Akita Ken("Ken" in Japanese means prefecture) faces the Sea of
Japan and is roughly divided into three regions: the north, the center,
and the south.
Many ruins have been excavated in Akita Ken as evidence that people have
lived there since the Paleolithic period. Many stone tools, such as knife-shaped
tools, that have been crafted by hand have been excavated from these ruins.
Akita prefecture has the lowest criminal offense rate (reported by National
Police Agency) per capita in Japan.ands and the Pacific Ocean. |
