With a “desire to support Akita,” a woman in Daisen City, Akita Prefecture, invented “Naguwan,” a Namahage character dressed in an Akita dog costume, and marketed three types of items with the design. Sachiyo Kumagai, a convenience store manager, conceived the idea. Currently, key chains, handkerchiefs, and hair bands are […]
UGO HUB, a rental space and guesthouse in Nishimonai, Ugo Town, Akita Prefecture, has a six-year-old male Akita dog named Sun (English pronunciation) as its signature dog. From February to March of this year, Sun traveled by car to 43 prefectures with his owner Yuji Muraoka, the owner of UGO […]
“The Akita Inu News” invites Akita dog owners to submit “special photos” that they have taken of their dogs. Please send us pictures of Akita dogs that you would like to show off to everyone, such as their smiling expressions, how they wish to be pampered by their families, or […]
This August broke the record for the hottest temperature ever recorded in Akita Prefecture and for the hottest consecutive days in the prefecture’s history. It was not only people who were suffering from the heat. The same went for the fluffy-haired Akita dogs. Here is a look at how these […]
Two leading figures in Odate City, Akita Prefecture, have been at the forefront of the Akita dog breeder industry. The two figures are Hisae Hikage, 73, a 50-year veteran who retired this spring from Shakanai, and Shoji Hatakeyama, 80, from Hinai, Nakano, who has often made headlines by giving away […]
The roadside station at Odate-Noshiro Airport in Wakigami, Kita-Akita City, Akita Prefecture, has issued a limited number of 600 “Souvenir Tickets” printed with the official logo of the project to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the famed loyal Akita dog, Hachiko. The souvenir tickets are memorabilia for visitors to remember […]
An Akita dog pattern has been adopted for the limited edition “FANS Uniform” of the Akita Northern Happinets of the Men’s B-League Basketball Division 1 (Japan Professional Basketball League). The FANS uniform will be one of the benefits of its fan club membership for the 2023-2024 season. The team players […]
Starting in July, the prefecture is raising funds for lifetime care fees for protected Akita dogs. Through Government Crowd Funding (GCF) using the Hometown Tax Donation System, the target amount is two million yen. Donations can be made until October 4th, 2023, via the dedicated page on the Furusato Choice website. […]
Yukinori Konno of Wakatake, Daisen City, Akita Prefecture, decided to adopt a four-month-old male Akita dog named Fuku (blessing) at the Akita Dog Preservation Society’s Headquarters Exhibition held in Omagari, Akita. This event was the first time the preservation society’s exhibition took place in Omagari and was held in May […]
“Tazawako Kyoei Palace” (Representative Director: Kosuke Kikawa) is a restaurant and souvenir store located by Lake Tazawa in Senboku City, Akita Prefecture. Behind the building, there is an area where the tourists getting off large buses gather as if they were lured to the site. They shout “Cute!” or “Look […]
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.
