Hachiko Memorial Statue

The Hachiko Memorial Statue is a small bronze dog standing outside the Hachiko Exit of Shibuya Station, and one of the most-used meeting points in Tokyo. It commemorates Hachiko, an Akita who waited at the station for his late owner, Professor Ueno, every day for almost ten years between 1925 and 1935. The current bronze was cast in 1948 by sculptor Takeshi Ando after the original 1934 statue had been melted down for the war effort. Today the spot fills with commuters arranging to meet friends, tourists posing for photos, and a constant trickle of flowers placed at the dog's paws. From here you also look straight onto the famous Shibuya scramble crossing.