Hachikō Statue

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Lonely Planet review

In the 1920s, a professor who lived near Shibuya Station kept Hachikō, a small Akita dog, who came to the station every day to await his master's return. The master died while at work in 1925, but the dog continued to show up and wait at the station until his own death 10 years later. Hachikō's faithfulness was not lost on the Japanese, who built a statue to honour his memory.

The story is more interesting than the statue itself, which is small and prosaic, but it's still a great place for people watching. Hachikō is usually surrounded by young Tokyo cool dudes and dudettes, who use the statue as a meeting place.