Nikaho, Akita
Nikaho (Japaneseにかほ市, - shi) is a city located in Akita Prefecture on Honshu, the main island of Japan.
Geography
Nikaho located south of Akita and north of Sakata on the Japan Sea.
History
The city Nikaho was on 1 October 2005 from the merger of the municipalities Kisakata (象 泻 町, machi ), Konoura (金 浦 町, machi ) (仁 贺 保 町, machi ) founded and Nikaho district Yuri. The county was thereupon be dissolved.
Attractions
- Waterfall Naso no Shirataki
Traffic
- Street: National Road 7: Aomori and Niigata
- JR Uetsu Main Line: to Niigata and Akita
Sons and daughters of the town
- Nobu Shirase (1861-1946), officer and Arctic explorer
Adjacent Cities and Towns
- Akita Prefecture Yurihonjo
- Sakata
- Yuza