is a Japanese name and may refer to:

Places

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, a main-belt asteroid *

Akita Castle refers to the ruins of a Nara period fortified settlement located in what is now the city Akita, Akita, Akita, Akita Prefecture, Japan. It is also sometimes referred to as “Fort Akita”. The name is sometimes used wrongly for Kubota Castle, an ...

, a Nara period fortified settlement in Akita, Japan *

Akita Domain was a feudal domain in Edo period Japan, located in Dewa Province (modern-day Akita Prefecture), Japan. It was centered on Kubota Castle in what is now the city of Akita and was thus also known as the . It was governed for the whole of its hi ...

, 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) 'Autumn field' is the capital Cities of Japan, city of Akita Prefecture, Japan, and has been designated a Core cities of Japan, core city since 1 April 1997. , the city has an estimated population of 305,625, 136,628 households and a population d ...

Akita-Yake-Yama Akita-Yake-Yama is a small stratovolcano in Akita Prefecture, Japan, that is known for its radioactive waters. A small parasitic lava dome is located four kilometers from the volcano. Historical eruptions Eruptions during historical times are li ...

, 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 , also known as the , was a short-lived school of painting within the larger Japanese genre of ''ranga'', or Dutch-style painting which lasted roughly from 1773 to 1780. Based in Kubota Domain, a feudal domain, in the Tōhoku region of Honshū, nor ...

, a Japanese school of painting

Companies

Akita Asahi Broadcasting , also known as AAB, is a Japanese broadcast network affiliated with the ANN. Their headquarters are located in Akita Prefecture. Headquarters *233-209 Kawajiri-machi aza Okobata Akita-city, Akita 010-0941 JAPAN History *1992 October 1: It was ...

, a Japanese broadcast network *

Akita Bank () is a Japanese regional bank headquartered in the city of Akita, Akita Prefecture. Although the bank’s core business comes from Akita prefecture, various branches are situated outside of the area. These include Koriyama, Sapporo, Morioka, Se ...

, a Japanese regional bank *

Akita Broadcasting System Akita Broadcasting System, Inc. (ABS, 株式会社秋田放送) is a Japanese broadcaster in Akita Prefecture. Its radio station is affiliated with Japan Radio Network (JRN) and National Radio Network (NRN), and its TV station is affiliated w ...

, a Japanese television and radio broadcaster *

Akita Shoten is a Japanese publishing company headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo. It was founded by Teio Akita on 10 August 1948. As of 2020, the company's president is Shigeru Higuchi. Magazines Male-oriented manga magazines ''Shōnen'' magazines * – Bimo ...

, a Japanese publishing company *

Akita Television is a TV station affiliated with Fuji News Network (FNN) and Fuji Network System (FNS) in Akita, Akita, Japan. History In 1967, the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (currently the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications) announc ...

, a television station in Akita, Japan

Education

Akita International University , or AIU, is a public university located in Akita City, Akita Prefecture, Japan. Established in 2004 and modeled on American liberal arts colleges, AIU is one of the few universities in Japan offering all of its courses in English. It has currentl ...

, a public university in Akita, Japan *

Akita Municipal Junior College of Arts and Crafts The is a municipal junior college in Akita City 'Autumn field' is the capital city of Akita Prefecture, Japan, and has been designated a core city since 1 April 1997. , the city has an estimated population of 305,625, 136,628 households and ...

, 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 is a Japanese national university in Akita City, Japan. Established in 1949, it comprises four graduate schools and four undergraduate faculties. History Akita University was established in 1949 by the merger of Akita Normal School (established ...

, a Japanese national university in Akita, Japan *

Akita University of Art is a public university, located in the city of Akita, Japan. History The Akita City School of Crafts was established in June 1952. It was renamed the Akita City School of Arts and Crafts in April 1975. The Akita Municipal Junior College of Arts ...

, a public university in Akita, Japan *

Akita University of Nursing and Welfare is a private university in Ōdate, Akita Prefecture, Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea o ...

, a private university in Ōdate, Japan

Cultural institutions

Akita Museum of Art is an art museum in the city of Akita. The original Akita Prefectural Museum of Art was opened on May 5, 1967. The new museum was opened on September 28, 2013. The main exhibit is a collection of works by Tsuguharu Foujita from the collection of ...

, an art museum in Akita, Japan *

Akita Museum of Modern Art opened in Yokote, Akita Prefecture, Japan in 1994 and houses an important collection of ''Akita ranga'' . See also * Akita Prefectural Museum * List of Cultural Properties of Japan - paintings (Akita) * Yōga (art) is a style of artist ...

, a museum in Yokote, Akita Prefecture, Japan *

Akita Omoriyama Zoo The , also known as “Milve”, is a municipal zoo opened in July 1967 in the city of Akita, Akita Prefecture, Japan. Opened in 1972, the zoo covers 15 hectares, with 114 species on display. It is accredited by the Japanese Association of Zoos ...

, a municipal zoo in Akita, Japan *

Akita Prefectural Museum is a prefectural museum in the city of Akita, Japan. It houses a comprehensive display of archaeological artifacts, crafts, biological and geological samples pertaining to the history and folklore of Akita Prefecture. The museum opened in May 1 ...

, a prefectural museum in Akita, Japan *

Akita Senshū Museum of Art opened in Akita, Japan in 1989. It is located within the , more formally the . The Museum is the successor of the , which opened in 1958. The collection includes many works of the Akita ranga school. See also * Akita Museum of Art * List of Cu ...

, a museum in Akita, Japan

Sports

Akita Northern Happinets The Akita Northern Happinets are a Japanese professional basketball team based in Akita that competes in the Eastern Conference of the First Division of the B.League. The team was formed as an expansion team of the bj league in 2010 and found succ ...

, a Japanese professional basketball *

Akita Prefectural Baseball Stadium Akita Prefectural Baseball Stadium is a baseball stadium in the city of Akita, Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is border ...

, a baseball stadium in Akita, Japan *

Akita Prefectural Gymnasium is a stadium in Akita, Akita Prefecture, Japan. The gymnasium was built in 1968. Yoshio Kobayashi and Masatoshi Soh were the architects. Masao Sitoh and Arata Ono were the structural engineers. It is west of the Akita Station. The gymnasi ...

, 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 is a regional/second class airport located southeast of Akita StationAIS Japan
in the city of

Akita Expressway The is a national Expressways of Japan, 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, ...

, a national expressway in Japan *

Akita Nairiku Line The is a Japanese railway line located in Akita Prefecture in northern Japan. It operates between in the city of Kitaakita and in the city of Senboku. The Akita Nariku Line is the only railway line operated by the . Service outlines Trains ...

, a Japanese railway line *

Akita Relay The was a limited express train service operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) in Japan between March 1996 and March 1997. Engineering work to convert the Tazawako Line between Morioka and Ōmagari from narrow gauge to standard ga ...

, a former limited express train service *

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

, a Japanese freight-only railway line * Akita Shinkansen, a mini-shinkansen high-speed rail line *

Akita Station is a junction railway station in the city of Akita, Akita Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). Lines Akita Station is the northern terminus of the Akita Shinkansen, and is 127.3 kilometers from and 662.6 kilome ...

, a railway station in Akita, Japan * Akitashirakami Station, a JR East railway station in Happō, Yamamoto District, Akita Prefecture, Japan *

Port of Akita The , formerly known as Port of Tsuchizaki, is a seaport on the Sea of Japan coast of Akita Prefecture, to the west of the city center of Akita in the Tōhoku region of northern Honshū, Japan. It is classified as a by the Japanese government. Th ...

, a seaport on the Sea of Japan coast of Akita Prefecture in Akita, Japan

Other uses

Akita (dog) The is a historic dog breed of large size originating from the mountains of northern Japan. The two separate varieties of Akita are a pure Japanese strain, commonly called Akita-ken (''ken'' is the on'yomi for ''inu'' meaning dog in Japanese), and ...

, a large spitz breed of dog originating from the mountainous northern regions of Japan *

Akita Kantō The is a Japanese festival celebrated from 3–7 August in Akita City, Akita Prefecture in hope for a good harvest. Around two hundred bamboo poles five to twelve metres long, bearing twenty-four or forty-six lanterns, topped with ''gohei'', and ...

, a Japanese festival celebrated from 3–7 August in Akita, Japan *

Our Lady of Akita Our Lady of Akita ( ja, 秋田の聖母マリア) is the Roman Catholic, Catholic title of the Blessed Virgin Mary associated with the Marian apparitions reported in 1973 by Sister Agnes Katsuko Sasagawa in the remote area of Yuzawadai, an outsk ...

, Marian apparitions