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Akita Inu
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Akita Inu er afbrigði hunda af norður-japönskum uppruna. Sögulega voru þeir notaðir af matagi (þeir í norðurhluta Japans sem veiða á veturna) sem varðhundar og til bjarnaveiða.
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Einn þekktasti Akita Inu sögunnar er Hachikō, sem beið eftir eiganda sínum á lestarstöð í Tōkyō í níu ár.