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Hachikō Statue

TIME : 2016/2/17 14:09:50

Come meet Tokyo's most famous pooch, Hachikō. This Akita dog came to Shibuya Station everyday to meet his master, a professor, returning from work. The professor died in 1925, but Hachikō kept coming to the station until his own death 10 years later. The story became legend and a small statue was erected in the dog’s memory in front of Shibuya Station.

The surrounding plaza is Tokyo’s most popular rendezvous point and is always abuzz with trendy teens.