Daisen has 16 public elementary schools and 11 public middle schools operated by the city government and five public high schools operated by the Akita Prefectural Board of Education. There is also one private high school. The prefecture also operates one special education school for the handicapped. Transportation Railways East Japan Railway Company - Akita Shinkansen East Japan Railway Company - Ōu Main Line - - - - East Japan Railway Company - Tazawako Line - - - - - Highways Sister city relations Tettnang, Germany Dangjin, Chungcheongnam-do, Korea Media FM Hanabi Local attractions Former Ikeda Family Gardens, National Historic Site Hotta Fort, National Historic Site Notable people from Daisen Eiji Gotō, admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy Gotō Chūgai, writer Kazuo Koike, manga writer Nobuhide Minorikawa, politician Kazuo Oga Hitoshi Okuda, Manga artist Toshirō Yanagiba, actor Ryōgoku Yūjirō, sumo wrestler Sukeshiro Terata, politician References External links Official Website Cities in Akita Prefecture