Shibuya is a famous shopping destination in Tokyo. There are many big stores. To walk to buy together, tired to one side After walking tired, there are still many restaurants serving the both sides. In a day there are many people. But there will be a statue named Hachiko, popular with Japanese teenagers Often promise to love each other forever and faithfully in front of the statue of Hachiko, the faithful dog
Hachiko is the name of the Akita dog breed of Hideaboo Ueno, professor at the Department of Agriculture of University of tokyo That he has raised At the end of every evening that Hachiko, a smart dog, will walk. The owner is near Shibuya Station. Until one day So sad happens when Hideyaburo Ueno died from bleeding in the brain. Causing his beloved boss to not be able to go to see Hachiko at the train station anymore Hagiko waits for his boss. Day after day, he doesn't meet his boss. With the hope of this faithful dog Still do as usual, always waiting for the boss to come home every evening and sometimes being chased by the station master
Until one day, Hachiko became well-known to the whole country. One student in Ueno has researched Akita dogs, of which only 30 are actually dogs and Hachiko is one of them. Allowing the young students to study the history of Hachi in detail, giving insight into all the events. In 1932, one of these articles was published in Tokyo. By the Asahi Shimbun newspaper About the dog story that Most honest Until causing the Japanese to respect the honesty of Hachiko
In the year Hachiko died on March 8, 1935 in the streets of Shibuya. With liver and heart parasites, the digestive system has problems. After Hachiko's death Was kept at The Japanese National Science Museum is ready to build a monument in front of Shibuya Station. And created a badge Hachiko's memorial beside the pit Of the boss that he has always been waiting for
