Akita (city)
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Akita is the capital and most populous city of Akita Prefecture, Japan, and has been designated a core city since 1 April 1997. As of 1 August 2023, the city has an estimated population of 300,502 per
From the top, left to right: Mount Taihei, Kubota Castle, Akita-Araya Wind Farm, Hitotsumori Park, Akita Skydome, Akita Museum of Art, Akita Akarengakan Museum, Akita City Gymnasium
Akita City Hall
A sunset in the northern outskirts of Akita City
Thatched roof in Jizōden Archaeological Park
Tōhoku region
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The Tōhoku region, Northeast region, Ōu region, or Northeast Japan consists of the northeastern portion of Honshu, the largest island of Japan. It consists of six prefectures: Akita, Aomori, Fukushima
Akita (city)
…Art, Akita Akarengakan Museum, Akita City Gymnasium Flag Seal Interactive map of Akita Akita Location within Japan Coordinates: Country Japan Region Tōhoku Prefecture Akita First official recorded 659 AD City Settled April 1, 1889 Government • Mayor Jun Numaya (since April 2025) Area • Total 906.07 km2…
Mōtsū-ji portrait of three generations of the Northern Fujiwara. The top is Fujiwara no Kiyohira, the right is Fujiwara no Motohira, the left figure is Fujiwara no Hidehira.
Cast iron teapots like this one sit atop stoves during the long winters in Tōhoku.
Aizuwakamatsu Castle after the Battle of Aizu, 1868 photograph
Mount Iwate dominates the city of Morioka