Akita

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

People

• Akita (surname)
• Akita clan

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 (dog), a large spitz breed of dog originating from the mountainous northern regions of Japan
• Akita Shoten, a Japanese publishing company
• Our Lady of Akita, Marian apparitions