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Hachiko- the Most Loyal Dog in the World
He waited almost ten years for his master
The saying is a dog is a man’s best friend. Always loyal. There exists no better example than Hachiko — the Akita dog born in 1923 and bought by Hidesaburo Ueno as a puppy.
Ueno noticed that the dog's legs were crooked and resembled the symbol that represents the number 8 (八, which in Japanese is pronounced hachi), and decided to name him Hachiko
Ueno was a professor who lived in the Shibuya region of Tokyo. Each morning he would walk to Shibuya station with his faithful Hachiko at this side. The dog would go home but return to the station at 3 pm each afternoon to meet his owner and walk back home together.
A professor and his loyal dog. Every day and every morning.
Death of his master
On May 21, 1925, Professor Ueno suffered a cerebral haemorrhage while teaching a class and died. Obviously unaware, Hachiko made his daily journey to Shibuya station and waited for his master.
Ueno failed to turn up, and a heartbroken Hachiko waited several hours before leaving. But he…
