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Hachi's Story

In 1934, a bronze statue of a dog called Hachiko was erected at the Shibuya Train station in Tokyo, Japan. The story of this dog is mentioned below.
Hachiko was born in 1923 and was owned by Eisaburo Ueno, a professor in the agriculture department at the University of Tokyo. The professor used to take a train from the Shibuya Station every day to go to the university. Each day Hachiko accompanied the professor to the train station when he left for work. Upon returning, the professor would find the dog patiently waiting for his master and wagging its tail. This happy routine continued until one fateful day in 1925, when the professor was taken ill on the job and unfortunately died before he could return home. As usual, the dog waited at the train station that day for his master to return back. However, seeing that he wasn't coming back, Hachiko waited till night fell and retuned back home. The next day Hachiko went back to the train station again, waiting for his master to come back. He patiently waited till sunset and then retuned back home. The dog was so devoted to the professor that he continued to visit the train station everyday for the next 10 years! The people who passed the loyal dog each day were so touched by his story that they erected a statue in his honor in 1934.

In 1935, Hachiko died at the very same spot where he used to wait for his master.
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168348 tn?1379357075
I watched the move twice!  And, that's a record for me .. I usually cannot sit still for the first showing LOL!
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203342 tn?1328737207
I saw this movie too and was so touched by the devotion of this dog to his master. It was a beautiful story. Thanks for the reminder!
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874521 tn?1424116797
I just saw this movie and I just balled my eyes out, what a touching story....that poor dog, waited his whole life for his master to return, what devotion..♥
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535822 tn?1443976780
The wonder of animals ..always I see wonderful dogs where I live neglected and left alone,it makes me so sad ...
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