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.