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| Above, the Hachikō statue at Tokyo's Shibuya Station. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
Anyone doing the slightest bit of research about Tokyo would, sooner or later, come across the story of the famous Akita dog Hachikō.
Time Out Tokyo has re-posted an article on "10 things you didn't know about Hachikō".
It begins with:
Originally posted July 31 2015
You undoubtedly know about the Hachiko statue, Shibuya's de facto meeting spot. And you probably know a little bit about how the pup waited patiently at Shibuya Station every day for his owner to come home from work, even after his master passed away. The story has inspired Japan to such an extent that a brand-new statue was recently erected on The University of Tokyo’s campus, causing the country to shed even more tears over the bittersweet tale. Since we can't help getting swept up in the emotion, we decided to create our own ode to Hachi with a list of little-known facts about man's best friend ever.
To read what the ten things are, go here.
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