Akita
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is a Japanese name and may refer to:
People
- Akita clanAkita clanFor 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 SanesueAkita Sanesuewas 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 ToshisueAkita Toshisuewas 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
- Akita 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 AkitaUjaku Akitawas 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 AkitaYutaka Akitais 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 AkitaKiyoshi 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 PrefectureAkita Prefectureis 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, AkitaAkita, Akitais 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
- Akita, Akita
- 8182 Akita8182 Akita8182 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, KumamotoAkita, Kumamotowas 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 AirportAkita 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 UniversityAkita Prefectural Universityis 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 AkitaAmerican AkitaThe 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
- American Akita
- Akita ShotenAkita Shotenis 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 AkitaOur Lady of AkitaOur 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