Akita (秋田, autumn ricefield) is a Japanese name and may refer to:
Places
- 8182 Akita, a main-belt Asteroid
- Akita Castle, a Nara period fortified settlement in Akita, Japan
- Akita Domain, also known as Kubota Domain
- Akita, Kumamoto (飽田町), a former town in Kumamoto Prefecture
- Akita Prefecture, Japan
- Akita (city) (秋田市), its capital city
- Akita-Yake-Yama, a small stratovolcano in Akita Prefecture, Japan
People
- Akita clan, a Japanese samurai clan of northern Honshū
- Akita (surname), for people with the surname
Art, entertainment, and media
- "Akita Ondo", a folk song of Akita Prefecture, Japan
- Akita ranga, a Japanese school of painting c. 1773–1780
Companies
- Akita Asahi Broadcasting, a Japanese broadcast network
- Akita Bank, a Japanese regional bank
- Akita Broadcasting System, a Japanese television and radio broadcaster
- Akita Shoten, a Japanese publishing company
- Akita Television, a television station in Akita, Japan
Education
- Akita International University, a public university in Akita, Japan
- Akita Municipal Junior College of Arts and Crafts, a municipal junior college in Akita, Japan
- Akita Nutrition Junior College, a private university in Akita, Japan
- Akita Prefectural University, a Japanese prefectural university in Akita, Japan
- Akita University, a Japanese national university in Akita, Japan
- Akita University of Art, a public university in Akita, Japan
- Akita University of Nursing and Welfare, a private university in Ōdate, Japan
- College of Allied Medical Science Akita University, a former national junior college in Akita, Japan
Cultural institutions
- Akita Museum of Art, an art museum in Akita, Japan
- Akita Museum of Modern Art, a museum in Yokote, Akita Prefecture, Japan
- Akita Omoriyama Zoo, a municipal zoo in Akita, Japan
- Akita Prefectural Museum, a prefectural museum in Akita, Japan
- Akita Senshū Museum of Art, a museum in Akita, Japan
Sports
- Akita Northern Happinets, a Japanese professional basketball
- Akita Prefectural Baseball Stadium, a baseball stadium in Akita, Japan
- Akita Prefectural Gymnasium, a stadium in Akita, Japan
- Blaublitz Akita, a Japanese association football team
Transportation
- Akita Airport, a regional/second class airport in Akita, Japan
- Akita Expressway, a national expressway in Japan
- Akita Nairiku Line, a Japanese railway line
- Akita Relay, a former limited express train service
- Akita Rinkai Railway Line, a Japanese freight-only railway line
- Akita Shinkansen, a mini-shinkansen high-speed rail line
- Akita Station, a railway station in Akita, Japan
- Akita-Shirakami Station, a JR East railway station in Happō, Yamamoto District, Akita Prefecture, Japan
- Port of Akita, a seaport on the Sea of Japan coast of Akita Prefecture in Akita, Japan
Other uses
- Akita (dog), a large spitz breed of dog originating from the mountainous northern regions of Japan
- Akita Kantō, a Japanese festival celebrated from 3–7 August in Akita, Japan
- Our Lady of Akita, Marian apparitions
See also
- Mount Akita-Komagatake, an active stratovolcano