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, feudal domain in Edo period Japan *

Akita, Kumamoto was a town located in Hōtaku District, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. On February 1, 1991, Akita, along with the towns of Kawachi, Hokubu and Tenmei (all from Hōtaku District), was merged into the expanded city of Kumamoto and no longer exis ...

, a former town *

Akita Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honshu.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Provinces and prefectures" in ; "Tōhoku" in . Its population is approximately 966,000 (as of 1 October 2019) and its ge ...

, Japan ** Akita (city) * Akita-Yake-Yama, a small stratovolcano in Akita Prefecture, Japan

People

Akita clan The was a Japanese samurai clan of northern Honshū that claimed descent from Abe no Sadato of the Abe clan. The Akita clan was originally known as the . In the Kamakura period, they were installed in the Tsugaru district of Mutsu Province to ...

, a Japanese samurai clan of northern Honshū *

Akita (surname) Akita (written: lit. "autumn ricefield") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese musician, also known as Merzbow *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese ''daimyō'' *, son of Sanesue *, pseudon ...

, for people with the surname

Art, entertainment, and media

* "", a folk song of Akita Prefecture, Japan * Akita ranga, a Japanese school of painting

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 is a private university at Akita, Akita, Japan, founded in 1953. The college was founded as Akita Junior College, with departments of economics and commerce. A department of home economics was added in 1954. The college was relocated to its pres ...

, a private university in Akita, Japan *

Akita Prefectural University is a Japanese prefectural university, located in Akita City, Japan. History Akita Prefectural University was established in 1999, annexing the Akita Prefectural Junior College of Agriculture (established in 1973), the same year. The university i ...

, 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

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 is a Japanese professional association football team based in Akita, Akita Prefecture. In 2014 they entered the J3 League after previously playing in the Japan Football League, the third tier of the Japanese association football league system. ...

, a Japanese association football team

Transportation

* Akita Airport, a regional/second class airport in Akita, Japan *

Akita Expressway The is a national expressway in the Tōhoku region of Japan. The expressway begins at an interchange with the Tōhoku Expressway in Kitakami, Iwate from where it proceeds northwest towards the capital of Akita Prefecture, Akita. From there, it ...

, a national expressway in Japan * Akita Nairiku Line, a Japanese railway line * Akita Relay, a former limited express train service *

Akita Rinkai Railway Line The was a Japanese freight-only railway line between Akita Kitakō Freight Terminal and Mukaihama Freight Terminal via Akita Port (Akitakō) Station, all within Akita, Akita. This was the only railway line operated. The third sector compan ...

, a Japanese freight-only railway line * Akita Shinkansen, a mini-shinkansen high-speed rail line * Akita Station, a railway station in Akita, Japan * Akitashirakami 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