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Discussion Questions: Ask students to consider why Hachiko keeps returning to the Station. In the story, Mr. Kobayashi says, “Perhaps he still hopes that Dr. Ueno will return someday. Or perhaps he knows Dr. Ueno is dead, but he waits at the station to honor his master’s memory.”
- How Hachikō Came to Live with Hidesaburō Ueno
- How The Story of Hachikō Became A National Sensation
- The Legacy of The World’S Most Loyal Dog
- Hachikō’S Story in Pop Culture
Hachikō the Akita was bornon Nov. 10, 1923, on a farm located in Japan’s Akita Prefecture. In 1924, Professor Hidesaburō Ueno, who taught in the agriculture department at Tokyo Imperial University, acquired the puppy and brought him to live with him in the Shibuya neighborhood of Tokyo. The pair followed the same routine every day: In the morning U...
Hachikō was reportedly given away after his master’s death, but he regularly ran off to Shibuya Station at 3 p.m. hoping to meet the professor. Soon, the lone dog began to draw the attention of other commuters. At first, the station workers were not all that friendly to Hachikō, but his fidelity won them over. Soon, station employees began to bring...
Hachikō’s story finally came to an end on March 8, 1935, when he was found dead in the streets of Shibuya at the age of 11. Scientists, who weren’t able to determine his cause of death until 2011, found that the dog Hachikō likely diedof a filaria infection and cancer. He even had four yakitori skewers in his stomach, but researchers concluded that...
Hachikō’s story first made it to film in the 1987 Japanese blockbuster titled Hachiko Monogatari, directed by Seijirō Kōyama. It became even more well-known when the tale of a master and his loyal dog served as the plot to Hachi: A Dog’s Tale, an American movie starring Richard Gere and directed by Lasse Hallström. This version is loosely based on ...
May 25, 2004 · Hachiko, a dog who kept vigil for nearly 10 years at a Tokyo train station, waiting for his deceased master to return from work. Turner unfolds this poignant true story in the natural, unaffected voice of Kentaro, a fictional little boy, who wonders at the dog's unswerving devotion.
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Feb 6, 2024 · This is the true story of Hachiko, the dog whose devotion made him history’s most loyal dog. How Hachiko and his owner Hidesaburō Ueno met? Hachiko, a white Akita, came into the world on November 10, 1923, at a farm in Ōdate, Akita Prefecture, Japan.
Jun 13, 2005 · Reviewer John Kelly recommends this title for readers in first through third grades, the story of a real dog who lived in Tokyo and faithfully waited for his master at the train station, even...
Apr 15, 2023 · This is the story — and legacy — of Hachiko the dog, Japan’s most famous canine. A lifelong wait In the northern reaches of the Tohoku region, in the city of Odate; a somewhat rural and less densely populated part of Japan, especially in 1923, the dog Hachiko was born.
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Feb 20, 2024 · Here is the amazing and true story of the Japanese Hachiko dog, or Hachi as was his nickname, the real dog behind the popular movie: Hachiko - A Dog`s Tale.
