Surely, you can count on the fingers of people who have not watched the movie about the Hachiko dog of the Akita Inu breed. Everyone knows that in the film the real story of the most faithful dog is captured. Hachiko for several years waiting at the station for his long-dead master. The world still does not remember such a faithful dog. In this publication, we will tell the real story of Hachiko, and also provide interesting facts about the monument to this dog, and about what happened to the dog after her death.
For information
The film, shot by the Americans, impressed so many people. Today there is even the expression "Faithful, like Hachiko" or "Waits like Hachiko." The legendary dog from the film has a real prototype, only it would have been more correct to call it Hachiko, because such a nickname is as close as possible to the Japanese language. But still the whole world knows and remembers him under the name of Hachiko.
Acquaintance with the owner
The real story of the Hachiko dog occurred in Japan in the first half of the 20th century. A dog legend of his and our time was born in 1923, on November 10, in Akita, which is a Japanese prefecture.
The farmer, whose dog was whelping, decided to give a present in the form of a puppy to a professor named Hideasaburo Ueno who worked at the University of Tokyo - this is the man the dog never waited for. The professor called his new friend "Eighth", in translation - Hachiko. The real story of this dog, which hit the whole world, began on the day of acquaintance with the owner.
Every day like clockwork
A man and a dog from the day they met became inseparable. The professor adored his dog, but not like the dog adored him. Hachiko was always there, except for the time that Hidesaburo Ueno spent at work.
The real story of Hachiko’s loyal dog says that the dog followed his master to Shibuya station, escorting him to the city for work. After that, he went home, but at exactly three o'clock in the afternoon he again stood at the station, waiting for his man. This went on day after day.
When did not wait for the owner
The real story of Hachiko would not have become known to the whole world if trouble had not happened. The dog's life changed dramatically on May 21, 1925, when for the first time in his life he did not wait for the professor. No, he didn’t leave, the professor didn’t leave at another station, the person simply did not die at all! Hidesaburo Ueno had a heart attack at the university, and the doctors could not do anything. On that day, Hachiko became an orphan, at that time the dog was only a year and a half.
Despite the fact that at the station the dog no longer noticed such a loved one, he still did not give up hope. Every day, Hachiko came to a familiar place, and waited, peering sadly at the faces of passers-by.
This behavior of the dog could not go unnoticed. Friends of the professor and his relatives unsuccessfully tried to attach him to their homes, the dog just ran away, and as before went to the station, expecting to see his master anyway. Hachiko waited for the professor until late in the evening, and came to spend the night on the porch of his house, in which strangers already lived.
Popularity
Railway workers and traders fed the dog at the station, each of them sympathized with the dog, worried about its fate, but admired such incredible devotion and perseverance.
All Japan learned the real story of Hachiko only in 1932, when one of the largest newspapers decided to publish an article about a dog and her photo. The publication told about a dog that is still waiting at the station of its owner, who died seven years ago.
Such a story could not leave indifferent any resident of Japan, she won the heart of everyone. After the publication of newspapers with the dog’s history, tourists even from distant cities began to come to Shibuya station just like that. Someone just wanted to see Hachiko, someone took pictures with him, someone really helped - with food and gentle strokes.
Hachiko's death
The faithful dog spent at the station every day for nine years! During this time, many tried to shelter him, but Hachiko did not recognize a single person as his master and hurried to the station to wait for his only man!
The body of the deceased hero was found near the Shibuya station. As established, the cause of death of the dog was filaria of the heart. The dog was not hungry, it was proved when, when opening the corpse, several pieces of yakitori were taken from the stomach - this is a Japanese dish made from meat and chicken entrails.
Khachiko died at the age of 11 years and 4 months, of which only a year and a half he was familiar with the owner, and the next time he unsuccessfully waited for him at the place of separation. The dog took the death in 1935, March 8th. Until that time, no one had succeeded in stopping the dog’s attempts to come to the station, and not a single person took possession of his huge dog heart!
The death of a faithful dog caused a real resonance in the country, and the next day was appointed national mourning.
Monument in honor of the legend
The first monument to a dog named Khachiko was erected during his lifetime, almost a year before his death - April 21, the hero himself was present at the opening of the monument.
World War II forced the authorities to remove the monument and melt it for the needs of the Japanese army. But the dog was not forgotten and returned to its original place a copy of the monument in 1947.
The second monument is less known, it was installed in the city of Odate on the forecourt. Unfortunately, the Second World War was taken away for the needs of the army and him. But then again, a copy was installed in 1987.
Today, the monument to the dog Hachiko is not only memories of the dog, but also a tribute to devotion, fidelity to the Akita Inu breed. Surely it’s impossible to find more popular places for dates than the square on which stands a monument to the legendary faithful dog Hachiko, whose real story struck the whole world with its dramatic nature!
Remains - in the museum
The people of Japan were not ready to say goodbye to Hachiko forever, because such a dog is no more. Therefore, after the death of the dog, a scarecrow was made of him, so that the descendants could also see him, remember, and not forget the story of this faithful dog.
You can see the real Hachiko at the Tokyo Art Museum. Despite the old history, the flow of tourists to the museum does not stop, and everyone goes to it to personally see the same dog.
But a scarecrow is just a dog coat. The rest of his remains were cremated and buried. The grave of the faithful dog is located in Tokyo at the Aoyama cemetery in the Minato-ku area.
Voice from the past
May 28, 1994 was not an easy Saturday for the Japanese. People turned on their radios, and did not leave them until they heard the voice of the real Hachiko, a dog who had not been alive for 59 years!
The Cultural Broadcasting Network acquired an old record, broken into several parts, and the voice of the legendary dog was recorded on it. The record was restored using a laser, and on Saturday May 28 they went live.
The real story about the dog Hachiko in the film
In 2009, people around the world were able to see the story of the dog’s devotion and love for the person in the film. The role of the professor was played by Richard Gere, and Hachiko - a dog of the Akita Inu breed. The film received good reviews, praise from critics and viewers. The film is called "Hachiko: the most faithful friend."
But there is a lesser-known picture - "The History of Hachiko" in 1987.