Akita (city)
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Akita(Thu điền thị,Akita-shi)is aJapanesecityinAkita Prefectureon the island ofHonshu.[1]It is thecapital cityof the prefecture.
History
[change|change source]Akita has been one of the most important cities in theTōhoku regionsince 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
[change|change source]Akita is the largest city on the western coast of theTōhoku region.[5]
Neighboring cities
[change|change source]- Kitaakita
- Katagami
- Yurihonjō
- Daisen
- Minami-Akita District:Gojōme,Ikawa
- Kita-Akita District:Kamikoani
- Senboku District:Nishiki
Education
[change|change source]- Akita University
- Akita Prefectural University,a public university, is in the city.
- Akita International Universityis 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 JapanAkita learning center
Local foods and products
[change|change source]- Kiritampo – baked rice
- Sasamaki – rice wrapped in bamboo grass
- Iwagaki – a kind of oyster
- Iburi-gakko – a kind of pickle
Sister / friendship cities
[change|change source]International sister / friendship cities
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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
Sister cities in Japan
[change|change source]- Hitachiōta,Ibaraki
- Daigo,Ibaraki
Famous people
[change|change source]References
[change|change source]- ↑Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005).[1]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"Archived2018-05-24 at theWayback Machine;retrieved 2012-9-30.
- ↑Elsey,at p. 310.
Other websites
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Media related toAkita, Akitaat Wikimedia Commons
- http:// city.akita.akita.jp/en/default.htmArchived2006-02-07 at theWayback Machine;(in Japanese)
- Voting Figures in National Elections in Akita Prefecture, 1928-1942
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