Tour details of "Hachi"

Meeting place:  at lobby of the hotel you stay.       Meeting time: 9:00 a.m. (can be discussed)

Tour numbers:  1~6 persons.    Tour hours:  6 hours (but depends on location of the hotel).

Fare:  JPY 3,000/ hour/ person.  (excluding transportation, admission, meal)

Contact: For your inquiry, please contact here.

Story about "Hachi"

Hachi, a Japanese Akita dog, was born in 1923 at Odate City, Akita Prefecture.  He was adopted by Mr. Eisaburou Ueno in 1924, who lived in Shibuya and was a Professor at the Tokyo University.

Each day Hachi waited for his master at Shibuya Railway Station, even after Professor Ueno suddenly passed away at the University in 1925.

Hachi became famous all over Japan, after the Asahi Newspaper reported his continued faithfulness to the late master, then people started to call him "Hachi-kou" putting an honorable suffix to his name. Through donation, included by numbers of school children who loved Hachi-kou, the statue of Hachi-kou was built in 1934 in front of Shibuya Station, which was one year before Hachi died at the Station.

Hachi became famous world-widely through the remade US movie "Hachi: A Dog's Tale" starring Richard Gere in 2009.

Through the tour, you will know all the story about Hachi

Places to visit:

Shibuya: A statue of Hachi-kou, close from the famous scramble crossing.

Tokyo University: A statue of Professor Ueno and Hachi, as a scene when Professor was met by Hachi unexpectedly.

National Museum of Nature and Science:  Stuffing of Hachi, as representing Akita dog.

Aoyama Cemetery: Grave of professor Ueno together with the one of Hachi.