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I'm sorry to hear that you're leaving this site. If people judge Akitas by stories they hear, then here are a couple they should know about!

Akitas were also found to be particularly good as baby-sitters and many children could be left with the family dog while the peasant woman went out into the fields to work. Early on, the Akita was also considered to be a symbol of good health. Even today, when a person is ill, or a baby is born, many Akita owners in Japan will send a small Akita statue to ensue their good health or a speedy recovery from illness of any kind.Akitas are a wonderful dog to have around. Loyal, protective, affectionate and loving. There have been many stories about the loyalty and devotion of the Akita, one of the most famous is the story of Hachiko.

Hachiko was an Akita owned by Dr, Eisaburo Ueno, a professor at Tokyo University. Each morning the dog walked with his owner to the train station and each afternoon at 3pm came back to meet him at the Shibuya Station platform. On May 21, 1925, the doctor boarded the train, as usual, but did not return. He suffered a stroke and died at the University, and that evening the dog sat among the priests and mourners. But the faithful Hachiko continued to return to the station each morning and each afternoon to wait for his master. Everyone came to know the dog and fed and cared for him while he kept his vigil. On the evening of March 7, 1935 they found Hachiko dead at the very spot where he had waited so long for his owner to return. In 1943 a small bronze statue of Hachiko was erected at the place where he had waited so patiently for ten years. But shortly after it was put in place, the government confiscated all statues to be melted down for arms during World War II. In 1948 a son of Tru Ando, the sculptor who created the orginal statue of Hachiko, was then commissioned to do another statue which was eventually erected in the same location. It has since become a meeting place for lovers, as well as an attraction, and meeting place for dog lovers. It's a most fitting tribute that lovers meet there, since Hachiko was waiting for someone he loved.

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