Dear Gabby,
Last Tuesday, I took a train going to Shibuya and Shinjuku. Right after getting off at Shibuya Station, I asked the information desk about the location of HACHIKO. This is the name of the dog, that your Ninong Melton asked me to look for.
I know you might be interested too with Hachiko’s monument. Imagine, a dog was given a tribute here in Tokyo for everyone to admire. There must be something with Hachicko that’s worth the visit…
In 1924, Hachikō was brought to Tokyo by his owner, Hidesaburō Ueno, a professor in the agriculture department at the University of Tokyo. During his owner’s life Hachikō saw him out from the front door and greeted him at the end of the day at the nearby Shibuya Station. The pair continued their daily routine until May 1925, when Professor Ueno did not return on the usual train one evening. The professor had suffered a stroke at the university that day. He died and never returned to the train station where his friend was waiting. Hachikō was given away after his master’s death, but he routinely escaped, showing up again and again at his old home. Eventually, Hachikō apparently realized that Professor Ueno no longer lived at the house. So he went to look for his master at the train station where he had accompanied him so many times before. Each day, Hachikō waited for Professor Ueno to return. And each day he did not see his friend among the commuters at the station. The permanent fixture at the train station that was Hachikō attracted the attention of other commuters. Many of the people who frequented the Shibuya train station had seen Hachikō and Professor Ueno together each day. They brought Hachikō treats and food to nourish him during his wait. This continued for nine years, with Hachikō appearing only in the evening time, precisely when the train was due at the station. SOURCED VIA WIKI
Amazing dog, isn’t it?
At the mall near Hachiko’s monument, there’s a flower shop that sells blooms of different hues; so colorful I can’t resist but too take shots…
I wonder how they grow these despite it’s not yet officially Spring here; there’s still that tail end of winter…
The streets of Shibuya and Shinjuku are considered as two of the busiest and multi-crossing streets in Tokyo. Just look at these people going to different directions at high noon.
Don’t ask me, anak how young ladies tolerate the chilling cold weather here in Tokyo wearing almost skimpy skirts…
This is all for now; I’ll see you and your mom soon.
I miss you and your mommy. I love you both.
Tatay-doc
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