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Matagi (Dog)

The Matagi (マタギ犬 Matagi-inu) was a mid-sized hunting dog that lived in the Tohoku and Hokkaido regions of Japan. They were possibly introduced to Japan from the Korean peninsula. Fossil remains of Matagi dogs have been discovered in the Akita region, dating from 8000BC to 200BC.

The Matagi dog was used to hunt deer, serow and bears.