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Akita (秋田 , autumn ricefield) is a Japanese name and may refer to:
Places
8182 Akita , a main-belt asteroid
Akita Castle , a Nara period fortified settlement in Akita, Japan
Akita Domain , also known as Kubota Domain, feudal domain in Edo period Japan
Akita, Kumamoto , a former town
Akita Prefecture , Japan
Akita-Yake-Yama , a small stratovolcano in Akita Prefecture, Japan
People
Art, entertainment, and media
Companies
Education
Akita International University , a public university in Akita, Japan
Akita Municipal Junior College of Arts and Crafts , a municipal junior college in Akita, Japan
Akita Nutrition Junior College , a private university in Akita, Japan
Akita Prefectural University , a Japanese prefectural university in Akita, Japan
Akita University , a Japanese national university in Akita, Japan
Akita University of Art , a public university in Akita, Japan
Akita University of Nursing and Welfare , a private university in Ōdate, Japan
Cultural institutions
Akita Museum of Art , an art museum in Akita, Japan
Akita Museum of Modern Art , a museum in Yokote, Akita Prefecture, Japan
Akita Omoriyama Zoo , a municipal zoo in Akita, Japan
Akita Prefectural Museum , a prefectural museum in Akita, Japan
Akita Senshū Museum of Art , a museum in Akita, Japan
Sports
Transportation
Akita Airport , a regional/second class airport in Akita, Japan
Akita Expressway , a national expressway in Japan
Akita Nairiku Line , a Japanese railway line
Akita Relay , a former limited express train service
Akita Rinkai Railway Line , a Japanese freight-only railway line
Akita Shinkansen , a mini-shinkansen high-speed rail line
Akita Station , a railway station in Akita, Japan
Akitashirakami Station , a JR East railway station in Happō, Yamamoto District, Akita Prefecture, Japan
Port of Akita , a seaport on the Sea of Japan coast of Akita Prefecture in Akita, Japan
Other uses
Akita (dog) , a large spitz breed of dog originating from the mountainous northern regions of Japan
Akita Kantō , a Japanese festival celebrated from 3–7 August in Akita, Japan
Our Lady of Akita , Marian apparitions
See also
Topics referred to by the same term