Akita Dog on an Electronic Bulletin Board

  • 2024-08-21
  • 2024-08-21
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An Akita dog, a unique and endearing symbol of Akita, will notice it is time to go through the security checkpoint at Akita Airport. This month, a distinctive icon of an Akita dog has been displayed on an electronic bulletin board in the departure lobby on the airport’s second floor.

Akita Airport’s terminal building manager said, “We want visitors to feel Akita’s essence.”

When the boarding area for each flight is ready, the displayed Akita dog icon will flash to guide passengers to pass through the security checkpoint. The icon was designed based on the ‘Akita Dog Stuffed Toy’ jointly developed and sold by the Akita and Odate-Noshiro Airport terminal buildings.

When Akita Airport was to update the bulletin board system, the company that manages the system proposed the idea. The company has its bulletin boards in operation at other airports. For instance, Kumamon,’ Kumamoto Prefecture’s highly popular character, is displayed at Kumamoto Airport. Miyagi Prefecture’s local character ‘Musubi Maru’ is displayed at Sendai Airport, Yamagata Prefecture’s character ‘Kitekero-kun’ is displayed at Yamagata Airport, ‘Gegege no Kitaro’ is displayed at Yonago Kitaro Airport (Tottori Prefecture), and Tottori Airport has adopted ‘Detective Conan’ as its icon.

>Where Dogs Connect Akita and the World

Where Dogs Connect Akita and the World

Akita Inu (dogs), with their fluffy coat, round eyes, and an adorable tail that curls up, are now famous worldwide. Akita dogs have a strong body and are best known for their loyal personality. The number of Akita dogs raised overseas continues to increase. In Akita Prefecture, the Akita dog's birthplace, there is an active movement to utilize them for tourism promotion. Akita Sakigake Shimpo, entitled "Akitainu News," will circulate various domestic and international information about Akita dogs. The goal is to connect the world and Akita through Akita dogs.

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