Japanese Spitz Foundation

Japan Founders: White King (Hakuō)

Yuliya Malinina
2–3 minutes
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Japanese Spitz archival photography preserved as part of the breed history conservation project japanesespitz.org

name: White King / 白王 (Hakuō)
gender: Male
breed: Japanese Spitz
origin country: Japan
kennel: Port Masuda
birth date: 5 July1951
role: Foundation Sire

White King / 白王 (Hakuō) was born on July 5, 1951. White King (白王) was sired by Happo Kimura (ハッポーキムラ) and the dam was Cherry For (チェリー)

Hakuō-go
白王号		Happo Kimura
ハッポウキムラ
Cherry
チェリー

Hakuō-go

Mr Piasentin [1] mentioned Hakuō as a founder of the one of dozen original lines in Japanese spitz breed. According this book, Hakuō type is characterized by a light and elongated body constitution. It has average-length limbs and a medium-sized head. The type has a pointed muzzle and medium-small height. Its coat is relatively short. The type is known for excellent agility and a lively temperament. And if think about line domination order this line on the top.

I only found one photo of this dog. You can see its sketch below. I was always curious about his real appearance. I feel we still see similar dogs on the street and in rings. I restored this from an old blurred photo in black & white to better show off the details.

Lineage

Hakuo-go (白王号) was sired by Happo Kimura (ハッポウキムラ). It was followed by Fuji-go (富士号), and then Connie of Arakawa (コニー・オブ・アラカワ), other famous dogs who shared the same parents. Hakuo-go won the Minister’s Prize (大臣賞) and many other awards.

Sometimes he mentioned as 白王 , sometimes as 白王号. From the post Japan Founders: White Dragon (白龍號 – Hakuryū), you already know this information. The difference between 白王 (Hakuō) and 白王号 (Hakuō-gō) lies in the suffix “号” (gō). You can see that the suffix is used when the animal’s name is formally registered. Examples include show dogs and working animals like police dogs or breeding dogs. This name may not be the normal name of the animal. In English, show dogs can have a registered name and a day-to-day name (“call name”).

  • 白王 (Hakuō) translates directly to “White King,” referring to the name itself.
  • 白王号 (Hakuō-gō) implies “White King” as a formal or registered name.

According [2, 3] he had later rewards

  • April 1953, International Champion Exhibition, Prime Minister’s Award
  • April 1954, 3rd International Livestock Exhibition, 1st Place, Best of Breed Award

Yashiro Kiyoshi (矢代喜代) from 69 Otsuka Sakashita-cho, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo is listed as his owner. Also it was supposed to handle all questions to Mr. Shimizu Shigejiro, 2-374 Oku-cho, Arakawa-ku, Tokyo TEL: (89) 4605.

According to records, Hakuo-gō mated with several women, including:

  • Chimi of Arakawa (チミー・オブ・アラカワ)
  • Chiromi Nomura (チロミ・ノムラ)
  • Lily (リリー)
  • Queen of Kaneko (クイーン・オブ・カネコ)

These matings produced many notable second and third-generation Japanese Spitz in famouse lines:

  • Golden Star Line (ゴールデンスター系)
  • St. Paul Line (セントポール系)
  • Arakawa Line (アラカワ系)
  • Kaneko Line (カネコ系)

Additionally, Hakuo’s maternal lineage includes a male spitz from Harbin named White King (ホワイトキング). Thus, White King (ホワイトキング) is an ancestor on Cherry For’s (チェリー) side.

To be continued ….

References

  1. Marco G Piasentin ‘The Japanese Spitz’, Self-published by Zeilo Edizioni, Padua Italy ISBN 88-85689-16-7  
  2. Spitz Handbook | Seibundo Shinkosha Co., Ltd. – “スピッツ読本 誠文堂新光社版”
  3. Spitz Bible by Miwako Okada. | Seibundo Shinkosha Co., Ltd. – スピッツ バイブル. 日本人の英知と工夫から誕. した国産犬種. 岡田美和子. ISBN978-4-416-92265-1

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