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Mergers(as of March 27, 2006)*The town of Misato in Senboku District was formed on November 12004 from the merger of the village Sennan and the towns Rokugou and Senhata. *A former district, Kawabe including the towns of Kawabe and Yuwa, merged into the city of Akita on January 112005. *The city of Kita-Akita was founded on March 222005 from the merger of the former towns of Aikawa, Ani, Moriyoshi, and Takanosu, all from Kita-Akita District. *On March 222005, city of Omagari merged with the towns of Kamioka, Nishisenboku, Nakasen, Kyowa, Senboku, Ota, and the village of Nangai from Senboku District to form the new city of Daisen *On March 222005 the city of Yurihonjo was formed from the merger of the former city of Honjo and the former town of Chokai, Higashiyuri, Iwaki, Nishime, Ouchi, Yashima and Yuri. *On March 222005, the towns of Tennō, Iitagawa and Shōwa merged together to form the city of Katagami. *On March 222005, the city of Yuzawa was formed from the merger of the old city of Yuzawa and the village of Minase, and the towns of Inakawa, and Ogachi. *On March 222005, the city of Oga was formed from the merger of the old city of Oga town of Wakami. *On June 202005, the towns of Hinai and Tashiro were merged into the city of Ōdate. *On September 202005 the city of Senboku was formed from the merger of Kakunodate, Tazawako, and Nishiki. *On October 12005, the towns of Hiraka, Jūmonji, Masuda, Omonogawa, Ōmori, and the villages of Sannai, and Taiyū merged with the old city of Yokote to form the new city of Yokote. *On October 12005, the town of Nikaho merged with the towns of Kisakata and Konoura to form the city of Nikaho. With this merger, Yuri District was dissolved. *On March 202006, the municipalities of Hachiryu, Kotoka, and Yamamoto (all from Yamamoto District) merged together to form the new town of Mitane. *On March 212006, the city of Noshiro merged with the town of Futasui from Yamamoto District to form the new city of Noshiro. *On March 272006, the municipalities of Hachimori and Minehama from Yamamoto District merged to form the new town of Happo. More information on merger and dissolution of municipalities of Japan. EconomyLike much of Tōhoku, Akita's economy remains dominated by traditional industries, such as agriculture, fishing, and forestry. This has led many young people to migrate to Tokyo and other large cities.Tourism
Kakunodate is a particularly charming old town, full of preserved samurai houses. The Aoyagi house is the former residence of Odano Naotake, the man who illustrated Japan's first modern guide to the human anatomy. The house is now a museum and gallery of medical illustrations and traditional crafts. External links* Official Akita Prefecture homepage * Links.net Akita - Travel Reporting zh-yue:秋"縣
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