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his master, Dr. Eisaburo Ueno, a professor at Tokyo university, died in May, 1925
'''Hachiko''' was an [[akita]] dog which became famous in Japan because he waited for his owner at the train station every day, and continued to do so even after the owner died. A statue in the dog's honor memorializes the dog's loyal spirit, at [[Shibuya]], [[Japan]].
'''Hachiko''' was an [[akita]] dog which became famous in Japan because he waited for his owner at the train station every day, and continued to do so even after the owner died. A statue in the dog's honor memorializes the dog's loyal spirit, at [[Shibuya]], [[Japan]].
* See: [[Hachi: A Dog's Tale]] (movie with [[Richard Gere]])
* "Hachiko was born in Odate, Japan, in 1923. When his master, Dr. Eisaburo Ueno, a professor at Tokyo university, died in May, 1925, Hachi returned to the Shibuya train station the next day and for the next nine years to wait." --closing titles of [[Hachi: A Dog's Tale]]