Historical collection · Hachikō
Remembering them together.
Tokyo, Japan · Remembered in 2015
A university memorial brings a famous dog and his human companion back into the same scene.
Hachikō's guardian, Hidesaburō Ueno, was a professor in the University of Tokyo's Faculty of Agriculture. The university's account places their relationship at the centre of a memorial project supported by people both within and outside the institution.
On March 8, 2015, eighty years after Hachikō's death, a sculpture by Tsutomu Ueda was unveiled. It depicts the dog reunited with Ueno. This is a commemorative artwork imagining a reunion, not a photograph of an event that occurred.
Our reflection: remembering a pet also means remembering the relationship—the familiar person, the greeting and the time shared. Your own everyday moments deserve a place in your journal, whether or not the wider world ever knows their story.
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During their lives
Ueno, an agricultural researcher, is Hachikō's guardian.
March 8, 2015
The university memorial depicting their reunion is unveiled.
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The University of Tokyo — Statue of Professor Ueno and HachikoView the memorial on the university's websiteThe university's memorial photograph is linked, not reproduced. It shows a modern sculpture, not historical footage of the living dog. No film adaptation is used.
Sources reviewed October 9, 2026. Editorial summary by Pet Health Companion. No affiliation or endorsement is implied. Historical stories are not medical guidance.
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