The story of Hachiko, Japan's most famous dog, begins in the early 1920s, when he comes to live in Tokyo with Professor Ueno. Hachiko loves his new master. When the professor takes the train to work every morning, Hachiko goes with him to the station - and when the professor comes home in the evening, his faithful dog is always waiting. Hachiko soon has many friends in the streets of Tokyo - people like Nobu, the young son of a food seller. Life is good for Hachiko - until one day, everything changes ... Here, Nobu tells the true story of Japan's most faithful dog.


日本一隻家喻戶曉的狗狗，阿八的故事始於1920年代初期，當時的牠，搬去東京和上野教授同住。忠犬八公很喜歡牠的新主人，每早教授搭火車通勤時，阿八都會和陪他等車；而每晚教授下班回到家時，忠心的阿八都會在家等候著他。阿八很快的就在東京街頭上認識了許多朋友，像是食物販商的小兒子Nobu。對於阿八來說，生活是很美好的，直到有天一切都改變了…而Nobu將會透過這本書，告訴各位這隻忠犬八公的感人故事。