To honor Hachiko, the country also inaugurated an Akita Dog Museum in Odate city. Every year, thousands of tourists hoard to visit the train station. There is a wall at Shibuya Train Station that is with huge mosaic artwork, celebrating HachikoРІР‚в„ўs legacy. In memory of Hachiko, his monument was built next to Ueno tomb in Aoyama Cemetary. Sadly, a year later, the worldРІР‚в„ўs most faithful dog passed away on March 8, 1935. It was a grand ceremony, and Hachi himself was present as the chief guest. To pay respect to HachikoРІР‚в„ўs obedience and faithfulness towards his master, the community unveiled HachikoРІР‚в„ўs bronze statue in front of the Shibuya Train Station in 1934. The Unveiling of Hachiko Dog Statue in Shibuya Train Station Hachiko Dog Statue in Shibuya Train Station Japan is one of the few countries where dogs are given huge respect. Japanese were so inspired by HachikoРІР‚в„ўs story that it touched their hearts, and it changed how they looked at dogs.

People started coming to the Shibuya Train Station and offered the dog some treats. As a result, he was called РІР‚СљChuken-HachikoРІР‚Сњ by the locals, which translates to РІР‚СљHachiko РІР‚вЂњ The Faithful Dog.РІР‚СњР”Р„ll of a sudden, HachikoРІР‚в„ўs story gained the attention of international media, which inspired numerous people from across the globe to visit Japan to meet Hachiko. This resulted in Hachiko becoming a celebrity dog across Japan. In 1932, a major Japanese news company covered the story of Hachi. As per the bystanders, the dog kept waiting for 3 long hours in the same place with patience anticipating that his beloved owner would come back. However, for the next decade, he kept going to the train station every morning and afternoon in the hope that he may find his owner. Hachiko was heartbroken as he never saw his best friend again.Р”Р„ former gardener of the Ueno family took in Hachiko as their own dog. It was found that Ueno had suffered a cerebral hemorrhage at work and died suddenly.

On May 21, 1925, Hachi returned to the train station to pick up his dear friend. Two years had passed, and Hachi followed the same routine every morning and afternoon. And not just he saw off Ueno to work, but he went to pick him up in the afternoon when he returned from the university. As Hachi grew to adulthood, he started going out with Ueno to the Shibuya Train Station in the morning, where he boarded his train to work. He loved Hachi and treated him as his son. Hachi was his nickname, and Ueno soon became best friends with him. Soon he brought home the pup and named him Hachiko. One day, his wish became granted when one of his students at the university told him about a farm in JapanРІР‚в„ўs Akita Prefecture where they had a purebred Akita pup. He was a dog lover and was in search of a purebred Japanese Akita dog for a long time. Hachiko waiting for his dear friend at Shibuya Train StationР”В®isaburo Ueno was a professor at Tokyo University and taught agriculture science to students.

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