Akita
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is a Japanese name and may refer to:

People

  • Akita clan
    Akita clan
    For the feudal domain also known as Akita, see Kubota DomainThe ' was a Japanese samurai clan of northern Honshū that claimed descent from Abe no Sadato. The Akita clan was originally known as the...

    • Akita Sanesue
      Akita Sanesue
      was a Japanese daimyo who lived during the Azuchi-Momoyama and early Edo periods. He was son of Andō Chikasue, a powerful figure in Dewa Province. Sanesue pledged loyalty to Toyotomi Hideyoshi in 1590 during the Siege of Odawara, and served under him in various campaigns such as the Korean...

       (秋田実季; 1576–1660), daimyo (feudal ruler)
    • Akita Toshisue
      Akita Toshisue
      was the son of Sanesue in feudal Japan. He also served the Tokugawa and received Miharu in 1645....

       (秋田俊季, 1598–1649), son of Sanesue
  • Hideyoshi Akita (秋田英義; born 1974), footballer
  • Masami Akita (秋田昌美; born 1956), musician, also known as Merzbow
  • Masateru Akita (秋田政輝; born 1982), former footballer
  • Ujaku Akita
    Ujaku Akita
    was the pseudonym of , a Japanese author and Esperantist. He is best known for his plays, books, and short stories for children....

     (秋田 雨雀; 1883–1962), pseudonym of Tokuzō Akita (秋田 徳三), author and Esperantist
  • Yutaka Akita
    Yutaka Akita
    is a retired Japanese footballer. He was on the Japanese national football team at the 1998 and 2002 FIFA World Cup. He currently coaches Kyoto Sanga F.C.-Career:...

     (秋田豊, born 1970), former football player played in Japan National Football Team
  • Kiyoshi Akita
    Kiyoshi Akita
    , was a politician and cabinet minister in the Empire of Japan, serving as a member of the Lower House of the Diet of Japan for ten terms, and twice as a cabinet minister...

     (1881–1944)

Places

  • Akita Prefecture
    Akita Prefecture
    is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku Region of northern Honshu, the main island of Japan. The capital is the city of Akita.- History :The area of Akita has been created from the ancient provinces of Dewa and Mutsu....

    , Japan
    • Akita, Akita
      Akita, Akita
      is the capital city of Akita Prefecture in the Tohoku region of Japan.As of June 11, 2005, with the merger of the former Kawabe District , the city has an estimated population of 323,310 and density of...

       (秋田市), its capital city
  • 8182 Akita
    8182 Akita
    8182 Akita is a main belt asteroid discovered on October 1, 1992 by M. Yanai and K. Watanabe at Kitami.- External links :*...

    , a main-belt Asteroid
  • Akita Domain, also known as Kubota Domain
  • Akita, Kumamoto
    Akita, Kumamoto
    was a town located in Hōtaku District, Kumamoto, Japan.On February 1, 1991 Akita, along with the towns of Kawachi, Tenmei and Hokubu, all from Hōtaku District, was merged into the expanded city of Kumamoto and no longer exists as an independent municipality....

     (飽田町), a former town in Kumamoto Prefecture
  • Akita Airport
    Akita Airport
    , is an airport located southeast of Akita Station in Akita, a city in the Akita Prefecture of Japan.-Airlines and destinations:-External links:* * from Japan Airlines...

  • Akita Prefectural University
    Akita Prefectural University
    is a public university at Akita, Akita, Japan, founded in 1999.-External links:*...


Other uses

  • Akita Inu (秋田犬), a breed of dog from Akita Prefecture
    • American Akita
      American Akita
      The Akita is a large spitz breed of dog originating from the mountainous northern regions of Japan. There are now two separate strains: American, a/k/a "Akita" or "American Akita"; and Japanese, aka "Akita Inu" or "Japanese Akita"...

      , a breed of dog possibly distinct from, but a derivative of, the Akita Inu
  • Akita Shoten
    Akita Shoten
    is a Japanese publishing company established on August 10, 1948 in Chiyoda, Tokyo. Its main editorial target has always been teenagers , and it currently publishes mostly manga...

    , a Japanese publishing company
  • Our Lady of Akita
    Our Lady of Akita
    Our Lady of Akita is the title of Marian apparitions reported in 1973 bySister Agnes Katsuko Sasagawa in the remote area of Yuzawadai, near the city of Akita in Japan. The messages emphasize prayer and penance. Sister Sasagawa stated that the Virgin Mary told her: "Pray very much the prayers of the...

    , Marian apparitions
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