Akita, Akita

Akita
Akita; 秋田
	Core city
	秋田市 Akita City
	Dountoun Akita
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	Location o Akita in Akita Prefectur
	Akita
	Coordinates: 39°43′12.1″N 140°6′9.3″E / 39.720028°N 140.102583°ECoordinates: 39°43′12.1″N 140°6′9.3″E / 39.720028°N 140.102583°E
Kintra	Japan
Region	Tōhoku
Prefectur	Akita Prefectur
Govrenment
• Mayor	Norihisa Satake
Area
• Total	905.67 km2 (349.68 sq mi)
Population (October 1, 2011)
• Total	323,310
• Density	360/km2 (920/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Staundart Time)
- Tree	Japanese zelkova
- Flouer	Satsuki azalea
Phone nummer	018-863-2222
Address	Akita-shi, ; Sanno 1 chome, 1-1; 010-8560
Website	www.city.akita.akita.jp

Akita (秋田市, Akita-shi) is the caipital city o Akita Prefectur in the Tohoku region o Honshu, the lairgest o Japan's islands.

As o Juin 11, 2005, wi the merger o the umwhile Kawabe Destrict (includin the umwhile touns o Kawabe an Yūwa), the city haes an estimatit population o 323,310 an density o 356.98 inhabitants per square kilometre (924.6/sq mi). The tot aurie is 905.67 square kilometre (349.68 sq mi).

While the modren city wis offeecially foondit on Aprile 1, 1889, Akita haes been ane o the maist important ceeties in the Tohoku region syne the medieval period. The Ashina an Satake daimyo clans established thair caipital in present-day Akita.

History

Historically, Akita haes seen chynges throughoot at least fower historical Japanese periods; Edo, Meiji, Showa an Heisei. The beginnins o Akita wur in the Edo period. A dounset, kent as Kubota Castle Toun, wis fairmed that wad later become the centre o Akita. Construction is datit tae 1604.

Meiji

Progress in the Meiji era includit the renamin o the "Taihei" Schuil (太平学校) tae "Akita Normal" Schuil (師範学校) on Aprile 12 o 1878. In Julie, the schuil seestem wis dividit intae 2 seestems, the Kitaakita an Minamiakita destricts. A year later, on Aprile 1, 1889, Akita wis offeecially established. In Julie the city haw o Akita wis locatit inside the umwhile Minamiakita Destrict office. Transportation bi horsecaur began in Julie frae Shindaikumachi tae Tsuchizaki. This later became the Akita City Rail service. In Mey the first bank opened.

Showa

War devastatit the city on August 14, 1945. 137 fowk wur killed in an air raid o 134 B-29s, attackin the city frae midnicht tae the early dawn o August 15. A Nippon Company ile refinery in the Tsuchizaki aurie wis targetit. This wis reportedly the farthest-range an an aa the last bombin mission in Warld War II, comin anly oors afore Japan annoonced its surrender.^[1]

Heisei Era

On Aprile 1, 1997 Akita wis designatit as a core city in Japan. In August 2001 The Warld Gemmes wur held in Akita, wi the openin ceremony held in the Yabase Track an Field Stadium. In 2004, the city celebratit its 400t anniversary an its beginnins as Kubota Castle toun.

Merger wi Kawabe Destrict

On Januar 11, 2005, the city addit the touns o Kawabe an Yūwa tae become the new city o Akita. This incorporatit what remained o Kawabe Destrict, sicweys dissolvin the destrict. The merger celebration wis held at AL☆Ve.

The location o Akita City Haw did nae chynge, an umwhile Kawabe an Yūwa Toun Haws are uised as civic centres.

Thatchin ruif in Jizoideni Archaeological Pairk

Akita Sensyu Pairk

Geography

Rivers an canals

Omono River
Akita-unga Canal (Formerly Omono-gawa River)
Asahi-kawa River
Iwami-gawa River

Neighborin ceeties

Climate

Akita belangs tae a climatic transeetion zone humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) an is interestingly the maist populous city havin absolute northren extremity o this climate zone within Japan, borderin very closely wi the humid continental climate zone, comparable tae New York City, USA. Akita City is characterized wi cauld, verra snawy, winters, an verra warm, humid simmers. Monthly means range frae −0.1 °C (31.8 °F) in Januar tae 24.5 °C (76.1 °F) in August. Due tae its location near the Sea o Japan coast, it receives hivy snawfaw, wi juist abuin 409 centimetre (161 in) per saison, wi accumulation occurring maistly frae December tae Mairch. Precipitation is well-distributit an signeeficant throughoot the year, but is greater in the latter hauf.

Climate data for Akita City (1971-2000)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record heich °C (°F)	13.7 (56.7)	19.8 (67.6)	21.0 (69.8)	28.0 (82.4)	31.8 (89.2)	33.7 (92.7)	37.9 (100.2)	38.2 (100.8)	35.4 (95.7)	28.9 (84.0)	23.3 (73.9)	21.4 (70.5)	38.2 (100.8)
Average heich °C (°F)	2.7 (36.9)	3.1 (37.6)	6.9 (44.4)	13.6 (56.5)	18.5 (65.3)	22.8 (73.0)	26.4 (79.5)	28.6 (83.5)	24.2 (75.6)	18.2 (64.8)	11.6 (52.9)	5.8 (42.4)	15.2 (59.4)
Average law °C (°F)	−2.7 (27.1)	−2.7 (27.1)	−0.5 (31.1)	4.8 (40.6)	9.9 (49.8)	15.1 (59.2)	19.4 (66.9)	20.9 (69.6)	16.0 (60.8)	9.3 (48.7)	3.7 (38.7)	−0.2 (31.6)	7.8 (46.0)
Record law °C (°F)	−19.8 (−3.6)	−24.6 (−12.3)	−19.5 (−3.1)	−7.2 (19.0)	−1.4 (29.5)	4.1 (39.4)	8.9 (48.0)	9.0 (48.2)	3.1 (37.6)	−1.4 (29.5)	−5.4 (22.3)	−18.7 (−1.7)	−24.6 (−12.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	114.4 (4.50)	92.0 (3.62)	93.0 (3.66)	117.6 (4.63)	122.8 (4.83)	127.5 (5.02)	178.1 (7.01)	181.9 (7.16)	177.9 (7.00)	160.7 (6.33)	183.5 (7.22)	163.8 (6.45)	1,713.2 (67.45)
Average snowfall cm (inches)	142 (56)	120 (47)	51 (20)	2 (0.8)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	13 (5.1)	79 (31)	409 (161)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.5 mm)	24.0	20.0	17.5	13.2	12.5	11.2	13.6	11.0	13.6	15.6	19.8	23.6	195.6
Average snawy days	27.1	23.7	16.9	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	0.1	6.6	20.7	97.3
Average relative humidity (%)	73	72	68	68	72	76	79	77	76	73	72	73	73
Mean monthly sunshine oors	44.6	65.6	135.7	175.0	191.4	178.0	171.5	200.4	154.9	148.1	84.7	47.6	1,597.4
Source #1: Japan Meteorological Agency
Source #2: 観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）

Sister / friendship ceeties

Internaitional sister / friendship ceeties

August 5, 1982: Lanzhou, Fowkrepublic o Cheenae
Aprile 8, 1984: Passau, Germany
Julie 15, 1987: Malabon City, Philippines
Januar 22, 1992: Kenai, Alaska, Unitit States o Americae
1993: St. Cloud, Minnesota, Unitit States o Americae (wi Yūwa, Akita, which merged intae Akita, Akita)
Juin 29, 1992: Vladivostok, Roushie

Domestic sister ceeties

Hitachiōta, Ibaraki
Daigo, Kuji Destrict Ibaraki

Transportation

Rail

East Japan Railway Company
- Akita Shinkansen: Akita
- Ōu Main Line: Ōbarino, Wada, Yotsugoya, (Akita Service Center), Akita, (Akita Freight Station), (Akita General Service Center: Adjacent tae Tsuchizaki, branches tae the richt haund side afore the station), Tsuchizaki, Kami-Iijima, Oiwake
- Oga Line: Oiwake
- Uetsu Main Line: Katsurane, Araya, Ugo-Ushijima, Akita
Akita Rinkai Railway (Freight)
- Tsuchizaki—Port o Akita
  - North Line: Port o Akita—North Port o Akita
  - Sooth Line: Port o Akita—Mukaihama
Akita Destrict Forest Service
- Nibestu Shinrin Railway (Abolished)

Road

Expressways
- Akita Expressway: Akita North Interchynge, Akita Chūō Interchynge, Akita Sooth Interchynge
- Japan Sea-Tōhoku Expressway: Akita Airport Interchynge
- Kawabe Junction：Akita Expressway, Japan Sea-Tōhoku Expressway
Akita Central Highway
Naitional Highways (Ordinary)
- Highway 7
- Highway 13
- Highway 341

Bus

Akita Chūō Kōtsū

Air

Akita Airport

Boat

Akita port laundmerk touer

Port o Akita (designatit port)
- North Port o Akita (Akita Ferry Terminal)
- Sooth Port o Akita

References

↑ Reyher, Charles. Memoirs of a B-29 Pilot, page 146 (Lulu.com 2008): "This superfortress strike unwittingly collapsed a coup in progress at the Japanese Imperial Palace and saved Tokyo from a nuclear strike and ended World War II."

Freemit airtins

Offeecial wabsteid in Japanese wi airts tae versions in ither leids
Inglis version Archived 2006-02-07 at the Wayback Machine o offeecial wabsteid

[1] Reyher, Charles. Memoirs of a B-29 Pilot, page 146 (Lulu.com 2008): "This superfortress strike unwittingly collapsed a coup in progress at the Japanese Imperial Palace and saved Tokyo from a nuclear strike and ended World War II."

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