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.
Map showing location of the city of Akita in Akita Prefecture
Flag
Seal
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]
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
August 5, 1982: Lanzhou, People's Republic of China
April 8, 1984: Passau, Germany
July 15, 1987: Malabon City, Philippines
January 22, 1992: Kenai, Alaska, United States of America- 1993: St. Cloud, Minnesota, United States of America (with Yūwa, Akita, which merged into Akita, Akita)
June 29, 1992: Vladivostok, Russia
Famous people
- Yukio Endo
- Shingo Kumabayashi
References
- Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). 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
Media related to Akita, Akita at Wikimedia Commons
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