Akita (Akita)

Akita (Japanese秋田 市, -shi, dt " Autumn Field " ) is a city, seaport and administrative center of the homonymous Akita Prefecture on Honshu, the main island of Japan. The city lies on the River Omono.

History

In the 8th century Akita was an important fortress.

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Traffic

About 20 kilometers southeast of the city center of Akita Airport.

• Train: JR Akita Shinkansen
• JR Ou Main Line

• Street: Akita highway
• National Road 7
• National Road 13
• National Road 101.341
• Nihonkai - Tohoku Expressway

Economy

Near the town are the major oil fields of Japan. In addition to a petroleum refinery are wood and metal processing and the production of silk textiles major industries.

Twinning

• People's Republic of China Lanzhou, China, since 1982
• Germany Passau, since 1984
• United States Kenai, USA, since 1992
• Russia Vladivostok, Russia, since 1992
• Japan Hitachi Ōta, Ibaraki
• Japan Daigo, Ibaraki

Universities and Colleges

• Akita International University
• Akita University

Sons and daughters of the town

• Masamicz Amano ( b. 1957 ), composer
• Itō Einosuke (1903-1959), writer
• Yukio Endō (1937-2009), Art Turner
• Yō Gotō (born 1958 ), composer
• Emiko Okuyama (* 1951), politician
• Ōmi Komaki (1894-1978), writer
• Nozomi Sasaki (* 1988), model, actress and singer

Adjacent Cities and Towns

• Daisen
• Gojome
• Ikawa
• Katagami
• Kita- Akita
• Senboku
• Yurihonjo