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The Story of Chu-ken Hachiko (Tokyo, Japan)

Tuesday, June 02, 2009 / Posted by Zackary /

Hachiko the living dog was born in 1932 and belonged to a professor named Eisaburo Uyeno. They were great friends and Hachiko always followed him to the train in the morning and waited for him there at night.

In 1952 Professor Uyeno went to work with Hachiko as usual but got sick and died before he could return to his faithful friend. Hachiko continued to return to the station each and every day for the next ten years until he died. Many people noticed how he returned every day and he became a hero in Japan.

The popular Japanese artist Ando Teru created this sculpture in 1948. It was destroyed in the war and re-built after.

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