Akita City (秋田市)
Country	Japan
Region	Tohoku
Prefecture	Akita
Area	905.67 km²
Population	335,537 as of May 1, 2005
Density	370.48 persons per km²
Mayor	Norihisa Satake (佐竹のりひさ)
City symbols	Tree
	Flower
City Symbol
Akita City Hall
Address	〒030-0822
Akita-shi, Sanno 1 chome, 1-1
Phone	018-866-2033
External link	Official website in English
Latitude & Longitude	39° 26' N 140° 4' E
Notes

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As of January 11, 2005 with the merger of the former Kawabe District (including the former towns of Kawabe and Yuwa), the city has an estimated population of 336,250 and density of 371 persons per km². The total area is 905.67 km². January 11 is the 11th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ... Kawabe (河辺郡; -gun) was a district located in Akita, Japan. ... Kawabe (河辺町; -machi) was a town located in Kawabe District, Akita, Japan. ... Yūwa (雄和町; -machi) was a town located in Kawabe District, Akita, Japan. ... Population density can be used as a measurement of any tangible item. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...

The city was officially founded on April 1, 1889. It was one of most important sites in Tohoku since the medieval. The daimyo clan Ashina und Satake settled their capital in Akita. April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... 1889 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

Near the city are the most important oil fields in Japan. Oil refining, wood, and metalworking, and the production of silk textiles are the main industries. Passau is a sister city of Akita. In the eighth century Akita was an important fortress. Oil is a generic term for organic liquids that are not miscible with water. ... Old Town of Passau Passau is a town in Niederbayern, Eastern Bavaria, Germany, known also as Dreiflüssestadt (the City of three rivers), because the Danube River is joined there by the Inn River from the South, and the Ilz River coming out of the Bavarian Forest to the North. ...

Geography

Rivers and Canals

• Omono-gawa River
• Akita-unga Canal (Formerly Omono-gawa River)
• Asahi-kawa River
• Iwami-gawa River

Neighboring Cities

• Kita-Akita
• Katagami
• Yurihonjō
• Daisen
• Minami-Akita District: Gojōme, Ikawa
• Kita-Akita District: Kamikoani
• Senboku District: Nishiki

Kitaakita (北秋田市; kitaakita-shi) is a city located in Akita, Japan. ... Yurihonjo (由利本荘市; Yurihonjo-shi) is a city located in Akita, Japan. ... Daisen (大仙市, -shi) is a city located in Akita Prefecture, Japan. ... Minamiakita (南秋田郡; -gun) is a district located in Akita, Japan. ... Gojōme (五城目町; -machi) is a town located in Minamiakita District, Akita, Japan. ... Ikawa (井川町; -machi) is a town located in Minamiakita District, Akita, Japan. ... Kitaakita (北秋田郡; -gun) is a district located in Akita, Japan. ... Kamikoani (上小阿仁村; -mura) is a village located in Kitaakita District, Akita, Japan. ... Senboku (仙北郡; -gun) is a district located in Akita, Japan. ... Nishiki (西木村; -mura) is a village located in Senboku District, Akita, Japan. ...

History

• 1604: Kubota Castle Town, which would later become the center of Akita, is constructed.

For the history of Akita throughout the Edo period, refer to Kubota-han and Satake-shi A castle town is a kind of town or city where residents live surrounding the castle at the center. ... History of Japan Paleolithic Jomon Yayoi Yamato period ---Kofun period ---Asuka period Nara period Heian period Kamakura period Muromachi period Azuchi-Momoyama period ---Nanban period Edo period Meiji period Taisho period Showa period ---Japanese expansionism ---Occupied Japan ---Post-Occupation Japan Heisei The Edo period (江戸時代) is a division of Japanese...

• April 1, 1889: Akita is officially founded
• August 14, 1945: 137 people are killed in an air raid of 134 B-29s attack the city from midnight to the early dawn of August 15.
• April 1, 1997: Designated as a core city
• August 16-26, 2001: World Games are held in Akita, openeing ceremony is held in the Yatsuhashi Track and Field Stadium
• 2004: 400th anniversary of the building of Akita (as Kubota Castle Town)

The Boeing B-29 Superfortress (Boeing Model 341/345) was a four-engine heavy bomber flown by the United States Army Air Force. ... Core cities are cities of Japan designated by Article 252, Clause 22 and the first term of the Local Autonomy Law. ...

Mergers

• April 1, 1924: Ushijima
• April 1, 1926: Kawajiri
• March 14, 1933: Asahigawa
• April 1, 1941: Tsuchizakikō, Terauchi, Hiroyamada, Araya
• October 1, 1954: Taihei, Sotoasahigawa, Iijima, Shimoshinjō, Kamishinjō, Hamada, Toyoiwa, Niita, Yotsugoya, 上北手, 下北手, Shimohama
• January 1, 1955: 金足
• January 11, 2005: Kawabe, Yura (the merging of these two cities with Akita placed the former Kawabe District in Akita)

Sister / Friendship Cities

International Sister / Friendship Cities

• August 5, 1982: Lanzhou, People's Republic of China
• April 8, 1984: Passau, Germany
• January 22, 1992: Kenai, United States of America
• June 29, 1992: Vladivostok, Russia

　 Lanzhou (Simplified Chinese: 兰州; Traditional Chinese: 蘭州; pinyin: Lánzhōu; Wade-Giles: Lan-chou; sometimes seen transliterated as Lanchow) is the capital of the Gansu province in China. ... Old Town of Passau Passau is a town in Niederbayern, Eastern Bavaria, Germany, known also as Dreiflüssestadt (the City of three rivers), because the Danube River is joined there by the Inn River from the South, and the Ilz River coming out of the Bavarian Forest to the North. ... Kenai is a city located in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska. ... Vladivostok Train Station Orthographic projection over Vladisvostok Vladivostok (Russian: Владивосто́к   listen? ) is a city in Russia. ...

Japanese Sister Cities

• Hitachiōta, Ibaraki Prefecture, Ibaraki
• Daigo, Kuji District Ibaraki

Hitachiōta (常陸太田市; -shi) is a city located in Ibaraki, Japan. ... Daigo (大子町; -machi) is a town located in Kuji District, Ibaraki, Japan. ... Kuji District (久慈郡; -gun) is a district located in Ibaraki, Japan. ...

Transportation

Rail

• East Japan Railway Company
  • Akita Shinkansen: Akita
  • Ōu Main Line: Ōbarino, Wada, Yotsugoya, (Akita 車両 Center), Akita, (Akita Freight Station), (Akita 総合車両 Center (土崎寄りで土崎駅手前で右手へ分岐)), Tsuchizaki, Kami-Iijima, Oiwake
  • Oga Line: Oiwake
  • Uetsu Main Line: Katsurane, Araya, Ugo-Ushijima, Akita
• Akita Rinkai Railway (Freight)
  • Tsuchizaki — 秋田港
    • North Line: 秋田港 — 秋田北港
    • South Line: 秋田港 — 向浜
• 秋田営林局秋田営林署
  • Nibestu Shinrin Railway (Abolished)

Yamanote Line, Tokyo JR Yamanote Line train in Tokyo, Japan Above Yurakucho in Tokyo East Japan Railway Company (東日本旅客鉄道 Higashi-Nihon Ryokyaku Tetsudo or JR東日本; JR Higashi-Nihon) is a Japanese private railroad company, one of the seven JR companies. ... The Akita Shinkansen (秋田新幹線) is a Mini-Shinkansen high-speed rail line on Honshu, the largest island of Japan. ... The ÅŒu Main Line (奥羽本線) is a rail line in Japan. ...

Road

• 高速自動車国道
  • 秋田自動車道: Akita North Interchange, Akita Chūō Interchange, Akita South Interchange
  • 日本海東北自動車道: Akita Airport Interchange
  • Kawabe Junction：秋田自動車道, 日本海東北自動車道
• 秋田中央道路（Under construction）
• 一般国道
  • 国道7号
  • 国道13号
  • 国道341号

Bus

• Akita Shiei Bus（Planned to cease operations April 1, 2006）

• Akita Chūō Kōtsū

Air

• Akita Airport

Boat

• 秋田港（重要港湾）
  • 秋田北港（Akita Ferry Terminal）
  • 秋田南港

External links

• Official website in Japanese with links to versions in other languages
• English version of official website

Akita Prefecture
Cities
Akita (capital) | Daisen | Honjo | Kazuno | Kitaakita | Noshiro | Oga | Odate | Yokote | Yurihonjo| Yuzawa
Districts
Hiraka | Kazuno | Kitaakita | Minamiakita | Ogachi | Senboku | Yamamoto | Yuri
See also: Towns and villages by district edit