Hachikō Statue

photo by Dick Thomas Johnson from Tokyo, Japan · CC BY 2.0

photo by Joli Rumi · CC BY-SA 4.0

Statue of the Akita dog that waited at the station for years after his master's death.

Today's statue, from 1948, is the work of Takeshi Andō, son of the sculptor Teru Andō, who had made the first one in 1934; that one was melted down ten years later when metals were requisitioned for the war. It stands at the Hachikō exit of Shibuya Station, a few steps from the great crossing, and is the most used meeting point in the city.

The most used meeting point in Tokyo. The first statue, by Teru Andō, was inaugurated on 21 April 1934 and Hachikō attended the ceremony; in 1944 it was melted down in the wartime requisition of metals. Today's statue is the second, by Takeshi Andō (the first sculptor's son), unveiled on 15 August 1948, and the Shibuya city library describes it as a symbol of reconstruction and peace. The dog was real: he waited for Professor Ueno in front of the station for nine years.

ℹ️ At the Hachikō exit of Shibuya Station, always accessible.

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