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THE SURVEY OF AKITA CITY, JAPAN |
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is one of the five largest cities in the northeast of Honshu in
Japan.It is the political,administrative,judicial,economic and
cultural exchange centre of Akita province.It lies in the centre
of Akita province and is 140 19'E,O 34'N and faces Japanese Sea.The
cities neighboured to Akita are:Aomart,Fmater,Yamagata and other
provinces.The city has 16 districts and the largest one is the
old city proper,the others are Lensoku,Kamishinku, shimo shinku,fujima,Soto
Asahokawa,Taihei Shimokitate, Shiyuhanbu and Shitahama.The total
area of the city is 459.46 sq.km,the population is 284,437,the
population density is 6/9 person/sq.km and the population increase
rate is 1.7%.The Climate of Akita is seasonal temperate climate.It
is strongly influenced by the west wind from the Sibera in the
winter and by the Asia continental climate in the summer.The tempereture
difference between the winter and the summer is large.The average
lowest tempereture in Auguest is 24 degree centigrade.It has distinct
seasonal changes.The sowfall in akita is high and the accummlated
sow layer can sometimes reaches to more or less one meter which
is renowned in Japan.Akita is a city with long history.Long long
time ago,it is called "leider" "Houder".In 1247(the 5th year in
Taihei),the castal were over built here.In the southern and northern
Dynasties,akita was a place that the Duckes and Princes settled
in.In 1602( the 7th year in Keicho),Magi Takemin built the city
of kubotajo which is the first name of Akita.The province-run
park,senku Park,is the former site of the city of Kubotajo. Akita
takes the agriculture as the principal industry with cultivating
the rice as the main part.It is the famouse rice producing area
in Japan. Akita province is also the well-known consuming area
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