Hitoshi Kanno, an office worker in Akasaka, Yokote City, Akita Prefecture, and his family keep a tiger-haired Akita dog named Genkuro (four-year-old male), who has a smaller build and adorable eyes. Genkuro’s Instagram (@genkuro_the_akita) is very popular, with 14,000 followers. We went to meet Genkuro, who has charmed many people. Yokote City is a […]
Thank you very much for the many submissions to the “Proud Akita Dog” photo contest held in the Akita Inu Newspaper in October and November 2023. Here are some cute and funny snaps of Akita dogs received from their owners. Sheri (three-year-old male) “He always sleeps unprotected with his tongue […]
Homare (four-year-old female), the signboard dog of Akita Inu no Sato, a visitor center in Odate City, Akita Prefecture, graduated in November. She had played an active role in events and exhibitions and contributed to raising awareness of brindle (tiger-haired) Akita dogs. Homare will be leaving Odate with her owner, […]
The Osaka Wasao Grand Prize, a competition for long-haired Akita dogs, was held in Izumiotsu City, Osaka Prefecture. Twenty dogs entered the competition, and Mochimaru, a two-year-old male dog owned by Shigeo Mitomi of Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture, won the grand prize. Owners showed their dogs’ unique traits and other […]
A voting event titled “Miraculous Bad Face Championship” is being held at Akita Inu no Sato, a visitor center in Odate City, Akita Prefecture, until the end of November. Sixteen Akita dogs that appear in the center’s exhibition are entered in the contest. Several photographs of “bad faces” were taken […]
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 […]
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.
