The story of Hachiko, a loyal dog

Hachiko (ハチ公, November 10, 1923 – March 8, 1935) was a legendary loyal dog in Japanese history. Its breed is the Akita Dog from Odate City, Akita Prefecture.

　In 1987, it was adapted into the movie "The Tale of Hachiko Tadashi", starring Tatsuya Nakadai, about a university professor who adopted a small Akita dog and named it "Hachiko". After the death of Ueno Shujiro, Ah Ya still came to the station morning and evening, and spent his life accompanying and waiting for the people who never returned, until seven years later, on a stormy evening, the faltering, thin and weak Ah Hachi slowly fell into the snow next to the station and never got up again.

　　Hachiko is a dog, but is famous in Japan, and Hachiko is synonymous with loyalty.

　　Born in Odate City in 1923, Hachiko is a purebred white Akita dog. Two months after its birth, it was carried home by Aesaburo Ueno, a professor of agriculture at the University of Tokyo, who was alone. The professor leaves work late every day, and in the twilight, at the exit of Shibuya Station, he is bound to see his dog. Hachiko was there every night to greet his master.

　　On April 21, 1925, the professor died of a heart attack while in school. Ueno's relatives and friends were well aware of the professor's deeply moving relationship with Hachiko, and someone adopted the one-and-a-half-year-old Hachiko home. However, in Hachiko's mind, its true sole owner is still Hidesaburo Ueno, so it still travels to and from Shibuya Station rain or shine.