Have you ever heard of Hachiko the dog? No? Neither had I until a few months ago, but if you ever go to Japan then odds are you will hear about him.
Hachiko is a national hero to the Japanese! A dog so famous there have been several movies made about him. He has his own statue next to Shibuya Train Station in Tokyo, where every day hundreds of people have their photograph taken with him. Even Hollywood has made a movie about Hachiko!
So why is the Hachiko story so famous you may wonder? Well I am happy you asked, because here I will give you the amazing, real and very sad story about Hachiko the dog.