Yutaka Kobayashi runs the Kobayashi Sake Shop in Nagaoka City, Niigata Prefecture. He has an Akita dog named Yumi (two-year-old female), who became popular after a video of her pushing a cart was posted to social media. Mr. Kobayashi said, “I never intended to make Yumi my signature dog, but […]
The winter issue of Shi-Ba, a Japanese Dog magazine published by Tatsumi Shuppan (Tokyo) in November last year, featured Akita dogs, including ones from Akita Prefecture, with over 34 pages. According to the magazine’s representative, this is the first-time other dogs except Shiba dogs have been on the cover page […]
Maru (one-year-old female), a brindle Akita dog, lives at the kodomo shokudo (children’s cafeteria) “Maru-chan” in Odate City, Akita Prefecture. She is now struggling to become a signature dog to entertain visitors to the cafeteria. The children’s cafeteria is opened about twice a month by a citizens’ group called “Volunteer […]
Seibundo Shinkosha (Tokyo) has released next year’s calendar full of fluffy and adorable Akita dogs. The photographs featured in the calendar are of the dogs of writer and photographer Yoko Sakamaki, who lives in the Normandy region of France. She captured the innocent expressions of puppies and adult dogs relaxing […]
The Osaka competition for the Wasao Grand Prize, in which long-haired Akita dogs gather to compete for attractiveness, was held in Izumiotsu City, Osaka Prefecture, on March 13. Mosuke (one-year-old male) Akita dog owned by Miiki Kamimori, and his wife, Miaki, both from Sakai City, won the grand prize. Twenty-five […]
When you pet the doll, it makes the realistic noises of an Akita dog. Trend Master (Kawasaki City, President Atsushi Nakata), which manufactures and sells toys and other products, will release a Hachiko model of its stuffed toy “Nade Nade Wan-chan” to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the loyal dog […]
The French Club of the Akita Dog Preservation Society held its first “Club Exhibition,” a contest for the appearance of Akita dogs, in France this month. Writer and photographer Yoko Sakamaki, who herself raises Akita dogs in the Normandy region of France, reports on the event. On October 9, a […]
Mrs. Todo Kaoru, of Izumi, Akita City, lives with her three Akita dogs. Each dog has a different coat color, red, white, or brindle. She said, “I have welcomed them into my family through various connections, and it just so happened that all three colors came together.” The living room […]
“No More Fraud, No More Gangs, No More Drunk Driving!” – A character from the “Ginga” series by Takahashi Yoshihiro, a manga artist from Higashinaruse Village, Akita, is featured on a new crime prevention poster series by the Yokote Police Station (Chief Hatakeyama Hiroshi) of the Akita Prefectural Police. Posters […]
Akita City’s Aeon Style Goshono has opened a “YOU+MORE!”, which sells knick-knacks usually available only online and through catalogs of Felissimo, a Kobe City-based company. The limited-time store currently has a sale on a variety of cute goods featuring various animals, including Akita dogs. One of the highlighted goods at […]
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.
