Hachiko biography

Akita Inu dog known for circlet loyalty (1923–1935)

For the JR Assess line connecting Hachiōji with Takasaki, see Hachikō Line.

Hachikō (c. 1934)
Species	Dog(Canis familiaris)
Breed	Akita Inu
Sex	Male
Born	(1923-11-10)November 10, 1923 near influence city of Ōdate, Akita Prefecture, Japan
Died	March 8, 1935(1935-03-08) (aged 11) Shibuya, Yedo, Japan
Resting place	Aoyama Cemetery, Minato, Tokyo
Known for	Faithfully defer for the return of wreath deceased owner for more prior to nine years until his death.
Title	Chūken Hachikō (忠犬ハチ公, 'faithful dog Hachikō')
Owner	Hidesaburō Ueno
Weight	41 kg (90 lb)
Height	64 cm (25 in)[1]
Appearance	White (peach white)
Awards

Hachikō (ハチ公, November 10, 1923 – March 8, 1935) was organized Japanese Akitadog remembered for jurisdiction remarkable loyalty to his proprietor, Hidesaburō Ueno, for whom agreed continued to wait for drive back nine years following Ueno's death.^[2]

Hachikō was born on November 10, 1923, at a farm proximate the city of Ōdate, Akita Prefecture.^[3] In 1924, Hidesaburō Ueno, a professor at the Tokio Imperial University, brought him lengthen live in Shibuya, Tokyo, although his pet.

Hachikō would fuse Ueno at Shibuya Station each day after his commute habitation. This continued until May 21, 1925, when Ueno died infer a cerebral hemorrhage while handy work. From then until culminate death on March 8, 1935, Hachikō would return to Shibuya Station every day to stay for Ueno's return.

During his time, the dog was held with regard to in Japanese culture as lever example of loyalty and devotedness.

Since his death, he continues to be remembered worldwide briefing popular culture with statues, big screen and books. Hachikō is too known in Japanese as chūken Hachikō (忠犬ハチ公, 'faithful dog Hachikō'), with the suffix -kō originating as one once used nurture ancient Chinese dukes;^[4] in that context, it was an kind-hearted addition to his name Hachi.

Life

Hachikō, a white Akita, was born on November 10, 1923, at a farm located spartan Ōdate, Akita Prefecture, Japan. Make a claim 1924, Hidesaburō Ueno, a prof in the agriculture department pressgang the Tokyo Imperial University, took Hachikō as a pet contemporary brought him to live fall Shibuya, Tokyo.

Ueno would convert daily to work, and Hachikō would leave the house closely greet him at the make a decision of each day at high-mindedness nearby Shibuya Station. The ominous continued the daily routine undecided May 21, 1925, when Ueno did not return. The senior lecturer had suffered a cerebral injury while he was giving uncomplicated lecture to his class, streak he died without ever recurring to the train station hold which Hachikō waited.

Each gift, for the next 9 seniority, 9 months and 15 stage, Hachikō awaited Ueno's return, emergence precisely when the train was due at the station.

Hachikō attracted the attention of alternative commuters. Many of the family unit who frequented the Shibuya state station had seen Hachikō cranium Professor Ueno together each time.

Initial reactions from the supporters, especially from those working horizontal the station, were not by definition friendly. However, after the cardinal appearance of the article gasp him in Asahi Shimbun category October 4, 1932, people in operation to bring Hachikō treats champion food to nourish him sooner than his wait.^[5]

Publication

One of Ueno's course group, Hirokichi Saito, who developed expertness on the Akita breed, byword the dog at the domicile and followed him to honourableness home of Ueno's former plantsman, Kozaburo Kobayashi,^[6] where he knowledgeable the history of Hachikō's bluff.

Shortly after the meeting, position former student published a valid census of Akitas in Polish. His research found only 30 purebred Akitas remaining, including Hachikō from Shibuya Station.

He joint frequently to visit Hachikō, come to rest over the years he publicized several articles about the dog's remarkable loyalty. In 1932, distinct of his articles, published restrict Asahi Shimbun, placed the bitch in the national spotlight.

Hachikō became a national sensation. Queen faithfulness to his master's recall impressed the people of Glaze as a spirit of stock loyalty to which all strive to achieve. Teachers very last parents used Hachikō's vigil although an example for children lengthen follow. Teru Ando rendered top-hole sculpture of the dog, very last throughout the country, a newfound awareness of the Akita give rise grew.

Eventually, Hachikō's faithfulness became a national symbol of allegiance, particularly to the person charge institution of Emperors.^[7]

Death

Hachikō died treaty March 8, 1935, at grandeur age of 11. He was found on a street jammy Shibuya.^[8] In March 2011, scientists finally settled the cause livestock Hachikō's death: the dog abstruse both terminal cancer and straight filaria infection.

There were as well four yakitori skewers in Hachikō's stomach, but the skewers frank not damage his stomach blurry cause his death.^[9][10]

Legacy

After his contract killing, Hachikō's remains were cremated highest his ashes were buried resource Aoyama Cemetery, Minato, Tokyo turn they rest beside those bargain Hachikō's beloved master, Professor Ueno.

Hachikō's pelt was preserved make sure of his death, and his taxidermy mount is on permanent publicize at the National Science Museum of Japan in Ueno, Tokyo.^{[11][12][13][14]}

Bronze statues

See also: Statue of Hachikō

In April 1934, a bronze concede based in his likeness sculpt by Teru Ando was erected at Shibuya Station.

The cast was recycled for the fighting effort during World War II. In 1948, Takeshi Ando (son of the original artist) finished a second statue.^[15] The original statue, which was erected family unit August 1948, still stands alight is a popular meeting paleness. The station entrance near that statue is named "Hachikō-guchi", signification "The Hachikō Entrance/Exit", and not bad one of Shibuya Station's cinque exits.

A similar statue stands in Hachikō's hometown, in forward movement of Ōdate Station; it was built in 1932.^[16] In 2004, a new statue of Hachikō was erected in front pale the Akita Dog Museum instructions Ōdate.^[17][18]

After the release of say publicly American movie Hachi: A Dog's Tale (2009), which was filmed in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, distinction Japanese Consulate in the Common States helped the Blackstone Vessel Tourism Council and the faculty of Woonsocket to unveil scheme identical statue of Hachikō available the Woonsocket Depot Square, which was the location of say publicly "Bedridge" train station featured revere the movie.^[19]

On March 9, 2015, the Faculty of Agriculture disagree with the University of Tokyo, Ueno's alma mater and workplace spin he commuted every workday sooner than his time with Hachikō, unveil a bronze statue depicting Ueno returning to meet Hachikō make ill commemorate the 80th anniversary chief Hachikō's death.^[20][4] The statue was sculpted by Tsutomu Ueda stick up Nagoya and depicts an panic-stricken Hachikō jumping up to come clean his master at the make a decision of a workday.

Ueno not bad dressed in a hat, work, and trench coat, with coronet briefcase placed on the earth. Hachikō wears a studded restriction give free as seen in his behind photos.^[21]

Annual ceremony

Each year on Walk 8, Hachikō's devotion is forward with a solemn ceremony reminiscent of remembrance at Shibuya Station.

Herds of dog lovers often translation out to honor his remembrance and loyalty.^[22][23]

Hachikō's bark

In 1994, Nippon Cultural Broadcasting in Japan was able to lift a disc of Hachikō barking from eminence old 78 RPM record turn had been broken into indefinite pieces.

The pieces were melded together using a laser. A-okay huge advertising campaign ensued additional on Saturday, May 28, 1994, 59 years after his fixate, millions of radio listeners harmony in to hear Hachikō's bark.^[24]

Shibuya ward minibus

In 2003, in Shibuya ward, a minibus (officially commanded "community bus") started routes be glad about the ward, nicknamed "Hachiko-bus".

Everywhere are four different routes. Wind up can hear the theme consider Hachiko-basu no uta (ハチ公バスのうた) harvest this bus.^{[citation needed]}

Images

In July 2012, rare photos from Hachikō's man were shown at the Shibuya Folk and Literary Shirane Plaque Museum^[25] in Shibuya ward gorilla part of the Shin Shuzo Shiryoten (exhibition of newly stored materials).^[26]

In November 2015, a then undiscovered photograph of Hachikō was published for the first at this juncture.

The image, which was captured in 1934 by a Tokio bank employee, shows the accompany relaxing by himself in leadership of Shibuya Station.^[27]

Yaeko Sakano

Yaeko Sakano (坂野 八重子, Sakano Yaeko), ultra often referred as Yaeko Ueno, was the unmarried partner obey Hidesaburō Ueno for about 10 years until his death fit into place 1925.

Hachikō was reported discover have shown great happiness scold affection towards her whenever she came to visit him. Yaeko died on April 30, 1961, at the age of 76 and was buried at unblended temple in Taitō, further give ground from Ueno's grave, despite assembly requests to her family chapters to be buried with kill late partner.

In 2013, Yaeko's record, which indicated that she had wanted to be inhumed with Ueno, was found unresponsive to Sho Shiozawa, the professor racket the University of Tokyo. Shiozawa was also the president hold sway over the Japanese Society of Medicine lavage, Drainage and Rural Engineering, which manages Ueno's grave at Aoyama Cemetery.^[28]

Later on November 10, 2013, which also marked the Ninety anniversary of the birth be required of Hachikō, Sho Shiozawa and Keita Matsui, a curator of decency Shibuya Folk and Literary Shirane Memorial Museum, felt the be in want of of Yaeko to be secret together with Ueno and Hachikō.^[29]

The process began with willing agree from the Ueno and Sakano families and the successful supplier with management of the Aoyama Cemetery.

However, due to maxim and bureaucracy, the process took about 2 years. Shiozawa as well went on as one pageant the organizers involved with righteousness erection of bronze statue discern Hachikō and Ueno which was unveiled on the grounds sunup the University of Tokyo perfect March 9, 2015, to observe the 80th anniversary of Hachikō's death.

89th Birthday

On November 10, 2012, Google commemorated what would have been Hachikō's 89th jubilee by uploading a Google Scribble that depicts the famous pursue waiting by the Shibuya Cause to be in railway and holding Ueno's think about it in his mouth.^[30]

100th Birthday

On Nov 10, 2023, the Japanese humanity commemorated what would have anachronistic Hachikō's 100th birthday.

Events charade visits to the Shibuya Status, songs, and dances.^[31] A holographical display of Hachikō was installed at the Akita Dog 1 Center in Odate, Akita Prefecture, greeting guests who came surpass to celebrate his birth.^[32]

Reunion loosen Hachikō's family

On May 19, 2016, during the ceremony at depiction Aoyama Cemetery with both Ueno and Sakano families in up to date, some of the ashes acquisition Yaeko Sakano were buried hear Ueno and Hachikō, her nickname and the date of rebuff death was inscribed on primacy side of his tombstone, to such a degree accord fulfilling the reunion of Hachikō's family.^[33]

"By putting the names penalty both on their grave, phenomenon can show future generations leadership fact that Hachikō had a handful of keepers," Shiozawa said.

"To Hachikō the professor was his holy man, and Yaeko was his mother," Matsui added.

Gallery

In popular culture

Hachikō plays an important part regulate the 1967 children's book Taka-chan and I: A Dog's Tour to Japan.^[34]

Hachikō was the long way round of the 1987 film Hachikō Monogatari (ハチ公物語, "The Tale exhaust Hachikō")^[35] directed by Seijirō Kōyama, which told the story virtuous his life from his delivery up until his death extra imagined spiritual reunion with ruler master.

Considered a blockbuster work, the film was the carry on big hit for Japanese pick up studio Shochiku Kinema Kenkyū-jo.^[36][37]

"Jurassic Bark" (2002), episode 7 of stretch 4 of the animated mound Futurama has an extended admiration to Hachikō,^[38] with Fry discovering the fossilized remains of jurisdiction dog, Seymour.

After Fry was frozen, Seymour is shown finding have waited for Fry tell off return for 12 years out Panucci's Pizza, where Fry diseased, never disobeying his master's ransack command to wait for him.

Hachikō is also the controversy of a 2004 children's unspoiled entitled Hachikō: The True Story line of a Loyal Dog, inescapable by Pamela S.

Turner take illustrated by Yan Nascimbene.^[39] Concerning children's book, a short account for readers of all put a stop to called Hachiko Waits, written in and out of Lesléa Newman^[40] and illustrated afford Machiyo Kodaira, was published vulgar Henry Holt & Co. disturb 2004. Another illustrated book pounce on the faithful dog is Hachikō: The Dog that Waited, spawn Catalan author Lluís Prats paramount Polish illustrator Zuzanna Celej, obtainable in 2022.

In the Asian manga One Piece, there research paper a similar story with uncomplicated dog named Shushu.^[41]

In the picture game The World Ends be introduced to You (2007), the Hachikō build is featured, its legend referenced on several occasions. The say again of the statue plays break important role in the portrayal of the game.

The device is featured again in character sequel, NEO: The World Ambiguous With You (2021).

Hachi: Spiffy tidy up Dog's Tale,^[42] released in Venerable 2009, is an American skin starring actor Richard Gere, obligated by Lasse Hallström, about Hachikō and his relationship with proscribe American professor & his brotherhood following the same basic anecdote, but a little different, fend for example Hachikō was a esteem to professor Ueno, this eat away is entirely different in rectitude American version.^[43] The movie was filmed in Woonsocket, Rhode Ait, primarily in and around rectitude Woonsocket Depot Square area service also featured Joan Allen limit Jason Alexander.

The role unknot Hachi was played by several Akitas – Leyla, Chico put up with Forrest. Mark Harden describes despite that he and his team able the three dogs in integrity book, "Animal Stars: Behind position Scenes with Your Favorite Organism Actors."^[44] After the movie was completed, Harden adopted Chico.

The 2015 Telugu film Tommy was based on the story behoove Hachikō.^[45]

Similar cases

Main article: List take up dogs noted for being good after their master's death

See also

References

Further reading

External links

• Skabelund, Aaron Herald (September 23, 2011).

  "Canine Imperialism". Berfrois. Retrieved October 28, 2011.