Hachiko ~A dog story

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1924年，东京帝国大学（现东京大学）农学部教授上野英三郎开始饲养该犬，并取名为“八公”。每天八公都会将上野教授送到家门口，还经常在傍晚的时候到涩谷站去迎接主人下班。
1925年5月，上野因病猝然去世，然而八公犬并不懂人事，依然每天到涩谷站去等候主人的归来。直到最后死去。

information from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hachik%C5%8D

In 1924, Hidesaburō Ueno, a professor in the agriculture department at the University of Tokyo took in Hachikō as a pet. During his owner's life Hachikō greeted him at the end of the day at the nearby Shibuya Station. The pair continued their daily routine until May 1925, when Professor Ueno did not return. The professor had suffered from a cerebral hemorrhage and died, never returning to the train station where Hachikō was waiting. Every day for the next nine years the golden brown Akita waited at Shibuya station.

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a touching story...watched on last saturday night
after the show end...there have showed that this is a true story from Japan...
The station entrance near this statue is named "Hachikō-guchi", meaning "The Hachikō Exit", and is one of Shibuya Station's five exits.
wakkakak...after saw this...only i recall back...seem that i took photo with the statue...so immediately when i reach home, i search the photo back & upload to facebook....
din realize it do have a true story behind the statue....hehhe....a touching story
thumbs up to Hachiko...nice movie