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Akita
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, ...
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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 in 1899, and it is the one of the oldest libraries in the country. The facilities reopened in a new building in 1993. The collection numbers some 805,000 items in 2012.
Gallery
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Image:Akita Prefectural Library.png, Satellite view
Image:Akita Prefectural Library3.jpg, Branch
Image:Akita_Kenmin_Kaikan_Annex_Join'us.jpg, Former building
See also
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List of libraries in Japan
This is a list of in Japan.
Background
Isonokami no Yakatsugu's Nara period is held out to be Japan's first public library, but private libraries, such as Kanazawa Bunko, remained the norm until modern times. The Imperial Library, one of the ...
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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 ...
References
External links
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Location map
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1899 establishments in Japan
Buildings and structures in Akita (city)
Libraries established in 1899
Libraries in Japan