12/09/2026
Speaking of Hachico the most known Akita ever that has 2 movies made after him here is the story :
Have you ever heard of Hachiko the dog? No? Neither had I until a few months ago, but if you ever go to Japan then odds are you will hear about him.
Hachiko is a national hero to the Japanese! A dog so famous there have been several movies made about him. He has his own statue next to Shibuya Train Station in Tokyo, where every day hundreds of people have their photograph taken with him.
Even Hollywood has made a movie about Hachiko!
So why is the Hachiko story so famous you may wonder?
Well I am happy you asked, because here I will give you the amazing, real and very sad story about Hachiko the dog.
Once Upon A Time There Was A Dog Named Hachiko
Eizaburo Ueno, professor in agriculture science at Tokyo University, had long wanted a pure bred Japanese Akita dog. He had looked for the perfect Akita puppy for a long time, until one of this students encouraged him to adopt Hachiko, from the Odate city in Akita prefecture.
Hachiko, or Hachi which became his nickname, and his new owner soon became best friends, and Eizaburo loved his dog above all and treated him as his son. The two of them were inseparable.
As Hachiko grew older, he started to see his owner off to work in the morning at the Shibuya Train Station, in central Tokyo, and went to pick him up at the station in the afternoon when he returned from work.
On May 21, 1925, only two years after Hachiko was born, Hachiko was as usually sitting by the exit at Shibuya train station waiting for his dear Eizaburo. But his owner never showed up…..
It turned out that Eizaburo had suffered from a cerebral haemorrhage and died suddenly and unexpectedly while at work.
Hachiko moved in with a former gardener of the Ueno family, but throughout the rest of his ten year long life he kept going to the Shibuya Train Station every morning and afternoon precisely when the train was due to enter the station, waiting in vain for the return of his beloved owner which sadly never came back.
A major Japanese newspaper reporter picked up the story of Hachiko in 1932 and published it, which led to Hachiko becoming a celebrity all over Japan.
People started calling him “Chuken-Hachiko”, which means “Hachiko – the faithful dog”.
The story of the dog that never gave up gained a lot of attention also in national media, inspiring many people from all over the world to visit Hachiko at Shibuya Train Station to offer him treats.
In 1934 a statue of Hachiko was unveiled at a grand ceremony in front of Shibuya train station with Hachiko himself present as the main guest.
Hachiko passed away peacefully and alone on the street near Shibuya train station on March 8, 1935, 12 years old.
Hachiko is now on display at the National Science Museum in Ueno, Tokyo.
There is also a monument of Hachiko next to his owner `s tomb in Aoyama cemetery in Tokyo.
grave
Today the Hachiko bronze statue is a popular attraction outside of Shibuya train station, especially among young Japanese.
There has actually been made two Hachiko bronze statues. The first one was removed during the World War II and melted as a source of metal.
Also on the wall of the Shibuya train station there is a huge beautiful mosaic art work of Hachiko.
Dogs really are man´s best friend! ♥
Hachi The Movie
In 1987 it was made a movie in Japan about Hachiko, called “Hatchiko Monogatari”. You can watch the trailer for the original Japanese movie here:
In 2009 Hollywood made an American version of this movie, called “Hachiko – A Dog`s Tale“. If you have not seen the movie “Hachi – A dog`s Tale”, you should definitely check it out (be prepared to cry a lot
في عام 1923، كان هناك كلب يسُمي "هاتشيكو" يمتلكه البروفيسور "سابورو"، الأستاذ في قسم الزراعة بجامعة طوكيو، وكان البروفيسور يصحب الكلب يوميًا إلى محطة القطار، ثم يركب "سابورو" القطار إلى عمله، وينتظره كلبه "هاتشيكو" في المحطة حتى يعود مرة أخرى بعد 10 ساعات، وظل هكذا لسنوات.
وفي يوم من أيام عام 1925م، نزل "سابورو" و"هاتشيكو" من المنزل إلى محطة القطار كالعادة، لكن هذه المرة بدا الكلب مختلفًا، ولا يريد لـ "سابورو" ركوب القطار، وفي نفس اليوم، أصيب البروفيسور بسكتة قلبية في عمله ثم توفي، وحزنت زوجته بشدة، ولم تستطع البقاء وحيدة في البلدة فسافرت لتعيش مع والديها في بلد أخرى، كي تستطيع الخروج من حالة الحزن.
وفي عام 1935م أي بعد 10 سنوات من موت "سابورو"، عادت زوجته إلى البلدة مرة أخرى لزيارة بيتها، وقبر زوجها، وهي تنزل من القطار، وجدت "هاتشيكو" منتظرًا صاحبه البروفيسور الذي لم يعد من عمله منذ 10 سنوات!
رواد المحطة وعاملوها لاحظوا وجود الكلب الدائم، وعرفوا قصته واعتادوا عليه، وكانوا يطعمونه، لكنه رفض محاولات ترك مكانه في المحطة.
وفي 8 مارس من عام 1935م مات الكلب "هاتشيكو"، وتمت تحنيط جسده داخل محطة القطار، وتم وضع تمثال له في مدخل المحطة تخليدًا لذكرى هذا الكلب الوفي لصاحبه.
