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18 unusual facts about Akita


1689 in poetry

May 26Matsuo Bashō begins the journey described in Oku no Hosomichi ("Narrow road to the interior") on which he visits Kisakata, and later composes a waka about Kisakata's islands.

Aikawa

Aikawa, Akita was a town located in Kitaakita District, Akita Japan; it was merged with other towns to form Kitaakita

Ainono Station

Ainono Station opened on October 10, 1920 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR), serving the village of Sannai, Akita.

Akita, Kumamoto

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 as an independent municipality.

Ayako Fuji

Born in Kakunodate, Akita, Fuji graduated from Akita Prefectural Kakunodate South High School.

Hananoumi Ken

Hananoumi Ken (born 6 December 1960 as Ken Sawaishi) is a former sumo wrestler from Ikawa, Akita, Japan.

Innai Station

Innai Station is located in the small hamlet of Innai, in the Ogachi area of southern Yuzawa City.

Jingūji Station

Jingūji Station was opened on August 21, 1904 on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR), serving the town of Kamioka, Akita.

Jūmonji Station

Jūmonji Station opened on September 14, 1905 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR), serving the village of Jūmonji, Akita.

Kitaakita District, Akita

As of June 2013, the district consists of only the village of Kamikoani with an estimated population of 2,521 and an area of 256.82 km².

Kotoka

Kotooka, Akita (also transliterated as Kotoka), a town in Yamamoto District, Akita, Japan

Nishime Station

Nishime Station opened on June 30, 1922 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Rikuusai Line, serving the village of Nishime, Akita.

Nukazawa Station

Nukazawa Station was opened on December 3, 1956 on the Japan National Railways (JNR) serving the town of Takanosu, Akita.

Our Lady of Akita

Sister Agnes Katsuko Sasagawa in the remote area of Yuzawadai, near the city of Akita in Japan.

Shirō Fukai

Shirō Fukai (深井史郎; Kawabe District, Akita 4 April 1907 - 7 February 1959) was a Japanese composer.

Takanosu Station

Takanosu Station opened on August 7, 1900 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) serving the town of Takanosu, Akita.

Ugo-Iwaya Station

The building also includes offices for the Chamber of Commerce of the former town of Ōuchi, Akita

Yasushi Akashi

Yasushi Akashi (明石 康 Akashi Yasushi, born January 19, 1931 in Hinai, Akita Prefecture) is a senior Japanese diplomat and United Nations administrator.


715 series

The sets were rebuilt from surplus former 581/583 series EMU cars at JNR factories in Tsuchisaki (Akita), Kōriyama (Fukushima), Mattō (Ishikawa), and Kokura (Kitakyūshū).

Akira Tohei

For the next eight years Tohei, in addition to his teaching at the headquarters, was also an instructor at Asia University, Akita Economics University (now North Asia University), Keio University, Nihon Women's University, the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.

Dick Jaspers

--In what way? A "Player of the Year" award or something? Please be more specific.--> He was not able to defend his title the following year, but he won the Silver Medal at the 2001 World Games in Akita, Japan.

Ecobondage

The album was inspired by Michel Foucault's book The Birth of the Clinic, and Masami Akita wrote Anagram of Perversion, his first book, during the recording of the album.

Hachirōgata, Akita

Hachirōgata is located in the coastal flatlands northeastern Akita Prefecture, bordered by the remnant of Lake Hachirōgata which lies in the west of the town.

Hokubu, Kumamoto

On February 1, 1991, Hokubu, along with the towns of Akita, Kawachi and Tenmei (all from Hōtaku District), was merged into the expanded city of Kumamoto and no longer exists as an independent municipality.

Ikawa, Akita

Iikawa is located in the coastal flatlands northeastern Akita Prefecture, bordered by the remnant of Lake Hachirōgata which lies in the west of the town.

Judicial system of Japan

They (Sapporo, Sendai, Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka, Hiroshima, Takamatsu, and Fukuoka) serve defined circuits of several prefectures each; there are also "branch offices" in Akita, Kanazawa, Okayama, Matsue, Miyazaki, and Naha.

Kawachi, Kumamoto

On February 1, 1991, Kawachi, along with the towns of Akita, Hokubu and Tenmei (all from Hōtaku District), was merged into the expanded city of Kumamoto and no longer exists as an independent municipality.

Kiyoshi Akita

Akita was born in Miyoshi District, Tokushima Prefecture and was a graduate from the predecessor of Nihon University with a graduate degree in law from the predecessor of Chuo University.

Kosaka, Akita

After the start of the Meiji period, the area became briefly part of Rikuchū Province before being transferred to Akita Prefecture in 1871.

Roman Catholic Diocese of Niigata

Our Lady of Akita was formally approved in 1988 when Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger (later Pope Benedict XVI) as Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, gave definitive judgement on the Akita events and messages as reliable and worthy of belief.

Tenmei, Kumamoto

On February 1, 1991, Tenmei, along with the towns of Akita, Hokubu and Kawachi (all from Hōtaku District), was merged into the expanded city of Kumamoto and no longer exists as an independent municipality.