Hachiko was an Akita Inu (“inu” means “dog” in Japanese), a breed of dog that originates in the Akita prefecture in Northwestern Japan. Originally, Akita dogs were known as Odate dogs—Odate being the name of a specific region within the Akita prefecture (now the largest city in th...
After a profound show of devotion for his master, a dog becomes the symbol of loyalty for an entire nation.
In early 1924,Hidesaburo Ueno, a professor at the University of Tokyo, took a pure-breed Akita dog as a pet and named himHachi. Hachi is the word for the number eight in Japanese, which is considered a lucky number. Hachi used to follow Professor Ueno to Shibuya Station every morning w...
And then there’s Superstar Dog Hachiko. Here, the “superstar” part goes as much to the Adidas model that has been around since 1970 and the dog Hachiko whose statue has become the symbol of Shibuya. The history of Hachiko who kept waiting for his master, Professor Hidesaburo Ueno, at ...
escape: 逃走，逃跑 dog pound:（无家可归）野狗栏 faraway: 遥远的 没人知道它从哪儿来，或许Hachi...
Japanese dog of Akita Inu breed best remembered for his loyalty towards his owner which continued 9 years after the death of the owner. He has entered popular culture with movies, statues, books and more.Today's Events: 17 January Popeye debuts in Thimble Theatre Genndy Tartakovsky Birthday ...
Japanese dog of Akita Inu breed best remembered for his loyalty towards his owner which continued 9 years after the death of the owner. He has entered popular culture with movies, statues, books and more.Today's Events: 9 February Google Buzz launched Firebird browser name changed to Firefox...
Hachiko has also been credited with rescuing the Akita breed which, at the time, had been in danger of disappearing. Strong, intelligent and brave, Akitas have since become the country’s most popular dog. As a fun bit of trivia, the first two brought to America were owned by Helen ...
The most famous meeting point in Shibuya and maybe in whole Tokyo is a statue of a dog called Hachiko. It has also become a very famous tourist spot. statue People wait by the statue for their friends just like this loyal dog waited for his owner for almost 10 years. The statue is lo...
unordinary dog, parker. unordinary: 不普通的 central: 主要的 日本中心的一部分,真是只不普通的狗,parker。 -parker: its an akita. 它是只 akita 犬。 -ken: akita, as they say. its a very special breed. special: 特别的,特殊的 breed: 品种 akita 犬,像它们说的,是个非常特殊的品种。 -...