Shiba Inu just means “little dog” or “brushwood dog ... different hues and color combinations available for the Akita Inu.

SEMBOKU, Akita Prefecture—Bukemaru, a beloved Akita Inu who charmed visitors from around ... He, along with his family and shop’s staff, raised the dog with a lot of love.

MITANE, Akita Prefecture--“Walking with an Akita Inu dog,” a fitness program to help people enjoy nature through trail walking, is proving popular here. It gives visitors, as well as locals ...

In summer 2012, Putin received a present of an Akita-Inu dog puppy - the breed well known due to the Kachiko movie - from Governor of Japan’s Akita Prefecture Norihisa Satake TOKYO, December 3.