Akita.

History

The famous Heian period waka poet, Ono no Komachi, is said to have been born here (but the true location of her birth is uncertain).

Geography

Located in the north of Honshu Island, Akita Prefecture faces the Sea of Japan in the west and is bordered by Aomori in the north, Iwate in the east, Miyagi in the south east, and Yamagata in the south.

Cities

• Akita (capital)
• Honjo
• Kazuno
• Noshiro
• Oga
• Odate
• Omagari
• Yokote
• Yuzawa

Districts

Samurai house in Kakunodate

Tazawako (Lake Tazawa)

• Hiraka
  • Hiraka
  • Jumonji
  • Masuda
  • Omonogawa
  • Omori
  • Sannai
  • Taiyu
• Kawabe
  • Kawabe
  • Yuwa
• Kazuno
  • Kosaka
• Kitaakita
  • Aikawa
  • Ani
  • Hinai
  • Kamikoani
  • Moriyoshi
  • Takanosu
  • Tashiro
• Minamiakita
  • Gojome
  • Hachirogata
  • Iitagawa
  • Ikawa
  • Ogata
  • Showa
  • Tennou
  • Wakami
• Ogachi
  • Higashinaruse
  • Inakawa
  • Minase
  • Ogachi
  • Ugo
• Senboku
  • Kakunodate
  • Kamioka
  • Kyowa
  • Nakasen
  • Nangai
  • Nishiki
  • Nishisenboku
  • Ota
  • Rokugou
  • Senboku
  • Senhata
  • Sennan
  • Tazawako
• Yamamoto
  • Fujisato
  • Futatsui
  • Hachimori
  • Hachiryu
  • Kotoka
  • Minehama
  • Yamamoto
• Yuri
  • Chokai
  • Higashiyuri
  • Iwaki
  • Kisakata
  • Konoura
  • Nikaho
  • Nishime
  • Ouchi
  • Yashima
  • Yuri

Economy

Demographics

Culture

Tourism

Near Lake Tazawa, there are a number of hot springs resorts (onsen), these are popular with tourists from all over Japan. In addition there are a number of seasonal festivals (matsuri) which offer a glimpse of rural or traditional Japan.

Kakunodate is a particularly charming old town, full of preserved samurai houses. The Aoyagi house is the former residence of Odano Naotake, the man who illustrated Japan's first modern guide to the human anatomy. The house is now a museum and gallery of medical illustrations and traditional crafts.

External Link: Links.net Akita - Travel Reporting (http://www.links.net/vita/trip/japan/akita/)

Prefectural symbols

Miscellaneous topics

External links

• Official Akita Prefecture homepage (http://www.pref.akita.jp/e/)

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