Akita Prefecture

Akita Prefecture 秋田県
Prefecture
Japanese transcription(s)
• Japanese	秋田県
• Rōmaji	Akita-ken
Lake Tazawa Tamagawa Onsen Kakunodate Osarizawa Mine Kamakura
Flag Symbol
Anthem: Akita Kenminka and Kenmin no uta
Country	Japan
Region	Tōhoku
Island	Honshu
Capital	Akita (city)
Subdivisions	Districts: 6, Municipalities: 25
Government
• Governor	Norihisa Satake
Area
• Total	11,637.52 km2 (4,493.27 sq mi)
• Rank	6th
Population  (August 1, 2023)
• Total	915,691
• Rank	38th
• Density	79/km2 (200/sq mi)
• Dialects	Akita・Nanbu (Kazuno)
GDP [1]
• Total	JP¥ 3,625 billion US$ 33.3 billion (2019)
ISO 3166 code	JP-05
Website	Akita Prefecture Official page of English
Symbols of Japan
Bird	Copper pheasant (Phasianus soemmerringii)
Flower	Fuki (a kind of butterbur, Petasites japonicus)
Tree	Akita-sugi (Cryptomeria japonica)

Akita Prefecture (秋田県, Akita-ken) [a̠kʲita̠] is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honshu.^[2] Its population is estimated 915,691 (as of 1 August 2023) and its geographic area is 11,637 km² (4,493 sq mi). Akita Prefecture is bordered by Aomori Prefecture to the north, Iwate Prefecture to the east, Miyagi Prefecture to the southeast, and Yamagata Prefecture to the south.

Akita is the capital and largest city of Akita Prefecture. Other major cities include Yokote, Daisen, and Yurihonjō.^[3] Akita Prefecture is located on the coast of the Sea of Japan and extends east to the Ōu Mountains, the longest mountain range in Japan, at the border with Iwate Prefecture. Akita Prefecture formed the northern half of the historic Dewa Province with Yamagata Prefecture.