Efforts and natural monument designation to re-produce
When the Taisho era filled by academics and stakeholders, public opinion that "shalt be saved the Akita dog" was growing. It Became the center of the preservation movement as Odate mayor (IzumiShigeru-ka) When it was feared the Zatsu-ka. Such a move is not to be limited to the Akita dog, and Zatsu-ka with Hiroshi dogs by liberalization, etc. Imported relics biased and transportation of the Meiji era, and save motion of as the recoil, the country of Nipponinu is common movement, the case of the Akita dog, might have been a tremendous thing on the degree of Zatsu-ka for fighting dogs.
Under such flow, in 1919, the Act on tribal protection, ie natural monument preservation law was promulgated. The Watase Shozaburo which moved to become a center towards the enactment of the law, is also the central figure of "Japanese dog conservative movement" at the time. Watase et al next in 1920, as a delegation of the Ministry of the Interior, Odate town for the investigation Akita dog visited the (now Odate), this time type of Zatsu-ka is grossly, and natural Memorial I did not reach specified to things. Watase is that has made a presentation entitled to be "concerning the origin of Japanese dogs" in the Zoological Society of 1922, the focus of most of the discussion was the Akita dog.
Since then, Akita efforts to dog breeding improvement and re-produced by like-minded person is more gaining momentum, in May 1927, "Akita dog Preservation Society" was established by Mayor et al. Japanese dog Preservation Society (Akita dog, Hokkaido, Shiba Inu, Kai Ken, Shikoku for the purpose of storage such as a dog) of was established in Tokyo, than this one year late 1928 (1928) of June is that.
Preservation Society since the establishment of, efforts to Akita dog reconstruction is finally become a full-scale, of the 1931 spring, through the re-investigation by Kaburagi outside. The same year on July 31, and excellent dog of 9 dogs but, it has led to receive the designation as a national natural monument as "Akita dog (Akitainu)". This is the first natural monument designated as Japan dog.
1932 years after this one year (1932) October 4, go back unexpected Eizaburo husband Ueno Akita continue to wait in (Tokyo Imperial University) Shibuya Station Hachiko InuTadashiinu of the article is "intended or old dog story" as it is reported in the Asahi Shimbun, was attracting attention. The second 1934 years later (1934) April, Hachiko in Shibuya, Tokyo Ekito is unveiling. Hachiko next March 8, 1935, died at 11 years of age 4 months, the faithful Akita dog to master, along with the name of the faithful dog Hachiko, was supposed to be more and more known world. From around this time in 1934, Akita dog Preservation Society conducted a dog nationality registration, the 1938 is also enacted "Akita dog standard", were to be held Trade but, it was decided that by the outbreak of the Pacific War, it is suspended.
