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Hachiko’s new statue now open to public at Univ of Tokyo campus

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By Casey Baseel, RocketNews24

Last month, we got our first peek at the brand-new statue of Hachiko, in which Japan’s most famous dog is reunited with his loving master after almost a century apart. But while Hachiko’s legendary loyalty is inspiring, we weren’t waiting 100 years to see the statue for ourselves.

Hachiko’s new statue can be found on the grounds of the University of Tokyo’s agriculture campus. This isn’t because Hachiko had super intelligence to go along with his peerless commitment to owner Hidesaburo Ueno, but because Ueno was a professor of agricultural engineering with the school for more than 20 years.

The University of Tokyo has multiple campuses, but if your goal is to see Hachiko, you’ll want the one for the Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences/Faculty of Agriculture (website here). The statue isn’t tucked away in some back corner, either. Right after you walk through the gate, you’ll see the happy pet and owner on your left.

After noon, the number of sightseers gradually starts to increase. One woman Yoshio spoke to even laughed that, “The school is probably going to start getting a ton of people coming just to see the statue, so it’ll be rough on campus security, having to manage all the crowds.”

The original Hachiko statue in front of Shibuya Station, where the Akita Inu waited every day for his deceased master to come home from work, is still a must-see. But if you want to remember Ueno and his pet as they were in life, when being reunited at the end of every day was a cause for celebration, you owe yourself a visit to this new monument, too.

Read more stories from RocketNews24. -- Shibuya’s Hachiko statue gets a snow family for a short time -- Hachiko, Japan’s most loyal dog, finally reunited with owner in heartwarming new statue in Tokyo -- Modern-Day Hachiko: Dog Waits Over a Week for Its Owner in the Snow and Rain

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I love akitas. Most loyal dogs ever. I had an AKITA he had a mind of his own. I dont know but The Akita behivor mimics a Japanese in soul.

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I love the story of Hachiko, we also owned a Akita-ken aswell and she lived proudly for 14 years. Great to see this statue as the story of Hachiko is a testament to live by.

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I am glad they made this statue. The Hachiko at Shibuya Station always looked so sad waiting for his master.

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