About us - Meistä
We are a small kennel located in Finland, Tennilä. Behind the kennel name Jikino Kensha works two people, Riina and Juho Haapakallio. Our journey with Nihon Ken breeds started 7 years ago, when we got our first akita "Kami", who ended up beeing mother of our first akita litter. After Kami we got a white akita female Hito who has also been a breeding female in our kennels breeding work. After akitas we wanted to get to know more rare japanese breeds and we started to dream about shikoku. Back then the time wasn't right for this amazing breed and we ended up taking our first shiba "Takeshi" (2012-2016).
When the time was right, we flew our first shikoku to Finland. "Sadako" showed us the huge difference between akita/shiba and shikoku. We also ended up importing a kishu alongside with akita and shiba on our Japan trip. And the rest is history. Nowdays we have bred the first shikoku litter in Finland, we have been Finnish Akita Clubs breeder of the year and we have imported dogs all over the world for our breeding program. But on the top of this all, we have made some great friends during this trip into Nihon Ken.
At the moment we are breeding actively akita and shikoku. We are plannign to breed shiba and kishu, when the timing is right. Our aim is to breed healthy and typical dogs, who fit into breed standard.
Riina and Juho Haapakallio
When the time was right, we flew our first shikoku to Finland. "Sadako" showed us the huge difference between akita/shiba and shikoku. We also ended up importing a kishu alongside with akita and shiba on our Japan trip. And the rest is history. Nowdays we have bred the first shikoku litter in Finland, we have been Finnish Akita Clubs breeder of the year and we have imported dogs all over the world for our breeding program. But on the top of this all, we have made some great friends during this trip into Nihon Ken.
At the moment we are breeding actively akita and shikoku. We are plannign to breed shiba and kishu, when the timing is right. Our aim is to breed healthy and typical dogs, who fit into breed standard.
Riina and Juho Haapakallio