I went and visited Pet Relocation and we transported Mocha to Tokyo, Japan to reunite her with her mom and dad when they recently moved to Tokyo!
First, we stopped in NYC.
Me and Mocha, she is flying to her home in Japan!
On the plane to NYC!
Arriving in NYC!
All that traveling requires a potty break! WHEW!
Of course, there was a Pet Chauffeur waiting for us!
From NYC we flew to Japan!
Korean Air Flight Attendants!
I met these nice Harajuku Kids in Harajuku, Tokyo in front of the Meiji Shrine.
Me with the Hachikou Statue
Did you know that, The Hachikou statue is a statue of a dog that sits outside Shibuya station in Tokyo.
It is a popular meeting place, because it’s easy to spot, and in the large, concrete area that greets you
when exiting the station, it can be hard to find who you’re looking for. (At night time, in particular, it can get very crowded.)
In 1924, Hachikō was brought to Tokyo by his owner, Hidesaburō Ueno, a professor in the agriculture department at the University of Tokyo. During his owner’s life Hachikō saw him off from the front door and greeted him at the end of the day at the nearby Shibuya Station.
The pair continued their daily routine until May 1925, when Professor Ueno did not return on the usual train one evening. The professor had suffered a stroke at the university that day. He died and never returned to the train station where his friend was waiting.
Hachikō was given away after his master’s death, but he routinely escaped, showing up again and again at his old home. Eventually, Hachikō apparently realized that Professor Ueno no longer lived at the house.
So he went to look for his master at the train station where he had accompanied him so many times before.
Each day, Hachikō waited for Professor Ueno to return. And each day he did not see his friend among the commuters at the station.
The permanent fixture at the train station that was Hachikō attracted the attention of other commuters. Many of the people who frequented the Shibuya train station had seen Hachikō and Professor Ueno together each day. They brought Hachikō treats and food to nourish him during his wait. This continued for 10 years, with Hachikō appearing only in the evening time, precisely when the train was due at the station.
To commemorate its loyalty, the statue was created.
Heading to get my Suitcase in Japan!
Meiji Shrine
Enjoying a Bibimbap Lunch- Traditional Korean lunch
Tsukij Fish Market at 630am- Early Rise for the Fish!
Tsukiji Fish Market-
Those were some Huge fish!!!
Shopping in Harajuku, Japan
I plan to go into more detail tomorrow of my adventure in Japan with Pet Relocation but I am exhausted and have jetlag!
I wanted to give a big Paws UP and special thanks to everyone at Pet Relocation who took me to NYC and Japan, we had so much adventuring.
I feel so privileged to get to see the world and share it with all of you. WOOF!
In the meantime, you can visit all of my pictures from all over the world on Flickr and enjoy my adventures around the globe!
Love, Pups
