When I first spotted Hachiko's statue at Shibuya Station, it was love at first sight. Soon after being introduced to his story, I adopted a Shiba puppy and named him after the loyal dog. We were inseparable for sixteen years, all the...
Chico, the last of the three Akitas who together played the part of Hachi, passed away on Saturday morning, August 4, 2018. Co-stars Layla (his real sister) and Forrest are now reunited over the Rainbow Bridge. The first time I saw Chico was at Boone’s...
August 8, 2018/9 CommentsMany fans ask about how the Hachi dogs are doing today - Here is an update from Forrest, one of the dogs who played Hachi in Hachi: A Dog's Tale....
January 12, 2018/13 CommentsMany fans ask about how the Hachi dogs are doing today - Here is an update from Layla, one of the dogs who played Hachi in Hachi: A Dog's Tale....
January 12, 2018/6 CommentsMany fans ask about how the Hachi dogs are doing today - Here is an update from Chico, one of the dogs who played Hachi in Hachi: A Dog's Tale....
January 12, 2018/3 CommentsFrom the first moment, cast and crew were warmly welcomed in Rhode Island. During our first week, we were greeted with an official event at the state capital. Guests included House Speaker William Murphy, Senate President Joseph A. Montalbano, Secretary...
December 28, 2017/No commentAlmost a century after his birth, Hachi remains in the hearts of people all around the world. An Akita puppy was born on a farm in Odate, Japan in November 1923. Two months later, the little dog was placed in a small straw crate and put on a train through...
November 10, 2017/2 CommentsTaking home a momento of Hachiko is something very important to me. Yet, every time I returned to Shibuya Station, finding gifts was a treasure hunt. Except for some cookies, notepads and a few other times, I was left empty-handed. On a Tokyo trip just...
December 28, 2016/18 CommentsHachiko gets a New Statue Abbey Glen’s 14-acre memorial park in Lafayette, New Jersey, was selected to receive an exclusive reproduction of the life-size Hachiko and Professor Ueno statue recently unveiled at the University of Tokyo. The statue...
September 21, 2016/3 CommentsAfter 55 years since Yaeko, Professor Ueno’s wife passed away, they are joined together in Tokyo’s Aoyama cemetery. Family descendants held a ceremony on May 19 to commemorate the event of Professor Ueno’s reunification with his wife...
July 13, 2016/9 Comments
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