Hachikō
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Hachikō was an Akita dog remembered for his strong dedication to his owner, Hidesaburō Ueno, for whom he continued to wait for almost ten years following Ueno's death in 1925.
Hachikō (c. 1934)
Hachikō giving a paw
Hachiko ticket gate at JR East Shibuya Station
Masao Inoue feeding Hachikō in 1933
Hidesaburō Ueno
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Hidesaburō Ueno was a Japanese agricultural scientist best known as the owner of Hachikō, a devoted Akita dog.
Hachikō
…Hachikō (ハチ公; mid-November 1923 – March 8, 1935) was an Akita dog remembered for his strong dedication to his owner, Hidesaburō Ueno, for whom he continued to wait for almost ten years following Ueno's death in 1925. Hachikō was born in mid-November 1923, on a farm near Ōdate, Akita…
上野英三郎
Grave of Hidesaburō Ueno and grave of Hachikō (right stele), located at Aoyama Cemetery (青山霊園) Minami-Aoyama, Minato, Tokyo
Yaeko Sakano