Akita Prefecture facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Akita Prefecture |
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| Capital | Akita (city) | ||||||||
| Region | Tōhoku | ||||||||
| Island | Honshu | ||||||||
| Governor | Norihisa Satake | ||||||||
| Area (rank) | 11,612.22 km² (6th) | ||||||||
| - % water | 0.7% | ||||||||
| Population (2010-10-01) | |||||||||
| - Population | 1,106,050 (37th) | ||||||||
| - Density | 95.2 /km² | ||||||||
| Districts | 6 | ||||||||
| Municipalities | 25 | ||||||||
| ISO 3166-2 | JP-05 | ||||||||
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| - Flower | Fuki (a kind of butterbur, Petasites japonicus) | ||||||||
| - Tree | Akita-sugi (Cryptomeria japonica) | ||||||||
| - Bird | Copper pheasant (Phasianus soemmerringii) | ||||||||
| - Fish | Masu salmon | ||||||||
 Symbol of Akita Prefecture |
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Akita Prefecture (秋田県, Akita-ken) is a prefecture in the Tōhoku region of Japan on the island of Honshu. The capital city is Akita. Akita prefecture is famous for rice and sake.
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History
The area of Akita was created from Dewa Province and Mutsu Province.
Historic places
- Senshu Park is 5 minutes walk from Akita Station.
The site of castle of the Kubota Castle built by Satake, a daimyo from Hitachi. Landscape gardener, Abira Nagaoka, designed the park in 1896. The name "Akita" became established in Tenpyou era.
Geography
Akita Prefecture faces the Sea of Japan. It is bordered by Aomori Prefecture in the north, Iwate Prefecture in the east, Miyagi Prefecture in the southeast, and Yamagata Prefecture in the south.
Mt. Chokai is the second hightest mountain in the Tohoku Region. Shirakami-Sanchi is a large mountain range along the border between Akita and Aomori prefectures.
Cities
There are 13 cities in Akita Prefecture:
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National Parks
National Parks cover about 11% of the total land area of the prefecture. including
- Towada-Hachimantai National Park
Hot Springs
- Nyuto Hot Spring Village (There are seven hotels.)
- Tsurunoyu
- Taenoyu
- Kuroyu
- Ganiba
- Magoroku
- Oogama
- National Park Resort Village Nyuto Hot Spring
Shrines and Temples
Ōmonoimi jinja and Tsutsukowake jinja are the chief Shinto shrines (ichinomiya) in the prefecture.
Related pages
Images for kids
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Mount Chōkai
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Akita City
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Yokote
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Ōdate
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Note: Data in the chart above was taken over the course of five years (2003-2008). The graph shows how many people migrated to Akita City from other prefectures. Overall the net gain of new residents was 4,981 people, or 1.5%.
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Akigin Stadium.
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Samurai house in Kakunodate
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Yokote Kamakura Festival in February
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A night view of Akita Kanto Festival in August
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JR Akita Station
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Odate Noshiro Airport
See also
In Spanish: Prefectura de Akita para niños
