Akita (surname)

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Akita (written: 秋田 lit. "autumn ricefield") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:

  • Hideyoshi Akita (秋田 英義, born 1974), Japanese footballer
  • Kiyoshi Akita (秋田 清, 1881–1944), Japanese politician
  • Masami Akita (秋田 昌美, born 1956), Japanese musician, also known as Merzbow
  • Masateru Akita (秋田 政輝, born 1982), Japanese footballer
  • Akita Sanesue (秋田 実季, 1576–1660), Japanese daimyō
  • Akita Toshisue (秋田 俊季, 1598–1649), son of Sanesue
  • Ujaku Akita (秋田 雨雀, 1883–1962), pseudonym of Tokuzō Akita (秋田 徳三), author and Esperantist
  • Yutaka Akita (秋田 豊, born 1970), Japanese footballer