100 Dogs Who Changed Civilization (2011) - Plot & Excerpts
The spot is the site of a famous statue of Hachiko, a large Akita who is famous in Japan for his faithfulness. For years, at pretty much the same spot that his bronze likeness now occupies, Hachiko waited patiently for his beloved master—a master who could never return to him. The dog who would become a legend was once the pet of Eisaburo Ueno, a professor at the University of Tokyo’s department of agriculture. Every workday morning Hachiko would accompany him to Shibuya Station, and every day at 3:00 P.M. he would sit quietly on the landing, awaiting his return. But one day in May 1925, the professor fell ill at work and died suddenly. That afternoon, the loyal Hachiko waited dutifully at his usual spot, only to be disappointed when his master failed to step off the train. Disappointed—but not deterred. For the next eleven years, Hachiko returned to the platform every day at three o’clock, hoping against hope to catch sight of the professor. The dog became a fixture at the station and was even given sleeping quarters in a storeroom.
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