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The Shikoku breed originated on the island of Shikoku, the smallest of the four main Japanese islands. Shikoku means 'four provinces', and refers to the four former provinces which made up the island: Awa, Tosa, Sanuki, and Iyo. Present day Shikoku is made up of four prefectures, Ehime, Kagawa, Kōchi, and Tokushima.

At the time of the classification of the Shikoku as a breed, there were several 'types' from different regions on the island. One thing all these regions have in common is that they are all very mountainous difficult areas to reach.

The original lines of Shikoku were the Awa, Hongawa, Hata, and Uwajima. The Uwajima and and Hata were virtually indistinguishable and so from early on were lumped together as Hata. The Awa line vanished fairly on, leaving the Hongawa and Hata lines as the 2 bloodlines that make up the modern day Shikoku.

Most of the Shikoku today are a mix of both lines, although there are a few breeders who maintain relatively pure lines of one type or the other. Most Hata lines today are descended from Matsukaze-gou, a stud that was actually a Hata/Hongawa mix, but carried toward the Hata line.

3 famous Hongawa line studs, the Choushun-gou, Kusu-gou, and Kuma-gou. The Hongawa line is from the area around Hongawa Village. An early history of the area tells us that the area was first settled by professional hunters. Even within this line there were subtle differences in type depending on which village they were from.

The Hata line is from the south eastern part of the island. 2 famous studs out of this line, Goma-gou and Mutsu-gou

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The Shikoku is a dog of marked endurance, keen in sense with a naive feeling, energetic and highly alert. He is an enthusiastic hunter and docile towards his master.

The original Shikoku, or Kochi-ken, existed in the mountain ranges of Kochi Prefecture on the island of Shikoku. They were highly valued by the Matagi (Japanese hunters) as a tracker of game, particularly wild boar. He is a medium-sized dog with well-balanced and well-developed, clean-cut muscles. He has pricked ears and a curled or sickle tail. His conformation is strong, well-boned, and compact. His outer coat is rather harsh and straight and his undercoat is soft and dense. The hair on his tail is long. His coat can be red, black and tan, or sesame, which is a well-mixed color of black, red, and white hairs. - By AKC

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