varieties of Akita are a pure Japanese strain, called Akita Inu or Akita-ken, and a larger mixed strain, commonly referred to as the "American Akita". However...

Shiba Inu was originally bred for hunting. It looks similar to other Japanese dog breeds such as the Akita Inu or Hokkaido, but the Shiba Inu is a different...

for the six native Japanese dog breeds: the Akita Inu, Hokkaido, Kai Ken, Kishu, Shikoku, and Shiba Inu. Nippo also issues the Nippo Standard, which...

Hachikō (ハチ公, November 10, 1923 – March 8, 1935) was a Japanese Akita dog remembered for his remarkable loyalty to his owner, Hidesaburō Ueno, for whom...

Japanese breeds, it is intermediate in size between the large Akita Inu and the small Shiba Inu; all are within the Spitz family of dogs.[citation needed]...

dog): The main protagonist. A tiger-striped (tora-ge), or silver brindle Akita Inu pup. He is the pup that ultimately leads the final battle against Akakabuto...

northern Honshu, along the west coast, spanning Niigata, Yamagata, and Akita Prefectures. Most of Japan's copper, lead, zinc and chromite is located...

America in 2020 by Manga Planet. The series tells the story of a young Akita Inu pup called Gin (Japanese for "silver") who leaves his master, a young...

Shūichirō Umeda A high school boy who suddenly finds himself turned into an Akita Inu puppy. He is taken in by his classmate Karen Inukai, on whom he has a...

a Kishu. This makes Weed, the main character, a Kishu/Akita mix—his father Gin was an Akita Inu. Gamu, Kusakage, Shiba, Tsuchigumo, Oboro, and Honō, the...