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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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. The sightseeing tower with 6,272 tempered glasses was completed in 1994. It is located in the Tsuchizaki District,

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 ...

. The

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tower is the

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in the 3 northern Tohoku prefectures with its

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at 100 metres (328 ft) and its spire at 143.6 metres (471 ft). The viewing platform provides a 360-degree

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of the city and the mountains of

Oga Peninsula The Oga Peninsula (男鹿半島 ''Oga-hantō'') is a rugged peninsula which projects west into the Sea of Japan from the coast of Akita in northern Honshū, the main island of Japan. Politically it coincides with the city of Oga. At the base ...

, Taiheizan, and Mt. Chokai are visible. Cable Networks Akita received the

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broadcast from Takadateyama,

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at this

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in the past.conversation with CNA employee

Events

Cue sports at the 2001 World Games The cue sports competition at the 2001 World Games, including three-cushion billiards, nine-ball (a pool discipline) and snooker, took place from 22 to 26 August at the Selion Plaza in Akita, Japan. 62 competitors, from 24 nations, participate ...

Gallery

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