"O-namae wa nan desu ka?" - About the kennel name.
KURENAI NO KAZE
That's Japanese for “Crimson Wind”.
Sounds pretty nice, doesn’t it?
Sure, having a nice kennel name does not say anything at all about the quality of our dogs, but maybe there is more than that. It is a name that was found in the same way as how we breed: with love and attention. Which is why it has such a personal background.
Kurenai No Kaze (a.k.a. Crimson Wind) first of all refers to Chihiro, our red girl who is able to run like the wind. Then there is the link with Peter's last name—van der Lugt—Dutch for “from the sky” and of course where the wind comes from.
Last but not least, inspiration was found in Kurenai no Buta, a Japanese film classic by Miyazaki Hayao. More details about the connection with this critically acclaimed director can be found on the Our Story page, though in the case of our kennel name, it is the movie's message that truly matters.
In Kurenai no Buta the main protagonist is a fighter pilot that somehow turned into a pig. It is a movie that ingeniously remembers us not all is about outer appearance. Instead, in the end it is people's inner self and actions that we should value.
The same is the case for the Japanese Akita Inu. While having gorgeous looks, it is their character that counts.
ABOUT THE NAME
紅 (くれない, kurenai)
deep red; crimson
の (no)
indicates possessive
風 (かぜ, kaze)
wind; breeze
