Royal Spitz

Japanese spitz was very very popular in Japan in the 1950's.
But they are not popular or common any more, 

and they are a rather rare breed these days.

When I take the dogs out for a walk,
very often I get talked to by middle aged people

 who feel nostalgic about the dog.

This is a photo which shows 

even the royals loved Japanese spitz.
The two girls are
Princess Aisin-Gioro Huisheng and 

her younger sister Aisin-Gioro Yunsheng, 

who were the nieces of the Last Emperor Puyi, 

together with their Japanese mother ‪Hiro Saga‬, 

and their pet Japanese spitz dogs.


婦人公論（2009年2月7日号（1月22日発売））に掲載されていた

愛新覚羅慧生と妹の福永嫮生

（映画「ラストエンペラー」の題材となった溥儀の姪）

と母の‪嵯峨浩、そしてペットの日本スピッツの写真。
スピッツも姉妹も笑顔でカワイイ。