What is "akiba"

Akiba may refer to:

• Akiba-kei, a Japanese slang term
• Akiba (given name)
• Akiba (surname)
• Akiba (subgenus), a subgenus of protozoa in the genus '' Leucocytozoon

In entertainment:

• Akiba (film), a 2006 Japanese film
• Akiba, a character in the Metal Gear Solid series of video games

In geography:

• Akiba-Schechter Jewish Day School, a Jewish school in Hyde Park, Chicago
• Akiba Hebrew Academy (Merion, Pennsylvania), former name of Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy located in Radnor Township, Pennsylvania
• Akihabara, an area of Tokyo, often shortened to Akiba

Akiba is a Jewish-ethnic name, arising in Aramaic from , and thus cognate to English Jacob. Notable people with the name include:

• Akiba ben Judah Loeb (18th century), German rabbi
• Akiba Lehren (1795–1876), Dutch banker
• Akiba Rubinstein (1882–1961), Polish-Jewish chess Grandmaster

Akiba (or Maid in Akiba) is 2006 Japanese film set in the Akihabara district of Tokyo, Japan, and directed by Yuichi Onuma.

Akiba (written: 秋葉 lit. "autumn leaf") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• , Japanese politician

• , Japanese footballer

• , Japanese footballer

• , Japanese footballer

• , Japanese footballer and manager

• , Japanese politician

• , Japanese footballer

Others:

• David Akiba (born 1940), American photographer

Fictional characters:

• Hiroshi Akiba, character in the manga series Inubaka: Crazy for Dogs