{"id":1797,"date":"2017-05-09T21:27:18","date_gmt":"2017-05-10T01:27:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/courses.digitaldavidson.net\/dig215\/?p=1797"},"modified":"2017-05-10T21:39:05","modified_gmt":"2017-05-11T01:39:05","slug":"hachiko-the-faithful","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/courses.digitaldavidson.net\/dig215\/2017\/05\/09\/hachiko-the-faithful\/","title":{"rendered":"Hachiko, the Faithful"},"content":{"rendered":"

Reading about the story behind His Master’s Voice brought a\u00a0question to mind.<\/p>\n

Do out pets mourn and remember us after we are gone?<\/p>\n

If you’ve ever watched Futurama’s\u00a0Jurassic Bark<\/em><\/a> episode, then you probably think YES, THEY LOVE US JUST AS MUCH AS WE LOVE THEM. At least, that’s what I believe. The\u00a0story of Hachiko could prove that this sentiment is true.<\/p>\n

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Hachiko and his owner Eizaburo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

<\/span>Eizaburo Ueno, a professor at Tokyo University, adopted Hachiko\u00a0from the Odate city in the Akita prefecture.\u00a0Hachiko, or Hachi, and his new owner soon became\u00a0inseparable. For the next two years, Hachi\u00a0would walk in the morning with Eizaburo to the Shibuya Train Station and return in the afternoon to walk Eizeburo back home.\u00a0On May 21, 1925,\u00a0Hachi waited at the usual spot for Eizeburo to return but… Eizeburo never showed up.<\/p>\n

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Unbeknownst to Hachi, Eizaburo had suffered an unexpected cerebral haemorrhage at work and died at his\u00a0desk.\u00a0After Eizaburo’s death, Hachi\u00a0moved in with another family. For\u00a0the\u00a0next\u00a0ten years of his long life, Hachi continued to go\u00a0to the Shibuya Train Station every morning and afternoon waiting in vain for the return of his beloved owner.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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A major Japanese newspaper reporter published Hachi’s story in\u00a01932 making Hachi a national hero in Japan.\u00a0People started calling Hachi,\u00a0\u201cChuken-Hachiko,\u201d meaning, \u201cHachiko \u2013 the faithful dog.\u201d The story of the dog that never gave up gained a lot of attention, and\u00a0people from all over the world came to visit Hachi\u00a0and offer him treats at the Shibuya station.<\/p>\n

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In 1934, a statue of Hachi\u00a0was unveiled at a grand ceremony in front of \u00a0the Shibuya train station.<\/p>\n

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One year later, Hachi\u00a0passed away on the street near the\u00a0train station\u00a0at the age of twelve.\u00a0There is a monument of Hachi\u00a0next to his owner’s tomb in the Aoyama cemetery located in\u00a0Tokyo, Japan.<\/p>\n

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Today, the Hachiko bronze statue is a popular attraction; reminding us all of the unconditional love and loyalty our pets can give.<\/p>\n

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There\u00a0is also and enormous mosaic dedicated to Hachi in front of the Shibuya train station.<\/p>\n

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Works Cited:<\/p>\n

Dinh, Michelle Lynn. “The Last Photo of Faithful Dog Hachiko Breaks Our Hearts.”\u00a0SoraNews24<\/i>. SoraNews24, 06 Dec. 2013. Web.<\/p>\n

Maria. “The Amazing And True Story Of Hachiko The Dog.”\u00a0Nerd Nomads<\/i>. N.p., 06 Aug. 2016. Web.<\/p>\n

Messenger, Stephen. “Rare Photo Surfaces Of Hachiko, The World’s Most Loyal Dog.”\u00a0The Dodo<\/i>. The Dodo, 09 Nov. 2015. Web.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Reading about the story behind His Master’s Voice brought a\u00a0question to mind. Do out pets mourn and remember us after we are gone? If you’ve ever watched Futurama’s\u00a0Jurassic Bark episode, then you probably think YES, THEY LOVE US JUST AS MUCH AS WE LOVE THEM. At least, that’s what I believe. The\u00a0story of Hachiko could … <\/p>\n

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