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, feudal domain in Edo period Japan Akita, Kumamoto, a former town Akita Prefecture, Japan Akita (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 "", a folk song of Akita Prefecture, Japan Akita ranga, a Japanese school of painting 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 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 Akitashirakami 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