Hachikō

Hachikō (ハチ公, November 10, 1923 – March 8, 1935) was a Japanese Akita dog
Hachikō (ハチ公)
remembered for his remarkable loyalty to his owner, Hidesaburō Ueno (上野 英三
郎 Ueno Hidesaburō), for whom he continued to wait for over nine years following
Ueno's death.[2]

Hachikō was born on November 10, 1923 at a farm near the city of Ōdate, Akita
Prefecture.[3] In 1924, Hidesaburō Ueno, a professor at the Tokyo Imperial
University, brought him to live in Shibuya, Tokyo as his pet. Hachikō would meet
Ueno at Shibuya Station every day after his commute home. This continued until
May 21, 1925, when Ueno died of a cerebral hemorrhage while at work. From then
until his death in March 8, 1935, Hachikō would return to Shibuya Station every day
to await Ueno's return.

During his lifetime, the dog was held up in Japanese culture as an example of loyalty
and fidelity. Well after his death, he continues to be remembered in worldwide
popular culture, with statues, movies, books, and appearances in various media.
Hachikō is known in Japanese as chūken Hachikō ( 忠 犬 ハ チ 公 ) "faithful dog
Hachikō (c. 1935)
Hachikō", hachi meaning "eight" and the suffix -kō indicating affection.[4]
Species Dog (Canis lupus
familiaris)
Breed Akita Inu
Contents
Sex Male
Life
Publication Born Hachikō
Death 10 November 1923
Legacy
near the city of
Bronze statues Ōdate, Akita
Annual ceremony Prefecture, Japan
Hachikō' "speaks" Died 8 March 1935
Shibuya ward minibus
(aged 11)
Images
Shibuya, Tokyo,
Yaeko Sakano
Japan
Reunion of Hachikō family
Resting Aoyama Cemetery,
Gallery
place Minato, Tokyo
Film and book adaptations
Nation from Japan
In popular culture
Similar cases Known for Waiting perseveringly
for the return of his
See also
deceased owner for
Biography
Endnotes more than nine years
till his death.
Further reading
External links
Title chūken Hachikō (忠犬
ハチ公 faithful dog
Hachikō)
Life Owner Hidesaburō Ueno
 Hachiko, a golden brown Akita, Mate(s) None
was born on November 10, 1923 at Offspring None
a farm located in Ōdate, Akita
Weight 41 kg (90 lb)
Prefecture, Japan. In 1924,
Hidesaburō Ueno, a professor in the Height 64 cm (2 ft 1 in)[1]
agriculture department at the Tokyo Appearance Golden light brown
Imperial University, took Hachikō with white (peach
as a pet and brought him to live in white) color on the
Shibuya Station as it was in the upper face
Shibuya, Tokyo. Ueno would
Taishō and Pre-war Shōwa eras
commute daily to work, and Awards 1st bronze statue of
(1912–1945).
Hachikō would leave the house to Hachikō at Shibuya
greet him at the end of each day at Station (scrapped)
the nearby Shibuya Station. The pair continued the daily routine until May 21, 1925,
2nd bronze statue of
when Ueno did not return. The professor had suffered a cerebral hemorrhage, while
Hachikō at Shibuya
he was giving a lecture, and died without ever returning to the train station in which
Station (where he
Hachikō waited.
waited)
Each day, for the next nine years, nine months and fifteen days, Hachikō awaited bronze statue of
Ueno's return, appearing precisely when the train was due at the station. Hachikō at Ōdate
Station, Japan
Hachikō attracted the attention of other commuters. Many of the people who
bronze statue of
frequented the Shibuya train station had seen Hachikō and Professor Ueno together
Hachikō in front of the
each day. Initial reactions from the people, especially from those working at the
Akita Dog Museum in
station, were not necessarily friendly. However, after the first appearance of the
Odate, Japan
article about him in Asahi Shimbun on October 4, 1932, people started to bring
[5]
Hachikō treats and food to nourish him during his wait. bronze statue of
Hachi at Woonsocket
Depot Square
Publication bronze statue of
One of Ueno's students, Hirokichi Saito, who developed expertise on the Akita Hachikō and
breed, saw the dog at the station and followed him to the Kobayashi home, the home Hidesaburō Ueno at
of Ueno's former gardener, Kuzaboro Kobayashi,[6] where he learned the history of University of Tokyo,
Hachikō's life. Shortly after the meeting, the former student published a documented Japan
census of Akitas in Japan. His research found only 30 purebred Akitas remaining,
including Hachikō from Shibuya Station.

He returned frequently to visit Hachikō, and over the years he published several articles about the dog's remarkable loyalty. In 1932,
one of his articles, published inAsahi Shimbun, placed the dog in the national spotlight.

Hachikō became a national sensation. His faithfulness to his master's memory impressed the people of Japan as a spirit of family
loyalty to which all should strive to achieve. Teachers and parents used Hachikō's vigil as an example for children to follow. A well-
known Japanese artist rendered a sculpture of the dog, and throughout the country
, a new awareness of the Akita breed grew.

Eventually, Hachikō's legendary faithfulness became a national symbol of loyalty, particularly to the person and institution of
Emperors.[7]

Death
Hachikō died on March 8, 1935 at the age of 11. He was found on a street in Shibuya.[8] In March 2011, scientists finally settled the
cause of death of Hachikō: the dog had both terminal cancer and a filaria infection. There were also four yakitori skewers in
[9][10]
Hachikō's stomach, but the skewers did not damage his stomach or cause his death.
Legacy
After his death, Hachikō's remains were cremated and his ashes were buried in
Aoyama Cemetery, Minato, Tokyo where they rest beside those of Hachikō's
beloved master, Professor Ueno. Hachikō's fur, which was preserved after his death,
was stuffed and mounted and is currently on permanent display at the National
Science Museum of Japanin Ueno, Tokyo.[11][12][13][14]

Bronze statues Last known photo of Hachikō -

In April 1934, a bronze statue based in his likeness sculpted by Teru Ando was pictured with his owner's partner
erected at Shibuya Station (35°39′32.6″N 139°42′2.1″E), and Hachikō himself was Yaeko Ueno (front row, second from
right) and station staff in mourning in
present at its unveiling. The statue was recycled for the war effort during World War
Tokyo on March 8, 1935.
II. In 1948, the Society for Recreating the Hachikō Statue commissioned Takeshi
Ando, son of the original artist, to make a second statue. When the new statue
appeared, a dedication ceremony occurred.[15] The new statue, which was erected in
August 1948, still stands and is a popular meeting spot. The station entrance near
this statue is named "Hachikō-guchi", meaning "The Hachikō Entrance/Exit", and is
one of Shibuya Station's five exits.

The Japan Times played an April Fools' joke on readers by reporting that the bronze
statue was stolen a little before 2:00 AM on April 1, 2007, by "suspected metal
thieves". The false story told a very detailed account of an elaborate theft by men
wearing khaki workers' uniforms who secured the area with orange safety cones and
Hachikō's grave beside Professor
obscured the theft with blue vinyl tarps. The "crime" was allegedly recorded on
Ueno's grave in Aoyama Cemetery,
security cameras.[16]
Minato, Tokyo.

A similar statue stands in Hachikō's hometown, in front of Ōdate Station. In 2004, a

new statue of Hachikō was erected in front of the Akita Dog Museum in Odate,
Japan.

After the release of the American movie Hachi: A Dog's Tale (2009) filmed in
Woonsocket, Rhode Island, the Japanese Consulate in the United States helped the
Blackstone Valley Tourism Council and the city of Woonsocket to unveil an
identical statue of Hachikō at the Woonsocket Depot Square, which was the location
of the "Bedridge" train station featured in the movie.

On March 9, 2015, the Faculty of Agriculture of the University of Tokyo unveiled a

bronze statue depicting Ueno returning to meet Hachikō at the University of Tokyo,
Japan to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Hachikō's death.[17] The statue was
sculpted by Tsutomo Ueda from Nagoya and depicts a very excited Hachikō The Hachikō Statue at Shibuya
jumping up to greet his master at the end of a workday
. Ueno is dressed in a hat, suit, Station in Tokyo is a popular meeting
place.
and trench coat, with his briefcase placed on the ground. Hachikō wears a studded
harness as seen in his last photos.[18]

Annual ceremony
Each year on March 8, Hachikō's devotion is honored with a solemn ceremony of remembrance at Tokyo's Shibuya railroad station.
.[19][20][21]
Hundreds of dog lovers often turn out to honor his memory and loyalty
Hachikō' "speaks"
In 1994, the Nippon Cultural Broadcasting in Japan was able to lift a recording of
Hachikō barking from an old record that had been broken into several pieces. A
huge advertising campaign ensued and on Saturday, May 28, 1994, 59 years after his
[22]
death, millions of radio listeners tuned in to hear Hachikō bark.

Shibuya ward minibus

In 2003, Shibuya ward started new minibus (officially called "community bus")
routes in the ward, and nicknamed them H
" achiko-bus". Now there are four different March 8, 1936, one year anniversary
of Hachiko's death
routes.

Images
In July 2012, rare photos from Hachikō's life were shown at the Shibuya Folk and
Literary Shirane Memorial Museum[23] in Shibuya ward as part of the "Shin Shuzo
Shiryoten" (Exhibition of newly stored materials).[24]

In November 2015, a previously undiscovered photograph of Hachikō was published

for the first time. The image, which was captured in 1934 by a Tokyo bank
[25]
employee, shows the dog relaxing in front of Shibuya Station.
Shibuya Hachiko minibus

Yaeko Sakano
Yaeko Sakano (坂野 八重子 Sakano Yaeko), more often referred as Yaeko Ueno, was an unmarried partner to Hidesaburō Ueno for
about 10 years until his death in 1925. Hachikō was reported to have shown great happiness and affection towards her whenever she
came to visit him. Yaeko died on 30 April 1961 at the age of 76 and was buried at a temple in Taitō, further away from Ueno's grave,
despite her requests to her family members to be buried with her late partner
.

In 2013, Yaeko's record which indicated that she had wanted to be buried with Ueno was found by Sho Shiozawa, the professor of the
University of Tokyo. Shiozawa was also the president of the Japanese Society of Irrigation, Drainage and Rural Engineering, which
manages Ueno’s grave at Aoyama Cemetery.[26]

Later on November 10, 2013, which also marked the 90th anniversary of the Birth of Hachikō, Sho Shiozawa and Keita Matsui, a
curator of the Shibuya Folk and Literary Shirane Memorial Museum, felt the need that Yaeko to be buried together with Ueno and
Hachikō.[27]

The process began with willing consent from the Ueno and Sakano families and the successful negotiations with management of the
Aoyama Cemetery. However, due to regulations and bureaucracy, the process took about 2 years. Shiozawa also went on as one of the
organizers involved with the erection of bronze statue of Hachikō and Ueno which was unveiled on the grounds of the University of
Tokyo on March 9, 2015 to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Hachikō's death.

Reunion of Hachikō family

On 19 May 2016 during the ceremony at the Aoyama Cemetery with both Ueno and Sakano families in present, some of the ashes of
Yaeko Sakano were buried with Ueno and Hachikō, her name and the date of her death was inscribed on the side of his tombstone,
.[28]
thus fulfilling the reunion of Hachikō's family

"By putting the names of both on their grave, we can show future generations the fact that Hachikō had two keepers," Shiozawa said.
"To Hachikō the professor was his father, and Yaeko was his mother," Matsui added.
Gallery

Last moment of Stuffing of Hachikō Crowd of people Helen Keller touching the
Hidesaburō Ueno's gathered around the (1st) (2nd) statue of Hachikō
partner Yaeko Ueno statue of Hachikō on the during her visit to Japan
(front row, second from one anniversary of in 1948
right) and the station staff Hachikō Death in March
in mourning with the 8, 1936
deceased Hachikō in
Tokyo on March 8, 1935.

Monument of Hachikō, in Statue of Hachikō ハ チ 公 前 広 場 (Hachiko Statue of Hachikō at

the Aoyama Cemetery reunited with master Front Square) Odate Station, in Odate,
Ueno Hachikō's original
hometown

Akita posed as Hachikō

exhibited at the National
Museum of Nature and
Science in Ueno

Film and book adaptations

Hachikō was the subject of the 1987 movie Hachi-kō (Hachiko Monogatari) ハ チ 公 物 語 (literally "The Tale of Hachiko"),[29]
directed by Seijirō Kōyama, which told the story of his life from his birth up until his death and imagined spiritual reunion with his
master. Considered a blockbuster success, the film was the last big hit for Japanese film studioShochiku Kinema Kenkyû-jo.[30][31]

Hachi: A Dog's Tale,[32] released in August 2009, is an American movie starring actor Richard Gere, directed by Lasse Hallström,
about Hachikō and his relationship with an American professor & his family following the same basic story, but a little different, for
example Hachiko was a gift to professor Ueno, this part is entirely different in the American version.[33] The movie was filmed in
Woonsocket, Rhode Island, primarily in and around the Woonsocket Depot Square area and also featured Joan Allen and Jason
Alexander. The role of Hachi was played by three Akitas - Leyla, Chico and Forrest. Mark Harden describes how he and his team
trained the three dogs in the book, "Animal Stars: Behind the Scenes with Your Favorite Animal Actors."[34] After the movie was
completed, Harden adopted Chico.

Hachikō is also the subject of a 2004 children's book entitled Hachikō: The True Story of a Loyal Dog, written by Pamela S. Turner
and illustrated by Yan Nascimbene.[35] Another children's book, a short novel for readers of all ages called Hachiko Waits, written by
Lesléa Newman[36] and illustrated by Machiyo Kodaira, was published by Henry Holt & Co. in 2004. Hachiko Waits was released in
paperback by Square Fish (an imprint of MacMillan) in 2008.[37] Hachikō is featured prominently in the 2008 novel The Story of
Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski.[38] Hachikō plays an important part in the 1967 children's book Taka-chan and I: A Dog's
Journey to Japan.[39]

Based on Hachikō story, a movie in Telugu language was produced with the name 'T
ommy'.

In popular culture
"Jurassic Bark", episode 7 of season 4 of the animated series Futurama has an extended homage to Hachikō,[40] with Fry discovering
the fossilized remains of his dog, Seymour. After Fry was frozen, Seymour is shown to have waited for Fry to return for 12 years
outside Panucci's Pizza, where Fry worked, never disobeying his master's last command to wait for him.

[41]
A play was made by Spare Parts Puppet Theatrein Fremantle, Western Australia, and was dedicated to the story of Hachikō.

The 1987 film Hachi-kō (Hachiko Monogatari) ハチ公物語 (literally "The Tale of Hachiko")[29] and the 2009 film Hachi: A Dog's
Tale are based on the story of Hachikō.

Episode 6 of the animeTime Bokan 24 referenced Hachiko's legacy.

In the Japanese mangaOne Piece, there is a similar story with a dog named Chouchou.

In the anime Pokémon: Master Quest, there is a similar story about a Ninetales who waited 200 years for her master to return.

Persona 5 allows the player to explore Shibuya Station, where they can examine a spoof statue of Hachikō named 'Buchiko'.

In the anime, Oreimo 2: episode 5 Kirino Kōsaka relates Kyōsuke Kōsaka, waiting for her to come home to Hatchikō.

In the commentary in the Disney/Pixar movie Wall-E, one of the animators mentions that the cockroach waiting in place for the robot
to return to earth was a homage to Hachiko.

In The World Ends with You, a video game developed by Square Enix and Jupiter Corporation, the Hachikō statue is featured, its
legend referenced on several occasions, and it plays an important role in the narrative.

Similar cases
Hachikō was among manydogs famous for their loyalty. Such stories are at least as old as the ancient Greek Homer's story of Argos.
Similar to Hachiko's story is that of the Italian dog Fido, the Scottish dog Greyfriars Bobby, Shep from Fort Benton, Montana USA,
Red Dog from Pilbara, Western Australia and numerous other dogs famous for remaining faithful after the death of their master. In
Japan itself, it was not an unprecedented story
.
According to Nihongi, during the reign of Emperor Sushun-Tennō, a warrior named Yorozu of the Tottori-be (ja), vassal of
Mononobe no Moriya no Ōmuraji and commander of hundred soldiers, was suspected of plotting a rebellion against the Soga clan,
who happened to just kill the man. Yorozu fled alone to hide in the countryside, but he was pursued by Imperial Court soldiers. He
escaped them with great ingenuity until he got shot in the knee by an arrow. Though he claimed being innocent, loyal to the Emperor
and ready to surrender, the soldiers still came for the kill. Despite his injury, Yorozu deflected their arrows (Yadomejutsu), and
proceeded on cutting down more than 30 of them with his sword. Probably exhausted by this martial prowess, Yorozu destroyed his
bow, threw his sword into a river (in a similar fashion as the knight Roland le Preux) and finally stabbed himself in the throat with a
dagger (this way of committing suicide was quite common in China at the time of Spring and Autumn period). The local governor of
Kawachi received the order to cut Yorozu's corpse to pieces and expose it in order to make an example, but the white dog of Yorozu
fled with his head in his mouth and brought it upon an ancient burial mound. Yorozu's dog then laid down close by and starved to
death while mourning his master. The Imperial Court was moved by the dog's loyalty :

"The case of this dog is one that is rarely heard of in the world, and should be shown to after ages. Let Yorozu's
kindred be made to construct a tomb and bury their remains."

See also
Stargazing Dog, a manga about an exceptionally loyal pet.
Pet ownership in Japan

Biography

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37. Hachiko Waits is now available in paperback. Published by Square Fish, 2008.(http://www.lesleakids.com/hachiko.ht
ml) ISBN 0-312-55806-6
38. The Story of Edgar Sawtelle: Reviews(http://davidwroblewski.com/reviews.html).
39. Lifton, Betty Jean; Hosoe, Eikoh,Taka-chan and I: A Dog's Journey to Japan, The New York Review of Books, 1967.
40. Futurama Live! Post-Show w/ Billy West, Maurice LaMarche, Matt Groening and more!(https://www.youtube.com/wa
tch?v=M_MBFxSEpqo&t=18m14s). YouTube. 6 September 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
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chiko) Archived (https://web.archive.org/web/20140416175119/http://www
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Whats_on/2014_Whats_on/April_2014/Hachiko)April 16, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.

Further reading
Itoh, Mayumi (2013). Hachi: The Truth of the Life and Legend of the Most Famous Dog in Japan. Amazon.com
Kindle E-book. ASIN B00BNBWDQ4.
Skabelund, Aaron Herald (2011).Empire of Dogs: Canines, Japan, and the Making of the Modern Imperial World
.
Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute. Columbia University. ISBN 978-0-8014-5025-9.

External links
"Behind the film "Hachi: A Dog's Tale" ". Vicki Shigekuni Wong. Retrieved November 29, 2012. Site with numerous
photos of the real Hachikō during his life, at the end of his life, of his beloved professor & of people who came to
care for Hachikō.
Skabelund, Aaron Herald (23 September 2011)."Canine Imperialism". Berfrois. Retrieved 28 October 2011.

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