Tennō, Akita

Tennō, Akita
Country	Japan
Prefecture	Akita
District	Minamiakita

Tennō (天王町, Tennō-machi) was a town located in Minamiakita District, Akita Prefecture, Japan.

In 2003, the town had an estimated population of 22,115 and a density of 532.76 persons per km². The total area was 41.51 km².

On March 22, 2005, Tennō, along with the towns of Iitagawa and Shōwa (all from Minamiakita District), merged to create the city of Katagami.^[1]

• Koji Futada, politician
• Kenichi Kaga, professional soccer player
• Kōsei Yoshida, professional baseball player ^[2]

• Katagami official website (in Japanese)