The original statue was erected in 1934 in honor of Hachiko, the Akita Inu dog that was said to have waited patiently at Shibuya Station for years for his deceased owner to return.

ODATE, Akita Prefecture--A new picture ... Hachiko's hometown, since 2018. He said he was moved to pen the book featuring Illustrations by Norit Japon Co., after visiting Tokyo's Shibuya Station ...

A statue of Hachiko has stood outside Shibuya station in Tokyo since 1948 The ... 1923 in the city of Odate in Akita prefecture, the original home of Akitas. A large-sized Japanese dog, the ...