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Mitane, Akita

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Country
  
Japan

District
  
Yamamoto

- Flower
  
Cherry blossom

Population
  
17,891 (Aug 2013)

Bird
  
Swan

Region
  
Tōhoku

- Tree
  
Cryptomeria

Area
  
248.1 km²

Local time
  
Wednesday 2:54 AM

Prefecture
  
Akita Prefecture

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Time zone
  
Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

Weather
  
1°C, Wind NE at 14 km/h, 81% Humidity

Points of interest
  
Moritake Hot Spring, Shoanji, Ishikurayama, Hanegawa Dam

Mitane (三種町, Mitane-chō) is a town located in Yamamoto District, Akita, Japan. As of August 2014, the town had an estimated population of 17,464 and a population density of 70.4 persons per km². The total area was 248.09  km².

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Map of Mitane, Yamamoto District, Akita Prefecture, Japan

Geography

Mitane is located in northwestern Akita Prefecture, bordered by the Sea of Japan to the west.

Neighboring municipalities

  • Akita Prefecture
  • Noshiro, Akita
  • Oga, Akita
  • Hachirōgata, Akita
  • Gojōme, Akita
  • Ōgata, Akita
  • Kamikoani, Akita

    • History

    The area of present-day Mitane was part of ancient Dewa Province, dominated by the Satake clan during the Edo period, who ruled Kubota Domain under the Tokugawa shogunate. The modern town of Mitane was created on March 20, 2006, by merging the towns of Hachiryū, Koto'oka, and Yamamoto, all from Yamamoto District.

    Economy

    The economy of Mitane is based on agriculture and commercial fishing.

    Railway

  • JR East - Ōu Main Line
  • Koikawa - Kado - Moritake - Kita-Kanaoka

    • Highway

  • Akita Expressway
  • Japan National Route 7
  • Japan National Route 101

    • Noted people from Mitane

  • Takashi Miura – professional boxer

    • References

    Mitane, Akita Wikipedia
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