Akita

Akita (秋田, autumn ricefield^?) is a Japanese name and may refer to:

People

• Akita clan
  • Akita Sanesue (秋田実季; 1576–1660), daimyo (feudal ruler)
  • Akita Toshisue (秋田俊季, 1598–1649), son of Sanesue
• Hideyoshi Akita (秋田英義; born 1974), footballer
• Masami Akita (秋田昌美; born 1956), musician, also known as Merzbow
• Masateru Akita (秋田政輝; born 1982), former footballer
• Ujaku Akita (秋田 雨雀; 1883–1962), pseudonym of Tokuzō Akita (秋田 徳三), author and Esperantist
• Yutaka Akita (秋田豊, born 1970), former football player played in Japan National Football Team
• Kiyoshi Akita (1881–1944)

Places

• Akita Prefecture, Japan
  • Akita, Akita (秋田市), its capital city
• 8182 Akita, a main-belt Asteroid
• Akita Domain, also known as Kubota Domain
• Akita, Kumamoto （飽田町）, a former town in Kumamoto Prefecture
• Akita Airport
• Akita University
• Akita Prefectural University
• Akita International University

Other uses

• Akita Inu (秋田犬), a breed of dog from Akita Prefecture
  • American Akita, a breed of dog possibly distinct from, but a derivative of, the Akita Inu
• Akita Shoten, a Japanese publishing company
• Our Lady of Akita, Marian apparitions