Akita

Akita (秋田) is a Japanese name and may refer to:

Places

 * 8182 Akita, a main-belt asteroid
 * Akita Castle, a Nara period fortified settlement in Akita, Japan
 * Akita Domain, also known as Kubota Domain, feudal domain in Edo period Japan
 * Akita, Kumamoto, a former town
 * Akita Prefecture, Japan
 * Akita (city)
 * Akita-Yake-Yama, a small stratovolcano in Akita Prefecture, Japan

People

 * Akita clan, a Japanese samurai clan of northern Honshū
 * Akita (surname), for people with the surname

Art, entertainment, and media

 * Akita (Ninjago), a character in Ninjago
 * "", a folk song of Akita Prefecture, Japan
 * Akita ranga, a Japanese school of painting c. 1773–1780

Companies

 * Akita Asahi Broadcasting, a Japanese broadcast network
 * Akita Bank, a Japanese regional bank
 * Akita Broadcasting System, a Japanese television and radio broadcaster
 * Akita Shoten, a Japanese publishing company
 * Akita Television, a television station in Akita, Japan

Education

 * Akita International University, a public university in Akita, Japan
 * Akita Municipal Junior College of Arts and Crafts, a municipal junior college in Akita, Japan
 * Akita Nutrition Junior College, a private university in Akita, Japan
 * Akita Prefectural University, a Japanese prefectural university in Akita, Japan
 * Akita University, a Japanese national university in Akita, Japan
 * Akita University of Art, a public university in Akita, Japan
 * Akita University of Nursing and Welfare, a private university in Ōdate, Japan

Cultural institutions

 * Akita Museum of Art, an art museum in Akita, Japan
 * Akita Museum of Modern Art, a museum in Yokote, Akita Prefecture, Japan
 * Akita Omoriyama Zoo, a municipal zoo in Akita, Japan
 * Akita Prefectural Museum, a prefectural museum in Akita, Japan
 * Akita Senshū Museum of Art, a museum in Akita, Japan

Sports

 * Akita Northern Happinets, a Japanese professional basketball
 * Akita Prefectural Baseball Stadium, a baseball stadium in Akita, Japan
 * Akita Prefectural Gymnasium, a stadium in Akita, Japan
 * Blaublitz Akita, a Japanese association football team

Transportation

 * Akita Airport, a regional/second class airport in Akita, Japan
 * Akita Expressway, a national expressway in Japan
 * Akita Nairiku Line, a Japanese railway line
 * Akita Relay, a former limited express train service
 * Akita Rinkai Railway Line, a Japanese freight-only railway line
 * Akita Shinkansen, a mini-shinkansen high-speed rail line
 * Akita Station, a railway station in Akita, Japan
 * Akitashirakami Station, a JR East railway station in Happō, Yamamoto District, Akita Prefecture, Japan
 * Port of Akita, a seaport on the Sea of Japan coast of Akita Prefecture in Akita, Japan

Other uses

 * Akita (dog), a large spitz breed of dog originating from the mountainous northern regions of Japan
 * Akita Kantō, a Japanese festival celebrated from 3–7 August in Akita, Japan
 * Our Lady of Akita, Marian apparitions