Hachiko is a male specimen of Akita Inu, a breed prized Japanese, born November 10, 1923 in Odate, Japan.

Hachiko is adopted by a university professor and every day and waits for the return Hachiko accompanied the professor’s Shibuya station, where it conducts business.
Even after the death of the professor, which occurred at work, Hachiko faithfully went to the station every day waiting for the master for the next 10 years, both in Japan soon became a symbol of loyalty.
With every passing day commuters noticed him and tried to offer him food and shelter and many people went to Shibuya to stroke alone.

In 1934 a statue was erected in honor of Hachiko outside Shibuya station.
Hachiko died on March 8, 1935 for lymphatic filariasis and was declared a day of mourning to remember him. Hachiko’s body was found outside the station where he had waited 10 years for his master. The embalmed body of Hachiko is present at the National Museum of Nature and Science in Tokyo and some of his bones are buried near the tomb of the professor.

During the Second World War the statue was torn down to retrieve material for weapons. In 1948, after the Second World War, it was built another in the same place as the one before.
On 8 March in Japan is carried in a parade to commemorate Hachiko, which involve the dog lovers, especially bred akita inu.