Akita Prefecture

is a prefecture in the Tōhoku region of Japan on the island of Honshu.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Provinces and prefectures" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 780; "Tōhoku" at p. 970. The capital city is Akita.Nussbaum, "Akita" at p. 20. Akita prefecture is famous for rice and sake.

 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:
 Akita (capital)
 Daisen
 Katagami
 Kazuno
 Kitaakita
 Nikaho
 Noshiro Oga
 Ōdate
 Semboku
 Yokote
 Yurihonjō
 Yuzawa

National Parks
National Parks cover about 11% of the total land area of the prefecture.Japan Ministry of the Environment, "General overview of area figures for Natural Parks by prefecture"; retrieved 2012-9-4. including
 Towada-Hachimantai National ParkJapan Ministry of the Environment, "Towada-Hachimantai National Park" ; retrieved 2012-9-4.

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."Nationwide List of Ichinomiya," p. 2 ; retrieved 2012-9-4.

Related pages
 Provinces of Japan
 Prefectures of Japan
 List of regions of Japan
 List of islands of Japan

 References 

 Other websites 

 http://www.pref.akita.jp/e/ 

Category:Akita Prefecture
Category:Honshū
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