Traces of Goodness Permeates Hachiko in Tokyo

GRC - In the middle of the crowded shopping center and the bustling activity of people passing on the street, Shibuya district in Tokyo, Japan, still leaves one corner as a "space" for Hachiko.

Hachiko dog-name intangibles 5.5 meters tall statue of it- "enjoy" the corner along with the tourists who come and go.

Then, a little corner in front of Shibuya Station became a kind of arena "fan meeting" between Hachiko and the tourists, who incidentally is the fans. People came just to simply take pictures with a variety of styles, with shooting from all sides.

Hachiko is believed to be a real person, a dog who lived in 1923-1935. He is the beloved dog belongs Hidesaburo Ueno, a professor at the University of Tokyo. Hachiko used to wait for the return of his master at Shibuya Station.

Until one day, the professor died while teaching on campus and his body was immediately sent back to his hometown just outside of Tokyo.

Hachiko who do not know the return Ueno kept waiting for 10 years, until finally the faithful animal was dead in the streets around the station.

Unconditional Love (unconditional love) into the message delivered Hachiko in the story of his life. Acts is then made Hachiko statue in front of Shibuya Station famous and many people, even from many countries.

Anyone who happened to come to Tokyo normally would not miss this statue as one of the objects that you visit.

Karen Tamminga-Paton (58), a Canadian citizen, is one of the diners. On the sidelines of the affairs of a job at a school in Tokyo, Karen, who works as a teacher in Canada taking the time to come, see and photograph the statue of Hachiko.

According to him, there is a deep impression on the story of Hachiko is pulled to go to the front of Shibuya Station. The impression it made him hope that later he'll feel the same emotional experience with her pet dog, Bailey.

"Hopefully, Bailey also shows similar loyalty as Hachiko," he said.

Not merely because of their own desires, Roger Herrera (66), tourists from the United States, said that his visit to the statue of Hachiko deliberately done at the request of his extended family.

"When he knew I was going to Tokyo, all members of the family, from parents, sister, nephew, cousin up, ask me for a chance to visit and photograph the statue of Hachiko. Hachiko long since become a family favorite. For us, he is a little hero who provide valuable lessons about life, "he said.