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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
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