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Kitaakita City
Akita Prefecture · City
Official websiteAkita Prefecture page
Kitaakita City is in northern Akita Prefecture and was formed in 2005 by the merger of 4 towns, including Takanosu Town. Odate-Noshiro Airport is in the city. The Isedotai Site from the Jomon period is a component of a World Heritage Site, and the Ani area is known as a home of the matagi (traditional hunters). At the foot of Mt. Moriyoshi there are Yasu Falls, Todo Falls and the Komata-kyo Gorge.
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.
Live information
Current weather (observed)
Places to visit
Chosen automatically, most popular first, from landmarks and cultural properties registered in Wikidata (we have not checked whether each is open). Names and descriptions: Wikidata (CC0); photos: Wikimedia Commons (photographer and license under each photo).
Mountains in this city
Mountains whose summit is in this municipality (mountains of 800 m or higher on this site's map, and mountains in the famous-mountain lists). Elevations from Wikidata and other sources.
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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