Hachiko, like many thoroughbred puppies, was in poor health, so he slept in the house, which was rare for Japan in those days - usually the animals spent the night on the street. They even wrapped the baby in a blanket so that he would not freeze, but he still got sick. Hidesaburo and his wife did not leave the animal - they held ice packs at its head, and they covered the body with homemade heating pads. When the puppy got better, Hidesaburo started taking him for walks with his other dogs, John and Esu. Esu met the newcomer unfriendly - apparently, he felt that there was a special connection between him and the owner. The professor really took special care of the new pet: every day he cleaned and combed his thick fur, fed him rice with broth and milk with biscuits. In those days, such affection for animals was beyond the norm. According to many Japanese, Hidesaburo spoiled the dog. The dog reciprocated his adoring owner - every morning he accompanied the professor to work and met him. Hachiko followed him to Shibuya station, waited for him to get on the train, and walked home to be at the same station again by 3:00 pm and meet the person he loved most. On May 21, 1925, Hidesaburo suffered a stroke during a lecture. The doctors could not save the scientist, and he never returned home. Hachiko at that time was 1.5 years old - he was a very young dog, one might say, still a puppy. Without waiting for the owner, he spent the whole evening at the station and returned to the threshold of the house only to spend the night. The next day he went back to the station. This went on for 9 years, 9 months and 15 days. Hidesaburo's wife could not take the faithful dog to her, because she was not a legal wife, which means that she had to leave the house and move to her relatives. The relatives of the professor himself tried to shelter the orphaned dog, but Hachiko constantly ran away from them in search of the owner. As a result, the gardener Hidesaburo took care of the animal. Nevertheless, the dog went to the station at the same time every day. At first, he was often offended there. Children teased him, and sellers in local shops even poured water over him, but Hachiko did not leave. One of Hidesaburo's students found out about the unfortunate animal. He turned to the media, and in 1932 the story of canine devotion hit the pages of the newspapers. The dog became a star. He began to be fed not only by the employees of the station, merchants and passengers, but also by tourists who came specifically for this. One of the admirers of Hachiko was the famous actor Masao Inoue, who bought beef for the animal. Because of the dog's loyalty to the owner, the Japanese have become much better at treating stray animals. They were no longer perceived as a threat, they began to feed and treat. Hello! I found some very interesting information on the Internet! Tell me, is this true? Does this match the facts?
Many people misunderstand that Hachi has never been a stray dog. After Dr. Ueno's death, Dr. Ueno's wife temporarily moved to her parents' house. In the meantime, HACHI and S were kept at a relative's house. However, Hachi didn't get used to that house, and it seems that he was entrusted to other relatives. After Dr. Ueno's wife's house was newly built, Dr. Ueno's wife returned HACHI to her home.However, unlike the large mansion that Dr. Ueno lived in during his lifetime, Hachi could not be left free-range. It seems that there were complaints about HACHI destroying the fields of neighboring farmers, and that they sometimes came home injured after being beaten with wooden sticks. Around this time, HACHI started commuting to Shibuya Station, and Dr. Ueno's wife seemed to notice this.Dr. Ueno's wife was at a loss and asked Mr. Kikusaburo Kobayashi, a gardener who lived in Tomigaya in Shibuya, if he would take care of HACHI. Mr. Kikusaburo was the gardener of the Ueno residence during Dr. Ueno's lifetime, and was a person who was deeply trusted by Dr. Ueno.He once refused to keep HACHI, Dr. Ueno's treasured memento. However, in the end, I agreed to keep it. Kikusaburo's house was close to Tokyo Imperial University, where Dr. Ueno worked, and not far from Shibuya Station. From around this time, HACHI resumed his favorite Shibuya station commute.Hirokichi Saito, director of the Japanese Dog Preservation Society, was the first to discover Hachi, which was still unknown at the time, and to post it in a newspaper.At that time, he was working to protect Japanese dogs, which were endangered due to the progress of crossbreeding with Western dogs. One of the activities was to find the owners of Japanese dogs and create a list of them.One day, Mr. Hiroyoshi found a splendid Akita INU in Shibuya, I followed the dog in an attempt to identify its owner. After several unsuccessful attempts, I managed to follow the dog and visit the house it entered.When Mr. Saito visited the house, the dog was sitting quietly on the dirt floor of the house. The owner of the house was the gardener Kikusaburo. At that time, Hirokichi heard for the first time an episode about HACHI commuting to Shibuya Station.At that time, Hachi was still unknown, so he was sometimes treated badly by station staff, who would throw water on him and scribble on his face. Hirokichi wanted to change HACHI's situation, so he posted an episode of HACHI's commuting to Shibuya Station to a newspaper company. And Hachi's story was published in the newspaper. About a year after that, HACHI became famous nationwide, and HACHI's situation changed at once. About four years have passed since Dr. Ueno passed away. From there, Hachi was finally able to get out of the tough times.
ありがとうございますまさかこんな形でハチの犬生を紹介して下さるなんて本当にありがとうございました(^人^)これからも楽しみにしています。宜しくお願い致します。
分かっていただける方がいらっしゃることを嬉しく思います😁。これからもハチの犬生を忠実に再現して行きます。
ハチ公って、映画の影響で悲惨な最後だったみたいになって居ますけど、意外と幸せだったみたいですね。
上野教授を渋谷駅で待っていて、夜にはしっかり家に戻ってご飯もちゃんともらってたらしいです。
昔は犬は放し飼いが普通で、好きな様にあちこちうろついて、夜には勝手に家に帰って来るのが普通だったみたいです。
ハチ公も、上野教授を渋谷で待ちながら、案外と幸せな犬生だったのかも知れませんよね。
僕もそう思います😁
豊富な資料と共に毎回心温まる感動の動画を届けて下さり本当に有難うございます。いつも感慨深い思いで見させていただいています。今回の動画もずっと心待ちにしていました！制作される方の動物や生き物に対する深い心を感じます。心を打たれる解説やイラストの映像に涙が溢れます。100年前、大雪の降る中を列車で旅立ったハチ、20時間余りの長旅だったそうですがハチは米俵の中で実におとなしく無心に眠っていたのでしょうね。そうして上野さんとのどんな感動的な出会いが待っていたのでしょうか？続く物語を待ちたいと思います。梅雨が明けてまさに夏本番です！どうか呉々もご自愛くださいますように。🍀
本当にありがとうございます。どのような評価がされるか心配なところもあったのですが、嬉しく思っております😁。
武蔵国東京府豊多摩郡澁谷村字松濤○○なんてかんじですかねえ。だけど国鉄チッキだから渋谷の駅留めであって電話くれるだけでお家までは届けてくれないので、荷車夫さんか、便利屋さんに頼まねば玄関まではこない。お出入りさんや書生さんのいるお家は上流。
大学教授で作家だった内田百閒先生や大文豪志賀直哉先生のご著などを参照いたしました。
Hachiko, like many thoroughbred puppies, was in poor health, so he slept in the house, which was rare for Japan in those days - usually the animals spent the night on the street. They even wrapped the baby in a blanket so that he would not freeze, but he still got sick. Hidesaburo and his wife did not leave the animal - they held ice packs at its head, and they covered the body with homemade heating pads.
When the puppy got better, Hidesaburo started taking him for walks with his other dogs, John and Esu. Esu met the newcomer unfriendly - apparently, he felt that there was a special connection between him and the owner. The professor really took special care of the new pet: every day he cleaned and combed his thick fur, fed him rice with broth and milk with biscuits. In those days, such affection for animals was beyond the norm. According to many Japanese, Hidesaburo spoiled the dog. The dog reciprocated his adoring owner - every morning he accompanied the professor to work and met him. Hachiko followed him to Shibuya station, waited for him to get on the train, and walked home to be at the same station again by 3:00 pm and meet the person he loved most.
On May 21, 1925, Hidesaburo suffered a stroke during a lecture. The doctors could not save the scientist, and he never returned home. Hachiko at that time was 1.5 years old - he was a very young dog, one might say, still a puppy. Without waiting for the owner, he spent the whole evening at the station and returned to the threshold of the house only to spend the night. The next day he went back to the station. This went on for 9 years, 9 months and 15 days.
Hidesaburo's wife could not take the faithful dog to her, because she was not a legal wife, which means that she had to leave the house and move to her relatives. The relatives of the professor himself tried to shelter the orphaned dog, but Hachiko constantly ran away from them in search of the owner. As a result, the gardener Hidesaburo took care of the animal. Nevertheless, the dog went to the station at the same time every day. At first, he was often offended there. Children teased him, and sellers in local shops even poured water over him, but Hachiko did not leave. One of Hidesaburo's students found out about the unfortunate animal. He turned to the media, and in 1932 the story of canine devotion hit the pages of the newspapers.
The dog became a star. He began to be fed not only by the employees of the station, merchants and passengers, but also by tourists who came specifically for this. One of the admirers of Hachiko was the famous actor Masao Inoue, who bought beef for the animal. Because of the dog's loyalty to the owner, the Japanese have become much better at treating stray animals. They were no longer perceived as a threat, they began to feed and treat. Hello! I found some very interesting information on the Internet! Tell me, is this true? Does this match the facts?
Many people misunderstand that Hachi has never been a stray dog. After Dr. Ueno's death, Dr. Ueno's wife temporarily moved to her parents' house. In the meantime, HACHI and S were kept at a relative's house. However, Hachi didn't get used to that house, and it seems that he was entrusted to other relatives. After Dr. Ueno's wife's house was newly built, Dr. Ueno's wife returned HACHI to her home.However, unlike the large mansion that Dr. Ueno lived in during his lifetime, Hachi could not be left free-range. It seems that there were complaints about HACHI destroying the fields of neighboring farmers, and that they sometimes came home injured after being beaten with wooden sticks. Around this time, HACHI started commuting to Shibuya Station, and Dr. Ueno's wife seemed to notice this.Dr. Ueno's wife was at a loss and asked Mr. Kikusaburo Kobayashi, a gardener who lived in Tomigaya in Shibuya, if he would take care of HACHI. Mr. Kikusaburo was the gardener of the Ueno residence during Dr. Ueno's lifetime, and was a person who was deeply trusted by Dr. Ueno.He once refused to keep HACHI, Dr. Ueno's treasured memento. However, in the end, I agreed to keep it. Kikusaburo's house was close to Tokyo Imperial University, where Dr. Ueno worked, and not far from Shibuya Station. From around this time, HACHI resumed his favorite Shibuya station commute.Hirokichi Saito, director of the Japanese Dog Preservation Society, was the first to discover Hachi, which was still unknown at the time, and to post it in a newspaper.At that time, he was working to protect Japanese dogs, which were endangered due to the progress of crossbreeding with Western dogs. One of the activities was to find the owners of Japanese dogs and create a list of them.One day, Mr. Hiroyoshi found a splendid Akita INU in Shibuya,
I followed the dog in an attempt to identify its owner. After several unsuccessful attempts, I managed to follow the dog and visit the house it entered.When Mr. Saito visited the house, the dog was sitting quietly on the dirt floor of the house. The owner of the house was the gardener Kikusaburo. At that time, Hirokichi heard for the first time an episode about HACHI commuting to Shibuya Station.At that time, Hachi was still unknown, so he was sometimes treated badly by station staff, who would throw water on him and scribble on his face. Hirokichi wanted to change HACHI's situation, so he posted an episode of HACHI's commuting to Shibuya Station to a newspaper company. And Hachi's story was published in the newspaper. About a year after that, HACHI became famous nationwide, and HACHI's situation changed at once. About four years have passed since Dr. Ueno passed away. From there, Hachi was finally able to get out of the tough times.