Hachiko Circumcision of unwavering faith and timeless gratitude | Madhyamam

If you ever visit Japan, you must stop by the Shibuya train station. A statue of a dog can be seen outside the station. People from all over the world gathered around you to see the statue of the dog, a creature that is taken for granted, and don’t hesitate to take a photo with it and put your finger on its nose if you see it crowding around.

The name of the dead dog is Hachiko. The man is not a retail man, but a hero of the Japanese people. If you are interested, listen to Hachiko’s story. If you call it a story, it’s a story and a half, don’t dismiss it by saying, ‘Don’t throw a kiss’.

The protagonist was born on the 10th of November 1923. It is short that the first century has been completed.

Isaburo Yuno, a professor of agricultural science at the University of Tokyo in Japan, has long wanted to own a ‘Japanese Akita dog’. Learning about Hachiko through one of his students, the professor took the initiative and brought Hachiko home. So in 1924, Hachiko started living with the professor. Hachiko, or Hachi as it became his nickname,

He and the new owner soon became best friends. Isaburo loved his beloved dog more than anything and considered him as his son.

Hachiko made it a habit to pick up his owner from Shibuya train station in central Tokyo every morning when he left for work, and pick him up in the evening when he returned from work.

On May 21, 1925, two years after Hachiko’s birth, Hachiko was sitting as usual at the Shibuya train station waiting for his beloved Izaburo. But his owner didn’t come…. Esaburo died suddenly and unexpectedly while at work due to a cerebral hemorrhage. But Hachiko didn’t know that information. But Hachiko continued his routine.

Hachiko moves in with a former gardener from the professor’s family. But for the rest of his ten-year life, Hachiko went to the Shibuya train station every morning and evening. He sat there for hours, patiently waiting for the return of his beloved owner, who sadly never returned. Not one or two, but nine years, nine months and fifteen days, and that waiting continued, until death.

A prominent Japanese newspaper reporter published Hachiko’s story in 1932, making Hachiko a celebrity throughout Japan. People began to call him “Chukan-Hachiko”, which means “Hachiko – Faithful Dog”. The story of the never-give-up dog also gained a lot of attention in the national media, prompting many people from around the world to visit Hachiko at Shibuya train station. Hachiko touched the hearts of the Japanese people and soon became their hero.

In 1934, a statue of Hachiko was unveiled in a grand ceremony in front of Shibuya railway station, at which Hachiko himself was the chief guest. On March 8, 1935, Hachiko passed away peacefully and alone on the street near Shibuya Railway Station. There is also a monument to Hachiko near the owner’s grave at Aoyama Cemetery in Tokyo. Today the bronze statue of Hachiko outside the Shibuya train station is a popular attraction, especially among young Japanese. There were actually two Hachiko bronze statues made in Tokyo. The former was removed during World War II and smelted for metal. There is a large mosaic artwork of Hachiko on the wall of Shibuya Station: Japan even has an Akita Dog Museum honoring Hachiko. It is located in Odat, Japan.

This is not the foot fever story that you read in Amar cartoons. It is a historical document and a surprising celebration of the life of the legendary hero Hachiko, who marked with his life how to love without any means in this era of loving and hating each other only for the sake of interests.