Hachikō, an Akita dog that lived in Japan from 1923 to 1935, turns 100 years old on Friday. Remembering Hachikō: Hachikō, who was born on Nov. 10, 1923, in the city of Odate, Akita Prefecture, is remembered for his remarkable loyalty to his owner Hidesaburo Ueno, who was an agricultural university professor at the Tokyo Imperial University (now University of Tokyo). Under Ueno’s care, Hachikō would wait at the Shibuya station for him to come home every day.
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A statue of Hachiko has stood outside the Shibuya railway station in Tokyo since 1948. Know the story of the Akita Inu dog breed, who waited for his master for nine years after his death.
As the world prepares to commemorate his extraordinary spirit, let's know more about Hachiko who continued to wait for his owner Hidesaburo Ueno at a train station in Japan long after his passing
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