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| - | '''Akita Prefecture''' (秋田県) is located in the [[Tohoku]] region on the island of [[Honshu]]. [[Akita]] is its capital.
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| - | ==Major Cities==
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| - | * [[Akita]]
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| - | * [[Daisen]]
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| - | * [[Katagami]]
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| - | * [[Kazuno]]
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| - | * [[Kitaakita]]
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| - | * [[Nikaho]]
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| - | * [[Noshiro]]
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| - | * [[Oga]]
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| - | * [[Odate]]
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| - | * [[Senboku]]
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| - | * [[Yokote]]
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| - | * [[Yurihonjo]]
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| - | * [[Yuzawa]]
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| - | ==Main Attractions==
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| - | * [[Lake Tazawa]] is 423.4 meters deep, making it the deepest lake in Japan.
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| - | * The tallest virgin cedar tree - 58 meters tall and 250 years old virgin - stands in a protected forest in [[Nibuna Mizusawa]].
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| - | * [[Tsuzureko Drum Festival]]
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| - | * [[Korakukan]] is Japan's oldest unaltered drama theater.
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| - | * Tamagawa hot springs in [[Hachimantai]]
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| - | * [[Akita butterbur]] grows in this area. The plant's stalk is over 1.5 meters long and its leaves are over a meter wide.
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| - | * [[Odate Jukai Dome]] is 78 meters long and 157 meters wide with a height of 52 meters.
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| - | ==External Links==
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| - | * [http://www.pref.akita.jp/e/ Akita Prefecture Official Website] (English)
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| - | [[Category:Prefectures of Japan|Akita Prefecture]]
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Revision as of 17:12, 15 October 2006
