AKITA INU HONRAI NO SUGATA WO MOTOMETE

IN SEACH OF THE ORIGINAL AKITA INU

On May 25 and 26, 2024, the 10th European Hozonkai Championship was held in Torino, Italy, celebrating the Akita Inu breed in Europe. As part of the event, an AKIHO Benkyoukai (seminar) was conducted, offering attendees a rare opportunity to learn more about the breed from experts in Japan.

This seminar featured a presentation by AKIHO Vice-Director of Judging Miura Kousei. As a prelude, a short presentation about Akita Inu Hozonkai, previously shown on April 18 in Milan to Odate Mayor Fukuyama Atsushi, was also presented. Furthermore, Miura-san's speech was accompanied by several slides, which are shared below as requested. While they do not include the full details of what was shared by Miura-san, they hopefully do provide an idea of what this year's seminar was about. This includes a newly translated version of AKIHO's Akita Inu Hyoujun (breed standard), as found in the book “AKIHO Honbuten” by Peter van der Lugt.