Tsuchizaki Minato, Akita

Tsuchizaki-Minato (土崎港) is a neighbourhood located in Akita City, Akita Prefecture, Japan. , the neighbourhood had an estimated population of 21,310 and a population density of 3,400 persons per km². The total area of the neibourhood is 6.29 sqkm. Annexed by the city in 1941, it borders the neighborhoods of Shogunno on the east, Iijima on the north, Mukaihama on the west and Terauchi on the south. The Tsuchizaki area is a port town that developed at the mouth of the Omono River and a place of Port of Akita and Japan Railway Tsuchizaki factory. Tsuchizaki Float Festival is a celebration in the neighbourhood, held every year from July 20 to 21. The Tsuchizaki air raid burned the port facilities and killed more than 250 people on August 14 and 15, 1945.

Schools

 * Tsuchizaki Elementary School
 * Tsuchizaki Minami Elementary School
 * Kohoku Elementary School
 * Tsuchizaki Junior High School
 * Akita Chuo High School

Surrounding area

 * Port of Akita Nakajima Pier
 * Nakajima Pier Ferry Terminal
 * Roadside Station Akita port Akita Port Tower Selion (Akita City Port Tower)
 * Akita City Northern Citizen Service Center
 * Tsuchizaki Minato History Tradition Hall
 * Akita Rinko Police Station
 * Akita Maritime Japan Coast Guard

Notable people

 * Akita Sanesue, daimyo
 * Dewaminato Rikichi, sumo wrestler
 * Yukiko Ebata, volleyball player
 * Kenzo Futaki, doctor
 * Ōmi Komaki, scholar and translator
 * Miya Sato (volleyball player, born 1990)