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	Akita Hachiko (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Hachiko was born in Odate, Japan in November 1923, a white male Akita dog.
		Hachiko was sent to homes of relatives or friends, but he always continued to await his master, who was never to return, at the train station.
		The fidelity of Hachiko was known throughout Japan, owing to an article, "Faithful Old Dog Awaits Return of Master Dead for Seven Years" in the October 4, 1933 issue of Aashi Shinbun (Asahi News).
	www.nylana.org /RRACI/hachiko.htm (337 words)

	Metropolis - Big in Japan: Hachiko
		Hachiko didn't accompany his master to his teaching job at the Imperial University (now known as Tokyo University), but when Professor Ueno returned every day at 3pm, the dog was always at the station waiting for him.
		Hachiko went to Shibuya as always to meet his master, but 3 o'clock came and went, and the professor didn't arrive.
		Some of Hachiko's bones are reportedly buried there, but in fact, Hachiko can still be seen, stuffed, in the National Science Museum northwest of Ueno station.
	metropolis.japantoday.com /biginjapanarchive349/303/biginjapaninc.htm (484 words)

	Hachiko: Japan: timyoungonline.com
		Hachiko didn’t accompany his master to his teaching job at the Imperial University (now known as Tokyo University), but when Professor Ueno returned every day at 3 p.m., the dog was always at the station waiting for him.
		Hachiko went to Shibuya as always to meet his master, but 3:00 came and went, and the professor didn’t arrive.
		Word of Hachiko’s unaltered routine spread across the nation, and he was held up as a shining example of loyalty.
	www.timyoungonline.com /japan/hachiko.html (489 words)

	Hachiko - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Hachiko's devotion to his lost master moved those around him, who nicknamed him "faithful dog", though some speculate that he kept returning because of the handouts he received from street vendors (upon his death, a necropsy revealed remnants of what were apparently yakitori skewers in his stomach).
		Hachiko still kept his schedule, but also was allowed to remain in the station throughout the day, sleeping in a storeroom set aside for him by the new station master.
		In 2004, a new statue of Hachiko was erected on the original stone pedestal from Shibuya in front of the Akita Dog Museum in Odate.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hachiko (899 words)

	Hachiko The Loyal Akita
		Hachiko is more than a statue or a tale, he was a real dog who's story is known throughout Japan and the world today.
		Hachiko was born in 1923 in the city of Odate Japan in the Akita prefecture.
		Hachiko soon departed his new home and returned to the station and the old home where he continued to follow the routine and await his master's return.
	www.japan-101.com /culture/hachiko.htm (476 words)

	Hachiko (Soldier Ant)
		[Hachiko] was born in Akita in 1923 and was first brought to Tokyo in 1924.
		Despite the fact that Hachiko was less than two years old at the time, the bond between dog and owner was strong.
		Hachiko continued to wait each day at Shibuya station for a friend who was never coming back.
	soldierant.net /archives/2006/06/hachiko.html (232 words)

	Children's Literature: Meet Authors & Illustrators (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		The story of Hachiko was not too widely known outside of Japan, but that changed with the recent publication of two books.
		Hachiko refuses to give up: he waits at the train station every afternoon for almost ten years.
		When Hachiko finally dies at the train station, the spot where he waited so faithfully is soon covered in flowers.
	www.childrenslit.com /f_hachiko.html (692 words)

	AKITA ACTION HACHIKO
		Hachiko was a male Akita who has lived in the hearts of all people around the world who have heard of his poignant life.
		Years rolled on and Hachiko became crippled with arthritis and barely able to walk, but he continued to make his daily pilgrimage to the station until March 7, 1935, when Hachiko was found dead at the station on the spot where he had kept vigil for so many years.
		Hachiko’s memory was immortalized in an exquisite small bronze statue which was erected on the site where he died.
	www3.telus.net /akitaaction/hachiko.htm (351 words)

	Akita Learning Center, HACHIKO
		Hachiko's stuffed remains is on display at the National Science Museum at the Ueno Park in Tokyo.
		Hachiko took to Professor Ueno extremely well, and when the professor set off to Shibuya Station in the mornings, usually at around nine A.M., either to go to the Department of Agriculture at the Imperial University or the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry's laboratory in Nishigahara, Hachiko always went with him.
		The story of Hachiko has become etched in Japanese people's hearts, and it is certainly a most touching tale of the strong bond between a dog and his master and the boundless devotion of which Akita are capable.
	www.northlandakitas.com /hachiko.htm (1137 words)

	hachiko (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		the faithful dog Hachiko) was born in Akita in 1923 and was first brought to Tokyo in 1924.
		Though Hachiko stood only two feet tall and weighed 92 pounds, the message he left on the importance of good friends is enormous.
		Hachiko may be gone but he will never be forgotten.
	www2.hawaii.edu /~msugano/hachiko.html (433 words)

	hachiko (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Hachiko is as much a part of Tokyo as the statue of Liberty is to New York...
		Situated outside the Shibuya subway station, Hachiko is as much a part of Tokyo as the statue of Liberty is to New York.
		Alas, Hachiko kept on waiting for his master to return, so loyal that he waited every day for seven years, until he too passed away.
	www.upnaway.com /~worrelle/hachiko.htm (369 words)

	Hachiko
		Hachiko, que na época tinha pouco menos de dois anos de idade, à hora certa, lá estava na estação como de costume, pacientemente (e de rapinho abanando!) à espera de seu dono.
		Hachiko, como não poderia deixar de ser, tornou-se um marco, um referencial de amizade talvez jamais igualável em qualquer era anterior ou futura na história.
		Hachiko foi empalhado (para conservar-lhe as formas) e submetido à substâncias que o isentam de decomposição, e o resultado deste maravilhoso processo de conservação está agora em exibição no Museu de Artes de Tóquio.
	www.firstsunsetkennel.hpg.ig.com.br /hachiko_arquivos/hachiko.htm (1288 words)

	Amazon.com: Hachiko: The True Story of a Loyal Dog (Bccb Blue Ribbon Picture Book Awards (Awards)): Books: Pamela S. ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Hachiko, a beautiful curly tailed Akita was the revered pet of one Professor Ueno, who named the dog after the number 8, which he considered a lucky symbol.
		Hachiko faithfully walked with his loving owner to the Shibuya train station every morning and could be counted on like clock work to greet his owner upon return.
		Hachiko, like Balto, the malamute who braved storms in 1925 Alaska during an epidemic has been immemorialized in statue at the train station where he faithfully awaited his owner's return.
	www.amazon.com /Hachiko-Story-Ribbon-Picture-Awards/dp/0618140948 (2099 words)

	The Asian Reporter - BOOK REVIEW
		Hachiko’s owner, Dr. Ueno, and Kentaro’s father are good friends, and soon Kentaro and Hachiko spend their afternoons together, waiting for the two men.
		When Hachiko dies in 1935, all of his friends donate money to build a statue of the famously loyal dog, and erect it on the spot that had been constantly occupied by Hachiko.
		Hachiko’s statue was later remade by the son of the original sculptor.
	www.asianreporter.com /reviews/2004/40-04hachiko.htm (623 words)

	Amazon.com: Hachiko Waits: Books: Leslea Newman,Machiyo Kodaira (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Hachiko, a beautiful golden brown Akita pup is the loved and revered pet of his owner, Professor Ueno.
		In 1935 Hachiko was immemorialized in statue form as the symbol of unflagging devotion.
		Hachiko, like another curly tailed dog, the malamute Balto, who in 1925 braved an Alaskan blizzard to bring in a shipment of medicine share a history of being immemorialized in statue form and were recognized for their unflagging spirits.
	www.amazon.com /Hachiko-Waits-Leslea-Newman/dp/0805073361 (1607 words)

	Veterinary Pet Insurance
		As the story goes, a dog named Hachiko was deeply devoted to his master and accompanied him to the train station every morning when he left for work and came back to greet him when he returned at the end of the day.
		Nonetheless, Hachiko went to the station every day for the rest of his life to wait for his owner to return.
		Hachiko would patiently wait; devoted to the memory of that special human-animal bond they shared.
	my.petinsurance.com /stories/additional_fuji.cfm (909 words)

	Histórias
		Todas as manhãs Hachiko acompanhava o Professor Ueno até a estação de trem.
		Devido à sua lealdade, Hachiko foi imortalizado em uma pequena estátua de bronze esculpida por Teru Ando (falecido durante a II Guerra Mundial) e colocada na estação de Shibuya.
		Durante a II Guerra Mundial, todas as estátuas foram confiscadas e derretidas, incluindo a de Hachiko.
	www.geocities.com /materialvet/historias/hachiko.html (465 words)

	Hachiko (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Hachiko would wait for him, rain or shine.
		Finally, Hachiko died too, right at the subway station where he last saw his master that day eleven years earlier.
		The Japanese were so taken with Hachiko's faithfulness that they made a statue in his honor.
	www.ventura.k12.ca.us /epfoster/id36.htm (201 words)

	eBay - Product Info - eBay — Hachiko (ISBN: 0618140948), Book and Pamela S. Turner items on eBay.com. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Hachiko was a dog who waited every day at a train station in Tokyo for his owner, Dr. Ueno.
		The commuters grew attached to the dog, and when Hachiko finally died at the station 10 years later, still waiting, a large bronze statue was erected in his honor.
		Hachiko's true story is told through a fictional little boy named Kentaro, and illustrated with simple watercolors that evoke Japanese woodcuts.
	product.ebay.com /Hachiko_ISBN_0618140948_W0QQfvcsZ1388QQsoprZ2462235 (391 words)

	SamuraiKennel®
		The owner of Hachiko was a professor of the University of Tokyo, whom Hachiko went with to the Shibuya Train Station every day, where he saw him off and waited for his return.
		Hachiko went there, as he always did, to wait for this owner, who would never come back, refused to leave the station without his owner.
		On March 7, 1935, Hachiko was found dead on the platform where he had always waited for his owner.
	www.samuraikennel.com.ar /akita2.htm (320 words)

	MY LAST ARTICLE ABOUT JAPAN.... MAYBE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Hachiko would return to the station every evening to meet his master at the train.
		For nearly a decade Hachiko would go to Shibuya Station every evening and wait for his master until the last train left the station.
		There was such a swell of sentiment from the people with small donations for some type of memorial to this loyal companion that a bronze statue was commissioned and placed at Shibuya Station.
	www.infodog.com /news/Japan.htm (1022 words)

	Yak's Corner
		Turner, who lives in California, never knew the real Hachiko (Hach-ih-ko), who died in 1935 after waiting outside Shibuya for 10 years for his master to come home.
		But Turner did live in Tokyo in the early 1990s not far from Shibuya, where she fell in love with the statue and its story.
		She created a fictional character, Kentaro, and imagined Hachiko through the eyes of a 6-year-old.
	www.yakscorner.com /stories/hachiko.htm (351 words)

	The Story of Hachiko, Japan's Most Faithful Dog and the Tokyo Statue in his Honor
		Being a dog lover, the Hachiko statue has become an important pilgrimage for me each time I find myself in Tokyo.
		The station was much smaller then." With that he approached the statue, gave it a friendly pat, wiped a tear from his eye and slowly walked away.
		Hachiko's life has been portrayed in a book and motion picture (The Hachiko Story).
	www.fabuloustravel.com /globe/hachiko/hachiko.html (689 words)

	Media-Akita (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		A statue of Hachiko was erected in front of Shibuya station on Tokyo's Yamanote train line in 1934.
		Hachiko was born here in 1923 but moved to Shibuya, Tokyo, when he was two months old.
		Hachiko is most well known for faithfully waiting for his master at Shibuya station every evening, even after his master's death in 1925.
	www.media-akita.or.jp /akita-inu/akitas-introdE.html (450 words)

	Japanese Crossing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Hachiko crossing is the gateway to Tokyo's Shibuya district, the mecca of the young and trendy.
		Sharon is now at Hachiko crossing, where she describes the scenery.
		Hachiko crossing has a way of consuming all who walk it, even tourists like 16-year-old Joao Paulo from Brazil.
	savvytraveler.publicradio.org /show/features/2000/20001013/jcross.shtml (930 words)

	Press Release for Hachiko published by Houghton Mifflin Company
		Hachiko was a real dog who lived in Tokyo, a dog who faithfully waited for his owner at the Shibuya train station long after his owner could not come to meet him.
		This is Hachiko's story as seen through the eyes of Kentaro, a young boy whose life is changed forever by his friendship with this very special dog.
		One of author Pamela Turner's first memories is of grabbing her grandfather's puppy by the ears and trying to pull it into her playpen.
	www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com /booksellers/press_release/hachiko (802 words)

	Akita - Reflections - Hachiko
		Hachiko is not the only devoted dog the world has known but his story is one of the most famous because many countries shared in Japan's tribute to man's best friend.
		He died the following year at eleven, not old for an Akita but Hachiko was very old, just too lonely for too many years.
		When the war broke out a decade later, the huge bronze statue was melted down and converted into munitions.
	www.thedogplace.com /Reference/Akita/hachiko.htm (553 words)

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