Most of the town limits are forest, and it is the drainage basin of Natori River. The town has many tourism resources from Akiu Waterfalls to Rairaikyo, to Akiu Hot Springs and Futakuchi Hot Springs.

• Mountain Peaks - Mount Kamuro (1,356m), Mount Ōkura (433m), Mount Taihaku (321m)
• Rivers - Natori River, Zaru River

Surrounding municipalities edit

• Miyagi Prefecture
  • Sendai
  • Kawasaki
• Yamagata Prefecture
  • Yamagata
  • Higashine

• 1947 - The villages of Nikkawa (新川村), (馬場村), (長袋村), (境野村) and (湯元村) merged to become the village of Akiu.
• 1955 - Former village of Nikkawa area was moved to the village of Miyagi.
• 1967 - Becomes the town of Akiu.
• 1988 - Absorbed by the city of Sendai on March 1.^[1]

Railroads edit

• Akiu Electronic Railway Akiu Line (cancelled in 1961)

Rairaikyō - Akiu Hot Springs

Road edit

National Highways edit

• Route 457

• Akiu Waterfall
• Akiu Hot Springs
• Futakuchi Hot Springs
• Rairaikyō

Akiu is known locally for its tofu, which comes packaged in a piece of bamboo.