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 […]
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 […]
Mongolian Ambassador to Japan, Mr. Dambadarjaa Batjargal, visited Odate City, the hometown of Akita dogs, on December 7th, 2020. Ambassador Batjargal finds Akita dogs intriguing and toured several facilities in Odate to learn more about them. The ambassador believes that Akita dogs will help promote an international relationship between Mongolia […]
A family in Odate City, Akita Prefecture, will have their Akita dog receive training, not culling after it bit members of the family. Ms. Suzuki Akiko, a dog trainer of One for Akita, is trying to end culling as a customary practice. Ms. Suzuki said, “Merely killing ferocious dogs does […]
Last year, Wannyapia Akita, a prefectural animal welfare center located in the Yuwa district, rescued a small stray Akita dog. That stray dog was Komachi, and later became the representative of Akita Prefecture to welcome Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako’s arrival. Wannyapia opened in April 2019 as a base facility to create an […]
On October 25th, an event took place at the open garden “Mori no Terrace” in Katsurase, Kitaakita, Akita, where people could enjoy listening to the piano and interacting with long-haired Akita dogs. About forty Akita dog owners and fans from Akita Prefecture and around Japan experienced various piano renditions alongside […]
On October 11th, the Akita Dog Preservation Society held the 96th Prefectural South Branch Exhibition in the parking lot of the Prefectural Museum of Agricultural Science in Otomo, Daisen City, Akita. Forty-six Akita dogs were exhibited from 11 branches inside and outside Akita Prefecture and competed for robust physiques 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.
