Tsuchizaki Tsuchizaki Port prospered as a port for shipping Akita cedar and rice. Many people in Tsuchizaki, Akita City have family names, which are related to some specific areas, such as Echigo, Echizen, Ecchu, Kaga, Tanba, and Mikuni. They refer to the different trading areas of those days. Tsuchizaki-Minato-Okura