Hachiko and His Owner To Be Reunited In A New Statue

Above, the Hachiko statue outside of Shibuya Station in Tokyo. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

A new statue honoring the famed Akita dog Hachiko and his master that will be erected at the University of Tokyo has been announced.

According to the Asahi Shimbun:

A statue commemorating the 80th anniversary of the death of Japan’s beloved dog Hachiko is being erected on the university campus where its master once taught. 

The bronze memorial featuring Hachiko, known for unswerving loyalty, and his owner Hidesaburo Ueno (1871-1925), a professor of agriculture at what is today’s University of Tokyo, is scheduled to be unveiled March 8, 2015, at the school. 

Hachiko is known as the embodiment of a dog’s devotion to its owner. Legend has it the Akita breed dog waited at Tokyo’s Shibuya Station every day to greet Ueno upon his return from work, and did so, showing up at the same time, even years after Ueno died.

The Hachiko statue outside of Shibuya Station is a popular meeting point in the Shibuya district.

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