Two-year-old Eito is one of the pair of Akita dogs that greet visitors to the Royal Hotel Ōdate in the city of Ōdate, Akita Prefecture. (The other is a female dog, Hina.) The two-year-old delights people with his big fluffy tail. But he gets startled if touched suddenly, so it’s a good idea to ask a human staffer before petting him.

(Originally published in Japanese. Created in cooperation with Cable Networks Akita.)