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'''Akita Prefecture''' (秋田県) is located in the [[Tohoku]] region on the island of [[Honshu]]. [[Akita]] is its capital.
 
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==Major Cities==
 
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* [[Akita]]
 
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* [[Daisen]]
 
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* [[Katagami]]
 
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* [[Kazuno]]
 
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* [[Kitaakita]]
 
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* [[Nikaho]]
 
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* [[Noshiro]]
 
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* [[Oga]]
 
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* [[Odate]]
 
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* [[Senboku]]
 
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* [[Yokote]]
 
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* [[Yurihonjo]]
 
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* [[Yuzawa]]
 
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==Main Attractions==
 
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* [[Lake Tazawa]] is 423.4 meters deep, making it the deepest lake in Japan.
 
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* The tallest virgin cedar tree - 58 meters tall and 250 years old virgin - stands in a protected forest in [[Nibuna Mizusawa]].
 
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* [[Tsuzureko Drum Festival]]
 
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* [[Korakukan]] is Japan's oldest unaltered drama theater.
 
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* Tamagawa hot springs in [[Hachimantai]]
 
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* [[Akita butterbur]] grows in this area. The plant's stalk is over 1.5 meters long and its leaves are over a meter wide.
 
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* [[Odate Jukai Dome]] is 78 meters long and 157 meters wide with a height of 52 meters.
 
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==External Links==
 
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* [http://www.pref.akita.jp/e/ Akita Prefecture Official Website] (English)
 
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[[Category:Prefectures of Japan|Akita Prefecture]]
 

Revision as of 17:12, 15 October 2006

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