is a Japanese name and may refer to:

Places

Akita Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honshu.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Provinces and prefectures" in ; "Tōhoku" in . Its population is estimated 915,691 as of 1 August 2023 and its geographi ...

, region in northeastern Japan **

Akita (city) is the capital and most populous city of Akita Prefecture, Japan, and has been designated a core city since 1 April 1997. , the city has an estimated population of 300,502 persons in 136,628 households and a population density of 332 persons per ...

, capital city of the prefecture **

Akita Station is a junction railway station in the city of Akita (city), Akita, Akita Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). Lines Akita Station is the northern terminus of the Akita Shinkansen, and is 127.3 kilometers from and ...

, railway station in the city of Akita **

Port of Akita The , formerly known as Port of Tsuchizaki, is a seaport on the Sea of Japan coast of Akita Prefecture, to the west of the city center of Akita in the Tōhoku region of northern Honshū, Japan. It is classified as a by the Japanese government. T ...

, seaport on the Sea of Japan coast in the city of Akita *

Akita Domain was a Han (Japan), feudal domain in Edo period Japan, located in Dewa Province (modern-day Akita Prefecture), Japan. It was centered on Kubota Castle in what is now the city of Akita, Akita, Akita and was thus also known as the . It was governe ...

, also known as Kubota Domain, feudal domain in Edo period Japan *

Akita, Kumamoto was a town located in Hōtaku District, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. On February 1, 1991, Akita, along with the towns of Kawachi, Hokubu and Tenmei (all from Hōtaku District), was merged into the expanded city of Kumamoto and no longer exists ...

, former town in southwestern Japan *

8182 Akita __NOTOC__ Year 818 ( DCCCXVIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. Events By place Byzantine Empire * Vikings known as Rus' (Norsemen) plunder the north coast of Anatolia (modern Turkey), marking the first rec ...

, main-belt asteroid

People

Akita clan The was a Japanese samurai clan of northern Honshū that claimed descent from Abe no Sadato of the Abe clan. The Akita clan was originally known as the . In the Kamakura period, they were installed in the Tsugaru district of Mutsu Province t ...

, Japanese samurai clan of northern Honshū *

Akita (surname) Akita (written: lit. "autumn ricefield") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese politician *, Japanese musician, also known as Merzbow *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese ''daimyō'' *, so ...

, people with the surname

Art, entertainment, and media

* Akita ''(Ninjago)'', character in the animated series ''Ninjago''

Other uses

Akita (dog) The is a Japanese dog breed of large size. Originating from the mountains of northern Japan, the Akita has a short double coat similar to that of many other northern spitz breeds. Historically, they were used by matagi for guarding and the hunt ...

, large spitz breed from the mountainous regions of northern Japan {{disambiguation, geo