Akita
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Akita (秋田 autumn ricefield) is a Japanese name and may refer to:
[edit] People
- Akita clan
- Akita Sanesue (秋田実季; 1576–1660), daimyo (feudal ruler)
- Akita Toshisue (秋田俊季, 1598–1649), son of Sanesue
- Hideyoshi Akita (秋田英義; born 1974), footballer
- Masami Akita (秋田昌美; born 1956), musician, also known as Merzbow
- Masateru Akita (秋田政輝; born 1982), former footballer
- Ujaku Akita (秋田 雨雀; 1883–1962), pseudonym of Tokuzō Akita (秋田 徳三), author and Esperantist
- Yutaka Akita (秋田豊, born 1970), former football player played in Japan National Football Team
- Kiyoshi Akita (1881–1944)
[edit] Places
- Akita Prefecture, Japan
- Akita, Akita (秋田市), its capital city
- 8182 Akita, a main-belt Asteroid
- Akita Domain, also known as Kubota Domain
- Akita, Kumamoto (飽田町), a former town in Kumamoto Prefecture
- Akita Airport
- Akita University
- Akita Prefectural University
- Akita International University
[edit] Other uses
- Akita Inu (秋田犬), a breed of dog from Akita Prefecture
- American Akita, a breed of dog possibly distinct from, but a derivative of, the Akita Inu
- Akita Shoten, a Japanese publishing company
- Our Lady of Akita, Marian apparitions
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