Sources & Further Reading
The Kai Ken Club of Great Britain would not be able to provide all the information we have without thanks from the below sources. If you would like to do further reading, please check out the links below!
Books
- 日本犬の活きた訓練 - 磯貝晴雄/著 日本犬柴犬猪犬研究所出版部
Active Training for Japanese Dogs by Haruo Isogai
Published by the Nihonken Shibainu Shishiinu Training Laboratory (1936) - 愛犬の友臨時増刊日本犬中型
Aiken No Tomo - Medium Sized Japanese Dog Extra Edition
Published by Seibundo Shinkosha (1971) - 日本犬
Japanese Dogs by Hirota Naotaka and Nagakura Yoshio
Published by Kodansha (1972) - 日本犬 名犬写真集4 愛犬の友
Written by Aiken No Tomo
Published by Seibundo Shinkosha (1976) - 甲斐犬の神髄、ここにあり。
The Essence of the Kai Ken by Seiji Amemiya
Published by Waki Publishing (2017) - Japan's Best Friend: Dog Culture in the Land of the Rising Sun by Manami Okazaki
Published by Prestel (2022)
History
- Kai Ken Aigokai - History of the Kai Ken Aigokai
- Kai Ken Aigokai - About the Kai Ken
- Kai Dog History & Commentary
- Kofu City - Discovered by People from Kofu! Yamanashi Prefecture Native Kai Ken
- Okabe-San of Tenrou Kensha
- Kai Ken Fuji-Kami
- Tensho Kensha - Kai Ken Characteristics
- Nihon Ken Blog - The Kai
- Nihon Ken Blog - Kai Ken Aigokai (1)
- Nihon Ken Blog - Kai Ken Aigokai (2)
Breed Standards
Health
Japanese Language & Glossary
- Jisho
- Nihon Ken Blog - One Man, One Dog
- Nihon Ken Blog - Hunting & The Nihon Ken
- Nihon Ken Blog - Hunting with Dogs in Japan
- Nihon ken Blog - NIPPO: Hunting and the Nihon Ken
- Nihon Ken Blog - Dekisugi
- Nihon Ken Blog - Showing a Dog at a NIPPO Show
- E. Ishii - The Nihon Ken Hozonkai Japanese Dog Standard
- Kaiju Kennels - Nihon Ken Glossary
- Kai Ken Aigokai - 153rd Exhibition Special
- Tenrou Kensha - Shishi Inu Gata vs Shika Inu Gata
- Wikipedia - Monuments of Japan