Akita Prefecture
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Akita Prefecture
秋田県 | |
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 Flag  Seal | |
 Akita Prefecture in Japan | |
| Country |  Japan |
| Capital | Akita |
| Subdivisions | List
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| Government | |
| • Governor | Norihisa Satake |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11,638 km2 (4,493 sq mi) |
| Population (October 1, 2020) | |
| • Total | 959,502 |
| • Density | 82.45/km2 (213.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 |
| Area code | 05000-8 |
| ISO 3166 code | JP-05 |
| Website | Official website |
Akita Prefecture (秋田県, Akita-ken) is a prefecture in the Tōhoku region of Japan on the island of Honshu.[1] The capital city is Akita.[2] Akita prefecture is famous for rice and sake.[3]
History
[change | change source]The area of Akita was created from Dewa Province and Mutsu Province.[1]
Historic places
[change | change source]- 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
[change | change source]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
[change | change source]There are 13 cities in Akita Prefecture:
National Parks
[change | change source]National Parks cover about 11% of the total land area of the prefecture.[4] including
Hot Springs
[change | change source]- Nyuto Hot Spring Village (There are seven hotels.)
Shrines and Temples
[change | change source]Ōmonoimi jinja and Tsutsukowake jinja are the chief Shinto shrines (ichinomiya) in the prefecture.[6]
Related pages
[change | change source]References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Provinces and prefectures" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 780; "Tōhoku" at p. 970.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Akita" at p. 20.
- ↑ "AKITA CITY - tourist guide". Archived from the original on 2014-04-18. Retrieved 2014-01-14.
- ↑ Japan Ministry of the Environment, "General overview of area figures for Natural Parks by prefecture"; retrieved 2012-9-4.
- ↑ Japan Ministry of the Environment, "Towada-Hachimantai National Park" Archived 2006-05-16 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-9-4.
- ↑ "Nationwide List of Ichinomiya," p. 2 Archived 2013-05-17 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-9-4.
Other websites
[change | change source]
Media related to Akita prefecture at Wikimedia Commons
- http://www.pref.akita.jp/e/ Archived 2005-07-26 at the Wayback Machine
