I want to tell the story of a dog who lived many years ago, but that leaves us incredible teaching unconditional love and loyalty .. moreover, as this race has been so rubbish, along with other large breeds in our country lately, I think it is appropriate to show that things are as they are painted on the news. Well, here we go ..
Hachiko was born in the Japanese province of Akita in 1923. Akita was bred, white.
Luck Hachiko illuminated when the 2-month-old was sent to the teacher's home Department of Agriculture, University of Tokyo, Dr. Eisaburo Ueno. The teacher took him to his home near Shibuya station, where he proved a kind and friendly owner. The dog in turn adored him.
course, Hachiko was not accompanying him to the university. But what it did was leave the house every morning with the teacher and walked with him to the Shibuya station.
The dog watched as the owner bought the ticket and then disappeared into the crowd that boarded the train. Later, Hachiko would sit in the small plaza and waited there to its owner who was returning from work in the afternoon.
This happened every day. This is how the image of the teacher with his dog became familiar in Shibuya Station, and the history of the loyalty of this animal has spread around with ease. People passing through Shibuya always said this.
One tragedy erupted on the evening of May 21, 1925. The health teacher was not very good in those days and suddenly suffered a heart attack at the university. He died before he could return home. In Shibuya, Hachiko waited in front of the station.
Soon news of the sudden death of Professor reached Shibuya. Immediately many people thought of the poor dog had accompanied everyday. Several had the same attitude and went to the small square to convince the dog to return home, as if he could understand.
The next morning, Hachiko was seen opposite the station, waiting for his master. Waited all day vain. The next day I was there again and so it was day after day. The days became weeks, weeks months, months years and yet the dog was going every morning to the station, waited all day and when the time came back from his master, among all those faces looked strange to him that loved. Did not take into account the conditions weather, rain, sun, wind and snow did not prevent his daily pilgrimage to meet his love, loyalty to his human friend never died.
Hachiko's loyalty was demonstrated by an extraordinary effect among Japanese residents of Shibuya. He became a hero, the beloved figure of the area. Travelers who are absent for an extended period would always ask for him upon his return.
In April 1934, the kind people of Shibuya hired Teru Ando, \u200b\u200ba famous Japanese sculptor, to conduct a statue of Hachiko. The bronze statue was placed in front of the station, where I used to wait Hachiko. Almost
years later, on March 7, 1935 Hachiko died at the foot of his own statue because of his age, but that did not stop her story and Ando Teru statue made famous throughout Japan. Hachiko came every day during the ten years he survived his master, to look into the crowd at the station ...
During the war all the statues were cast for the production of arms, Hachiko did not escape this fate and unfortunately the sculptor was killed. But folks still remembering Shibuya Hachiko and his message of loyalty. So it was decided to form a Society for the replacement of the statue of Hachiko, and the company hired the son of Teru Ando, Takeshi Ando, \u200b\u200bwho was also an excellent sculptor. The new statue was inaugurated in 1947.
Today, the exquisite statue of Hachiko remains in the middle of the square in front of Shibuya Station. We can find about her sources, newsstand magazines and smiling people telling the story of Hachiko to small or not.
On 8 April of each year marks a Hachiko in the plaza outside the Shibuya train station.
Chuken The remains of Hachiko (in Japanese faithful dog Hachiko) rest alongside those of his master Dr. Eusaburo Ueno, in a corner of his master's grave in Aoyama Cemetery, Minmi-Aoyama, Minato- Ku, Tokyo.
even made a movie in tribute to Hachiko. Premiered in 1987 and its title is "Hachiko monogatari."
