was a

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located in Natori District,

Miyagi Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honshu. Miyagi Prefecture has a population of 2,305,596 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of . Miyagi Prefecture borders Iwate Prefecture to the north, Akita Prefecture to the nort ...

from 1967 to 1988. It is now the western part of Taihaku-ku, Sendai.

Geography

Most of the town limits are forest, and it is the drainage basin of Natori River. The town has many tourism resources from Akiu Waterfalls to Rairaikyo, to Akiu Hot Springs and Futakuchi Hot Springs. * Mountain Peaks - Mount Kamuro (1,356m),

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(433m), Mount Taihaku (321m) * Rivers - Natori River, Zaru River

Surrounding municipalities

Sendai is the capital Cities of Japan, city of Miyagi Prefecture, the largest city in the Tōhoku region. , the city had a population of 1,091,407 in 525,828 households, and is one of Japan's 20 Cities designated by government ordinance of Japan, desig ...

** Kawasaki *

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** Yamagata ** Higashine

History

* 1947 - The villages of Nikkawa (新川村), (馬場村), (長袋村), (境野村) and (湯元村) merged to become the village of Akiu. * 1955 - Former village of Nikkawa area was moved to the village of

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. * 1967 - Becomes the town of Akiu. * 1988 - Absorbed by the city of Sendai.

Transportation

Railroads

* Akiu Electronic Railway Akiu Line (cancelled in 1961) : Rairaikyō - Akiu Hot Springs

Road

National Highways

* Route 457

Tourist Attractions-Historic Sites

* Akiu Waterfall * Akiu Hot Springs * Futakuchi Hot Springs * Rairaikyō

Food

Akiu is known locally for its tofu, which comes packaged in a piece of

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