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Located at the mouth of Omono river, the history of Akita is very old: Yamato court built there a barrier to stop the invasion of Ainu in 733.
During Edo period, Akita flourished as a castle town of Satake clan.
Akita is well known for its rich rice fields.
www.docoja.com /dico/geotxtg.html   (1036 words)

  
 Akita, city, Japan. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
302,362), capital of Akita prefecture, NW Honshu, Japan, on the Sea of Japan.
The prefecture’s mountains have extensive stands of quality timber, and its fertile lowlands yield crops of rice, tobacco, and fruit.
Akita (the capital), Noshiro (the chief port), Tsushisoki, and Yokote are centers of population.
www.bartleby.com /65/ak/Akita.html   (160 words)

  
 Akita Prefecture - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
On March 22, 2005 the city of Yurihonjo was formed from the merger of the former city of Honjo and the former town of Chōkai, Higashiyuri, Iwaki, Nishime, Ōuchi, Yashima and Yuri.
On March 22, 2005, the city of Yuzawa was formed from the merger of the old city of Yuzawa and the village of Minase, and the towns of Inakawa, and Ogachi.
On March 21, 2006, the city of Noshiro merged with the town of Futasui from Yamamoto District to form the new city of Noshiro.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Akita_Prefecture   (795 words)

  
 Japan: Akita   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
Akita winters were reputed to be among the snowiest and coldest in Japan; I wanted to see serious deep snow and living bits of old Japan.
I spent most of January and February of 2002 in Akita.
A rural Japanese festival in Yokote city where groups of men wearing pajamas in severe winter weather build and decorate long rods that they carry two kilometers uphill to shove into the town's temple.
www.links.net /vita/trip/japan/akita   (237 words)

  
 Akita, Akita - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
) is the capital city of Akita Prefecture in the Tohoku region of Japan.
While the modern city was officially founded on April 1, 1889, Akita has been one of the most important cities in the Tohoku region since the medieval period.
Akita is also home to two regional banks that serve Akita prefecture and the greater Tohoku region: Akita Bank and Hokuto Bank.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Akita,_Akita   (438 words)

  
 AKITA CITY - tourist guide
Akita City has the most beautiful seasonal changes during the year.
In spring, Senshu Park, with the ruins of the castle of the Satake family, is full of cherry blossoms and azaleas.
Truly, there are many places to see that are very unique to Akita.
www.city.akita.akita.jp /en/sightseeing/default.htm   (242 words)

  
 Kazuno City's English Home Page
Kazuno is a small city of 40,000 in the north-east corner of Japan's Akita Prefecture.
Our city boasts 1,000 year-old festivals, the beautiful Towada-Hachimantai National Park, some of the finest hot springs in Japan, and a warm and friendly populace.
This is a brief account of the history of the city, from the prehistoric era to the present day.
www.city.kazuno.akita.jp /kikaku-E/E-index.html   (349 words)

  
 Merger of 1 Akita city, 7 townships could create mammoth assembly+ - Kyodo World News Service - HighBeam Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
Merger of 1 Akita city, 7 townships could create mammoth assembly+
The city of Honjo and seven neighboring townships in southern Akita Prefecture plan to merge into one city and the new entity, if planners of the union have their way, would spawn the largest local legislature in Japan.
The eight autonomous bodies, which have a combined population of 92,000, currently have a total of 132 elected assembly members.
www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1P1:85754936&refid=ip_encyclopedia_hf   (176 words)

  
 Hotels Akita City - Hotels in Akita City Japan - Akita City Hotels
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 Avoidinglife.com - Post details: Akita City   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
As you can see I've once again gone and checked out the action in the squared circle, this time while Kate and I were visiting Akita City last weekend.
There isn't much of downtown to speak of, and the rest of the town was about as generic as Japanese cities come.
There is a nice wide river flowing through the city, plus many examples of interesting mordern architecture scattered about.
www.avoidinglife.com /index.php/2005/09/20/end_of_the_road   (584 words)

  
 Akita Daily Photo
Actually the city retires very early, so the lights goes out early too.
This is just about what the city looks like at night, and this is in central akita.
I would like to say sorry to all other dp bloggers because I haven’t been around your blogs lately.
www.akitadailyphoto.com   (723 words)

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