The Jizōden ruins is an archaeological site containing the ruins of a large-scale Yayoi period settlement located in the Goshono neighborhood of the city of Akita in the Tōhoku region of Japan. Jizōden is situated 3 km southwest of Hiruta.

Akita Prefectural Center on Development and Disability

Hospital

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Akita Prefectural Center on Development and Disability is a hospital, which is situated 3 km northwest of Hiruta.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hiroomote and Yuwa.

Hiroomote

Quarter

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Hiroomote is a neighbourhood located in Akita City, Akita Prefecture, Japan. Annexed by the city in 1941, it borders the neighborhoods of Shimokitate on the east, Yanagida on the north, Tegata on the west and Sakura and Yokomori on the south that is bounded by Taihei River. Hiroomote is situated 6 km northwest of Hiruta.

Yuwa

Hamlet

Yūwa was a town located in Kawabe District, Akita Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 7,898 and a density of 54.65 persons per km2. Yuwa is situated 8 km south of Hiruta.

Akita

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Akita is the capital and most populous city of Akita Prefecture, Japan, and has been designated a core city since 1 April 1997. As of 1 August 2023, the city has an estimated population of 300,502 persons in 136,628 households and a population density of 332 persons per km2.

Hiruta

Type: Locality
Location: Akita Shi, Akita, Tohoku, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

39.67184° or 39° 40′ 19″ north

Longitude

140.18377° or 140° 11′ 2″ east

Elevation

21 metres (69 feet)

Open location code

8RF2M5CM+PG

GeoNames ID

8316068

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Hiruta” goes by many names.

Japanese: “ひるた”
Japanese: “ヒルタ”
Japanese: “蛭田”

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