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Daisen City
Akita Prefecture · City
Official websiteAkita Prefecture page
Daisen City is in southeastern Akita Prefecture and was formed in 2005 by the merger of 8 municipalities, including Omagari City. It hosts the "Omagari Fireworks," one of Japan's three great fireworks festivals. It is a rice-growing area with paddy fields across the Senboku Plain, and its rice production is the 2nd largest in Japan. The city also has the ruins of the ancient Hotta-no-saku fort and the Former Ikeda Family Gardens.
Key facts
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025 Population Census (population, area and density); area from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), Area Statistics of Prefectures and Municipalities (2025). National ranks are among the 1,741 municipalities, ordered by this site from these values.
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Places to visit
GardenFormer Ikeda Family Gardensgarden in Daisen, Akita, Japan
Shinto shrineKaramatsu ShrineShinto shrine in Akita Prefecture, Japan
CastleHotta-no-sakuarcheological site in Japan
Shopping centerAEON Mall Omagari (Shopping center)
Hot spring (onsen)Kowakubi Onsen
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Nakasenroadside station in Daisen, Akita prefecture, Japan
Shinto shrineSuijin ShrineShinto shrine in Akita Prefecture, Japan%20honden.jpg?width=240)
Shinto shrineKoshio ShrineShinto shrine in Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Kamiokaroadside station in Daisen, Akita prefecture, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Kyowaroadside station in Daisen, Akita prefecture, Japan
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Neighboring municipalities
Municipalities sharing a boundary (computed from the National Land Numerical Information administrative boundaries, January 2021).
Other municipalities in Akita Prefecture
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