Hachi (eight) was an Akita breed dog, one of the most popular in Japan, who lived with Hidesaburō Ueno, professor of Agricultural Engineering at the University of Tokyo.
Every morning, the faithful Hachi accompanied the professor to Shibuya station and returned, every afternoon, to receive him; until one day, Ueno suffered a brain hemorrhage while teaching and passed away.
When he verified that his friend did not return, the dog stayed to live in front of the station. People, moved by his devotion, began to feed him and nicknamed him Hachikō (the loyal Hachi).
Hachikō died ten years later in front of Shibuya station. Right there, a bronze statue is erected in his honor.
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