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Akita

Akita

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A prefecture in northern Japan or its capital city
  • noun
  • /əˈkiːtə/
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  • Promote the beneficial effects of walking to school as a part of the daily routine, especially for those prefectures with a higher rate of childhood obesity (e.g., Akita and Iwate).

Examples

  • It's starting to snow here in Akita.

  • Overall, Akita Prefecture's total shale oil reserves are estimated at a modest 100 million barrels.

    Blog text (16)

  • Its menu is based on the taste of umami, with the udon (580) coming from Akita Prefecture.

    Blog text (28)

  • Last week, JAPAX announced that it had succeeded in extracting shale oil from the Ayukawa oil and gas field in Akita Prefecture, a first for Japan.

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  • Within Japan itself, these factors reach their extremes in Akita Prefecture, famous for its tasty rice, which Akita farmers flavor with salt, wash down with salty miso soup, and alternate with salt pickles between meals.

    Academic text (1991)

  • Farmer Hajime Sasaki has seen land prices fall more than two-thirds in Akita.

  • Jeanette Lee, 'The Black Widow' on the Women's Professional Billiard Association tour, won the sport's first gold medal at the World Games in Akita, Japan.

Surface Forms

Akita singular
Akitai singular

Etymology

Akita is the name of a place in northern Japan. The name comes from aki 'autumn' and ta 'rice field', so you can remember the area as the 'autumn rice fields' of Japan.