Akita City
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Akita 秋田市 |
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Mount Taihei, Kubota Castle, Akita-Araya Wind Farm, Hitotsumori Park, Akita Skydome, Akita Museum of Art, Akita Akarengakan Museum, Akita City Gymnasium
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 Location of Akita in Akita Prefecture |
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 Akita
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| Coordinates: 39°43′12.1″N 140°6′9.3″E / 39.720028°N 140.102583°ECoordinates: 39°43′12.1″N 140°6′9.3″E / 39.720028°N 140.102583°E | |||
| 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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