Odate City sent an Akita puppy to Minamisoma City in Fukushima Prefecture on April 30, 2021. Minamisoma City requested help to prevent crop damage caused by wild animals like boars, which has increased since the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in 2011. The puppy will work together […]
The amusement complex Akita Furusato Mura in Yokote City, Akita Prefecture, reopened on March 20th, 2021. The renovation involved replacing trick art in the amusement building and installing a state-of-the-art operating system in the planetarium. The “Wonder Castle,” an amusement building resembling a castle, now has an area where visitors […]
The unique exhibition “Watanabe Osamu’s Sweets Deco Art: Candy Kingdom” is being held at the Akita Museum of Art until May 9th, 2021. Following are the comments from contemporary artist and sweets designer Mr. Osamu Watanabe: Have you ever heard of “Sweets Deco Art”? It is a genre of art […]
One-year-old male Akita dog Fuku once faced life and death as a newborn puppy because his mother refused to feed him. Luckily for Fuku, a couple adopted him, and he is now living a wholesome and happy life with his new family. This article highlights a recent visit to Fuku’s […]
A recording event for the Japan-Russia co-production film Palma was held at a Tokyo studio on March 4th, 2021. The movie features a loyal Russian dog named Palma, which reminded everyone of Hachiko, the famous Akita dog. One of the movie casts, Ms. Dan Mitsu from Yokote City of Akita Prefecture, recorded her […]
One and a half months have passed since the three-year-old male Akita dog Taiga started training at Wannyapia, a prefectural Animal Protection Center in Akita. In the early stages of his training, Taiga growled and fiercely glared at people just for approaching him. How is Taiga progressing and what changes […]
Five-year-old Gonta and four-year-old Torajiro are two male siblings living in Yuzawa City, Akita. They once modeled for a photo book and attracted many people at various events in Akita Prefecture. But with record snowfall this winter in Yuzawa and coronavirus restrictions still in place, the two Akita dogs have […]
An Akita dog has been receiving training since early February 2021 at Wannyapia Akita, a Prefectural Animal Protection Center in Akita City, after it was sent there for biting people. Ms. Suzuki Akiko, a dog trainer for One for Akita, has been training the dog for the past three weeks. […]
A new English picture book titled HACHI is based on the famous loyal dog Hachiko from Odate City, Akita Prefecture. HACHI will be published on March 8th, 2021, the anniversary date of Hachiko’s passing. Mr. Sakuraba Eietsu, a former bureaucrat of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries from Katakami […]
Contribution: Nagoshi Kenro, Select Professor, Akita International University, Institute for Asian Studies and Regional Collaboration Nagoshi Kenro is a select professor at Akita International University, Institute for Asian Studies and Regional Collaboration (Modern Russian Studies) and is also an advisory member of “Akita Inu no Sato,“(1) an official museum facility […]
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.
