Akita

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

Places

• 8182 Akita, a main-belt Asteroid
• Akita Castle, a Nara period fortified settlement in Akita, Japan
• Akita Domain, also known as Kubota Domain
• Akita, Kumamoto (飽田町), a former town in Kumamoto Prefecture
• Akita Prefecture, Japan
  • Akita, Akita (秋田市), its capital city
• Akita-Yake-Yama, a small stratovolcano in Akita Prefecture, Japan

People

• Akita clan, a Japanese samurai clan of northern Honshū
• Akita (surname), for people with the surname

Art, entertainment, and media

• Akita Ondo, a folk song of Akita Prefecture, Japan
• Akita ranga, a Japanese school of painting c. 1773–1780

Companies

• Akita Asahi Broadcasting, a Japanese broadcast network
• Akita Bank, a Japanese regional bank
• Akita Broadcasting System, a Japanese television and radio broadcaster
• Akita Shoten, a Japanese publishing company
• Akita Television, a television station in Akita, Japan

Education

• Akita International University, a public university in Akita, Japan
• Akita Municipal Junior College of Arts and Crafts, a municipal junior college in Akita, Japan
• Akita Nutrition Junior College, a private university in Akita, Japan
• Akita Prefectural University, a Japanese prefectural university in Akita, Japan
• Akita University, a Japanese national university in Akita, Japan
• Akita University of Art, a public university in Akita, Japan
• Akita University of Nursing and Welfare, a private university in Ōdate, Japan
• College of Allied Medical Science Akita University, a former national junior college in Akita, Japan

Cultural institutions

• Akita Museum of Art, an art museum in Akita, Japan
• Akita Museum of Modern Art, a museum in Yokote, Akita Prefecture, Japan
• Akita Omoriyama Zoo, a municipal zoo in Akita, Japan
• Akita Prefectural Museum, a prefectural museum in Akita, Japan
• Akita Senshū Museum of Art, a museum in Akita, Japan

Sports

• Akita Northern Happinets, a Japanese professional basketball
• Akita Prefectural Baseball Stadium, a baseball stadium in Akita, Japan
• Akita Prefectural Gymnasium, a stadium in Akita, Japan
• Blaublitz Akita, a Japanese association football team

Transportation

• Akita Airport, a regional/second class airport in Akita, Japan
• Akita Expressway, a national expressway in Japan
• Akita Nairiku Line, a Japanese railway line
• Akita Relay, a former limited express train service
• Akita Rinkai Railway Line, a Japanese freight-only railway line
• Akita Shinkansen, a mini-shinkansen high-speed rail line
• Akita Station, a railway station in Akita, Japan
• Akita-Shirakami Station, a JR East railway station in Happō, Yamamoto District, Akita Prefecture, Japan
• Port of Akita, a seaport on the Sea of Japan coast of Akita Prefecture in Akita, Japan

Other uses

• Akita (dog), a large spitz breed of dog originating from the mountainous northern regions of Japan
• Akita Kantō, a Japanese festival celebrated from 3–7 August in Akita, Japan
• Our Lady of Akita, Marian apparitions

See also

• Mount Akita-Komagatake, an active stratovolcano