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

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Nobu Shirase (1861-1946), officer and Arctic explorer

Adjacent Cities and Towns

  • Akita Prefecture Yurihonjo
  • Sakata
  • Yuza
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