Akita, Akita
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Akita (秋田市 Akita-shi) is a Japanese city in Akita Prefecture on the island of Honshu.[1] It is the capital city of the prefecture.
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History[change]
Akita has been one of the most important cities in the Tōhoku region since ancient times.
The Ashina clan held this part of northern Japan (Mutsu Province) in the 15-16th centuries.[2]
The Satake clan built Akita Castle in 1604.[3]
The modern city of Akita was established on April 1, 1889.[4]
Geography[change]
Akita is the largest city on the western coast of the Tōhoku region.[5]
References[change]
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Utsunomiya" Japan Encyclopedia, p. 20.
- ↑ Papinot, Edmund. (2003). Nobiliare du Japon – Ashina, pp. 7; Papinot, Jacques Edmond Joseph. (1906). Dictionnaire d’histoire et de géographie du Japon. (in French/German).
- ↑ Elsey, Teresa. (2004). Let's Go Japan, p. 312; Appert, Georges. (1888). Ancien Japon. p. 77.
- ↑ Akita City, "History"; retrieved 2012-9-30.
- ↑ Elsey, at p. 310.
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