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Akita City

Akita
秋田市
Core city
Mount Taihei, Kubota Castle, Akita-Araya Wind Farm, Hitotsumori Park, Akita Skydome, Akita Museum of Art, Akita Akarengakan Museum, Akita City Gymnasium
Mount Taihei, Kubota Castle, Akita-Araya Wind Farm, Hitotsumori Park, Akita Skydome, Akita Museum of Art, Akita Akarengakan Museum, Akita City Gymnasium
Flag of Akita
Flag
Official seal of Akita
Seal
Location of Akita in Akita Prefecture
Location of Akita in Akita Prefecture
Akita is located in Japan
Akita
Akita
 
Coordinates: 39°43′12.1″N 140°6′9.3″E / 39.720028°N 140.102583°E / 39.720028; 140.102583Coordinates: 39°43′12.1″N 140°6′9.3″E / 39.720028°N 140.102583°E / 39.720028; 140.102583
Country Japan
Region Tōhoku
Prefecture Akita Prefecture
Government
 • Mayor Motomu Hozumi
Area
 • Total 906.09 km2 (349.84 sq mi)
Population (1 October 2016)
 • Total 314,662
 • Density 347/km2 (900/sq mi)
Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
- Tree Zelkova serrata
- Flower Satsuki azalea
Phone number 018-863-2222
Address 1-1 Sanno 1-chome, Akita-shi 010-8560
Website Official website

Akita (秋田市 Akita-shi?, Japanese: [áꜜkìtà]) is the capital city of Akita Prefecture, Japan, and has been designated a core city since 1 April 1997.

The city, which covers an area of 906.09 square kilometres (349.84 sq mi), had an estimated population in October 2016 of 314,662, giving a population density of 347 persons per km2.

The area of present-day Akita was part of ancient Dewa Province, and has been inhabited for thousands of years. The Jizōden ruins within the city limits are a major archaeological site with artifacts from the Japanese Paleolithic period through the Jomon and Yayoi periods. During the Nara period, the Yamato court established Akita Castle in 733 AD to bring the local Emishi tribes under its control. The area was ruled by a succession of local samurai clans in the Sengoku period, before coming under the control of the Satake clan of Kubota Domain during the Edo period. Under the Tokugawa shogunate, a castle town developed around Kubota Castle.


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