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| - | '''Akita''' (秋田県) is located in the [[Tohoku]] region on the island of [[Honshu]]. [[Akita | + | '''Akita Prefecture''' (秋田県) is located in the [[Tohoku]] region on the island of [[Honshu]]. [[Akita]] is its capital. |
==Major Cities== | ==Major Cities== | ||
| - | * [[ | + | * [[Akita]] |
| + | * [[Daisen]] | ||
| + | * [[Katagami]] | ||
| + | * [[Kazuno]] | ||
| + | * [[Kitaakita]] | ||
| + | * [[Nikaho]] | ||
| + | * [[Noshiro]] | ||
| + | * [[Oga]] | ||
| + | * [[Odate]] | ||
| + | * [[Senboku]] | ||
| + | * [[Yokote]] | ||
| + | * [[Yurihonjo]] | ||
| + | * [[Yuzawa]] | ||
==Main Attractions== | ==Main Attractions== | ||
| - | * [[ | + | * [[Lake Tazawa]] is 423.4 meters deep, making it the deepest lake in Japan. |
| + | * The tallest virgin cedar tree - 58 meters tall and 250 years old virgin - stands in a protected forest in [[Nibuna Mizusawa]]. | ||
| + | * [[Tsuzureko Drum Festival]] | ||
| + | * [[Korakukan]] is Japan's oldest unaltered drama theater. | ||
| + | * Tamagawa hot springs in [[Hachimantai]] | ||
| + | * [[Akita butterbur]] grows in this area. The plant's stalk is over 1.5 meters long and its leaves are over a meter wide. | ||
| + | * [[Odate Jukai Dome]] is 78 meters long and 157 meters wide with a height of 52 meters. | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| - | * [http:// | + | * [http://www.pref.akita.jp/e/ Akita Prefecture Official Website] (English) |
| - | [[Category:Prefectures of Japan| | + | [[Category:Prefectures of Japan|Akita Prefecture]] |
Revision as of 17:11, 15 October 2006
Akita Prefecture (秋田県) is located in the Tohoku region on the island of Honshu. Akita is its capital.
Major Cities
Main Attractions
- Lake Tazawa is 423.4 meters deep, making it the deepest lake in Japan.
- The tallest virgin cedar tree - 58 meters tall and 250 years old virgin - stands in a protected forest in Nibuna Mizusawa.
- Tsuzureko Drum Festival
- Korakukan is Japan's oldest unaltered drama theater.
- Tamagawa hot springs in Hachimantai
- Akita butterbur grows in this area. The plant's stalk is over 1.5 meters long and its leaves are over a meter wide.
- Odate Jukai Dome is 78 meters long and 157 meters wide with a height of 52 meters.
External Links
- Akita Prefecture Official Website (English)