Japan, the new statue of Hachiko opens to the public

Was celebrated a few days ago, precisely on March 8, the anniversary of the death of Hachiko, the Akita Inu dog breed became a symbol of fidelity famous worldwide. If you have visited at least once in a lifetime Japan, or if you are a fan of this fascinating country, surely know the story of the statue of this dog, located in Shibuya near the bus station. Hachiko fact - whose real name was Hachi, that means eight, number considered auspicious by the Japanese - was adopted by Hidesaburō Ueno, a professor in the agriculture department at the University of Tokyo. Every day for two years the dog has accompanied his master to the station of the district, where it was left to wait until the return. Until May 21, 1925 Ueno is struck down by a stroke during a lesson and died suddenly, without doing more back home. From that day the dog waited for his master in the same place for ten years, until his death. The sad story was reported on all the national newspapers and his body preserved in the National Museum of Nature and Science, though some of his bones were buried there Aoyama Cemetery, next to his master.

To commemorate this symbol of allegiance was made a bronze statue depicting dog, located right near the Shibuya station where the animal was usually wait. For several days, however, was set up and opened to the public a new sculpture depicting the dog with his master: the work is located on the campus of Tokyo Imperial University (also known as Todai) next to the Department of Agriculture where Ueno taught.