Methods for inducing so-called allergic rhinitis in animals were shown and studies of the therapeutic effects of treatments for allergic rhinitis in animal models were listed.There are two distinct animal models of allergic rhinitis. The first is an ani m al model of nasal allergy and the second, a model of nasal hyperreactivity. Some methods were developed to improve the objective evaluation of nasal symptoms in animal model of allergic rhinitis. Moreover, good therapeutic results were seen in animal models in these cases.In Japan animal models will be used more often in the future in clarifying the mechanisms of nasal allergy and hyperreactivity onset and in evaluating therapies for these diseases. The evaluation of nasal allergy, hyperreactivity, and hyperreactive symptoms must be continually improved upon.