What is the origin of the Japanese family name “Akita”?
Koz_Dracon – Lost in Cyber Space Sep 11th, 2008 Akita is formed by 2 kanji, Aki – autumn and ta – rice field. Akita means autumn rice field and this is when the crops bear fruit. The rice is harvested in autumn. Therefore, it could be that person were from a location where the harvest was plentiful in autumn or named so that their fields would be plentiful in the autumn harvest season. There is also a prefecture in Japan named Akita. It is famous for a brand of rice called Akita Komachi Like • Report No comments. Post one | Permalink Comments Add a comment…
