Akita

Spitz, sled & primitive dogs · Japan, United States

About the Akita

The Akita Inu is a Japanese dog breed of large size. Originating from the mountains of northern Japan, the Akita has a short double coat similar to that of many other northern spitz breeds. The breed traces its roots to the Matagi Inu, a chūgata ken historically used by the Matagi—traditional hunters of the Tōhoku region—for tracking and subduing large game such as tsukinowaguma, inoshishi and kamoshika in snow-covered mountain terrain.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Akita (dog breed)” (lead section), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Varieties on the map

These varieties have their own Wikidata entries but are covered by this Wikipedia article, so they share this page: American Akita (United States).

Type	Spitz, sled & primitive dogs
Origin (Wikidata)	Japan, United States
Origin (Wikipedia infobox)	Japan
Map pin	Representative point in Japan (not an exact location)
Height	Males: 25–28 in (64–71 cm) Females: 23–26 in (58–66 cm)
Weight	Males: 60–130 lb (27–59 kg) Females: 55–100 lb (25–45 kg)
Size class	Large (our grouping, from the weight above)
FCI classification	Group 5 (standard no. 255)
Wikidata	Q29164

Height and weight as given in the infobox of the Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA 4.0), with unit conversions added; we omit figures we cannot read reliably.

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