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Hachik (, 10 November 1923 8 March 1935) was a Japanese Akita dog remembered for his remarkable loyalty to his owner, Hidesabur Ueno, for whom he continued to wait for over nine years following Ueno's death.

Hachik was born on November 10, 1923, at a farm near the city of date, Akita Prefecture. In 1924, Hidesabur Ueno, a professor at the Tokyo Imperial University, brought him to live in Shibuya, Tokyo, as his pet. Hachik would meet Ueno at Shibuya Station every day after his commute home. This continued until May 21, 1925, when Ueno died of a cerebral hemorrhage while at work. From then until his death on March 8, 1935, Hachik would return to Shibuya Station every day to await Ueno's return.

During his lifetime, the dog was held up in Japanese culture as an example of loyalty and fidelity. Well after his death, he continues to be remembered in worldwide popular culture, with statues, movies, books, and appearances in various media. Hachik is known in Japanese as chken Hachik (, "faithful dog Hachik"), hachi meaning "eight" and the suffix -k originating as one once used for ancient Chinese dukes; thus, Hachik could be roughly translated as either "Mr. Eight" or "Sir Eight".

That's so sad :(

Woah, it's like that movie with Richard Gere.

Do not watch the movie about that dog you will have a mental break down like I did.

SomeLikeItHoth posted...

Do not watch the movie about that dog you will have a mental break down like I did.

ahh hell naw

Futurama was bad enough