Akita: facts

At a glance

• Country: Japan
• Region: Akita
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 307,672
• Coordinates: 39.7167° N, 140.1167° E
• Time zone: Asia/Tokyo (UTC+09:00)
• Currency: Yen (JPY)
• Distance to the capital, Tokyo: 449 km (279 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Akita Airport (AXT): 14 km (9 mi), straight line
• Odate Noshiro Airport (ONJ): 57 km (35 mi), straight line
• Iwate Hanamaki Airport (HNA): 93 km (58 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Katagami: 21 km (13 mi)
• Tenno: 24 km (15 mi)
• Oga: 29 km (18 mi)
• Yurihonjo: 37 km (23 mi)
• Moritake: 42 km (26 mi)

Things to see

• MQリゾート (attraction)
• 浄土宗 杉山本念寺 (place of worship)
• 犬注意!! (memorial)
• 秋田市立千秋美術館 (museum)