Matsu (two-year-old male) “This photo was taken after our morning walk when he greeted me after I returned from work. He’s usually very energetic, but he showed a rare, dignified expression at this moment.”(Nagayo Kasai – Takamatsu City, Kagawa Prefecture) Mei (two-year-old female) “This was taken at the Akita International […]
Kira (11-year-old female) and her daughter Yura (eight-year-old female), who were popular at Akita dog-related events and were exhibit members of the Akita Inu no Sato of the Odate City Visitor Center, have “retired” from their work. The reasons were illness and aging, and they will not appear at events […]
Royal Hotel Odate in Nakamichi, Odate City, Akita, has two Akita dogs, a male named Eito and a female named Hina. The hotel has been keeping them since 2017 at the suggestion of President Hiroshi Nakamura, who said, “As a hotel in the hometown of the famous loyal dog Hachiko, […]
Mr. Matsuhashi Toru and Mrs. Matsuhashi Akiko live with their 11-year-old long-haired male Akita dog, Bantaro, in Funagawaminato, Oga City, Akita Prefecture. He is an extremely quiet dog, and even Toru and Akiko rarely hear him bark. Bantaro is not a suitable watchdog, but he acts like a healer and […]
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.
