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Hachikō was born on November 10, 1923, at a farm near the city of Ōdate, Akita Prefecture. [ 3 ] In 1924, Hidesaburō Ueno, a professor at the Tokyo Imperial University, brought him to live in Shibuya, Tokyo, as his pet. Hachikō would meet Ueno at Shibuya Station every day after his commute home. This continued until May 21, 1925, when Ueno ...
- Pamela S. Turner, Yan Nascimbene
- 2004
Jul 1, 2023 · Hachiko's eventual death on 8 March 1935 made the front page of many newspapers. At his funeral, Buddhist monks offered prayers for him and dignitaries read eulogies.
- Nicholas Yong
May 20, 2023 · In 2016, several portions of her ashes were buried there, fulfilling this wish and reuniting Hachiko’s entire family for eternity. Statue at Ōdate Station: Another statue commemorating Hachiko stands proudly outside Ōdate Station in his birthplace.
Feb 6, 2024 · After his death, Hachiko’s remains were cremated and his ashes were buried in Aoyama Cemetery, Minato, Tokyo where they rest beside those of Hachiko’s beloved master, Professor Ueno. Many people, young and old, came to pay their respects, including Yae and Shibuya Station staff.
Jul 1, 2023 · Every year on 8 April, a memorial service for Hachiko is held outside Shibuya Station. His statue is often decorated with scarves, Santa hats and, most recently, a surgical mask. His mount is...
- Nicholas Yong
Dec 19, 2021 · In 2016, Hachikō’s story took yet another turn when his late master’s partner was buried alongside him. When Yaeko Sakano, Ueno’s unmarried partner, died in 1961, she explicitly asked to be buried alongside the professor.
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Mar 8, 2021 · After Ueno's death in 1925, Hachi was given away and forced to hop between several homes miles away from Shibuya, but he kept running back to the now-famous spot where he used to meet his owner...
