The Hachikō Statue is a bronze statue of an Akita breed of dog that stands facing the Hachikō exit outside of Shibuya Station.
The statue is a famous meeting place at the entranceway to Shibuya Crossing (a.k.a Hachikō Crossing), one of the world’s busiest pedestrian intersections.
Hachikō was a real dog who faithfully waited for his owner at Shibuya Station. His story was popularised by the demonstration of a dog’s unyielding loyalty and devotion to a departed master.
The Hachikō Statue
Hachikō
Hachikō
The dog was born in 1923 and owned by Hidesaburō Ueno, a professor at the University of Tokyo. Hachikō’s ritual was to wait at Shibuya Station each day for his master to return from work. One day, in 1925, Professor Ueno suffered a stroke and never returned.
The Hachiko Entrance at Shibuya Station
Hachikō mural on wall at Shibuya Station
For the next 10 years, until his own death, Hachikō sadly kept vigil over Shibuya Station waiting for his master to return.
The dog has been immortalised as a bronze statue, the Hachikō Statue, erected in 1934 (Hachikō was present at the unveiling). His stuffed and mounted remains are kept at the National Science Museum of Japan in Ueno, Tokyo.
Hachikō's stuffed and mounted remains
Hachikō has been the inspiration of a number of movies, notably Hachiko: A Dog’s Story starring Richard Gere. Also, the 1987 Japanese movie Hachikō Monogatari.
Hachiko: A Dog's Story
Hachiko Monogatari
Below is the music video, Bittersweet (by Within Temptation), which features scenes from the movie Hachikō Monogatari.
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There’s so many different worlds
So many different suns
And we have just one world
But ,you ,Hachikō live in different ones,(heven)
p.s sory for my por english
whit greates respect for this great “dog” ,sory …..ANGEL
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May this site always be found and shared around the world.
in remember and honor of this great soul Hachikō
I have just finished watching the movie, and I was greatly touched, I own a shiba inu, which looks exactly as hachiko looked when he was a puppy, and also when he was grown, except she is a smaller version.
she is a wonderful dog, and also very loyal, stubborn, and very smart, the experiences that I have had with Sumi will remain with me forever. she is only 4 years old, so we have a lot longer to be with her. We thank her for allowing us to be a part of her life.