ana's japan destination guide

kanji		In 658 the Ezo peoples residing in this region were conquered, and Wagita was a place name there. A century later, in the Shoku Nihongi annal, the present characters for this prefecture (aki="autumn"; ta="field") are already found, a Japanization of the non-Japanese Wagita.
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Total Area
Akita Pref.: 11,435 km2

Population
Akita Pref.: 1,120,320

 Major Industries
Machinery
Agriculture
(esp. rice and apples)
Forestry
(esp. Akita cedar)		 Major Products
Timber
Electric machinery
Rice (Akita Komachi)
Geography
Located on the west side of theTohoku district. About 70% of the prefecture's total area (8,444 sq. km) is heavily forested. The prefecture is divided roughly into a coastal area and an inland, mountainous area.

Climate
Akita's average annual rainfall is 1,496mm. Average annual temperature is 11.2 °C. Strong northwesterly seasonal winds bring cold air masses, and heavy snow, during the long winters, but summers are mild and moist.


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Portions originally appeared in the Feb. '98 issue of WINGSPAN, the inflight magazine of ANA.