hachiko dog story
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HACHIKO DOG STORY
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Faithful dog Hachiko
Shibuya is one of the fashion centres of
Japan today. There is a dog statueoutside the train station. Do you know
the story behind the statue?
It was about a dog called Hachiko. Hewas born in 19!. "ater# he was kept by
$rofessor %eno# who li&ed in Shibuya.
Hachiko sawhis 'aster oat the front
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door and then went to the station to
wait for hi' at ! p.'. e&ery day.
Howe&er# on 1 (ay# 19)# Hachiko
arri&ed at the station at three as usual
but he could not see his 'aster.
$rofessor %eno had died in his o*ce on
that day.
Hachiko was &ery loyal. He returned tothe station daily at ! p.'. in order to
'eet the professor# day after day and
'onth after 'onth. The 'onths +nally
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turned to years. $eople took pity o
hi' and ga&e hi' so'e food. The story
spread across the city. So'e people
tra&elled to Shibuya to see hi'# feed
hi' or gently touch his head to show
their support.
,inally on (arch -# 19!# al'ost tenyears after the death of the professor#
the 11/year/old dog died outside the
station.
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Hachiko0s story was pu!lish"d in a
newspaper. $eople decided to put up a
statue for hi'. Today# the statue has
beco'e a fa'ous place in Shibuyawhere hundreds of people sit and wait
for their friends.
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