Akita
Akita means:
- Akita-ken , Akita Prefecture in Japan
- Akita-shi , the capital of this prefecture, see Akita (Akita)
- Akita-machi , a city in the Japanese prefecture of Tokyo from 1955 to 1972, renamed Akigawa when it was categorized as an independent city in 1972, part of Akiruno since 1995
- Akita-gun , a district in the historic Japanese province of Dewa: Akita-gun (Dewa)
- the Akita-shi , a Japanese noble family: Akita (clan)
- Akita-han , another name for the Kubota (Ugo) fief
- two breeds of dogs:
- the Akita, whose breed standard is being developed in Japan, see Akita (dog breed) and
- the American Akita , the standard of which is developed in the USA.
Akita is a family name for the following people:
- Hideyoshi Akita (* 1974), Japanese football player
- Masami Akita (* 1956), Japanoise musician and author from Japan
- Masateru Akita (* 1982), Japanese football player
- Shiho Akita (* 1990), Japanese tennis player
- Yutaka Akita (* 1970), Japanese football player
See also:
- Akita Shoten , Japanese publisher from 1948
