ÅŒdate, Akita

Ōdate (Japanese大 馆 市, - shi) is a city located in Akita Prefecture on Honshu, the main island of Japan.

Geography

Ōdate located northeast of Akita and southwest of Aomori.

History

The city Ōdate was founded on April 3, 1951 from the former municipalities Ōdate and Shakauchi.

Traffic

  • Train: Ōdate JR Ou Main Line
  • JR Hanawa Line
  • National Road 7: Aomori and Niigata
  • National Road 103.285

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Takiji Kobayashi ( writer )

Adjacent Cities and Towns

  • Akita Prefecture Kita- Akita
  • Kazuno
  • Kosaka
  • Fuji Sato
  • Hirakawa
  • Hirosaki
  • Owani
  • Nishimeya

Twinning

  • Japan Shibuya, Japan
  • Japan Minamitane, Japan
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