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| In April 1934, a bronze statue based in his likeness sculpted by Teru Ando was erected at ] |
In April 1934, a bronze statue based in his likeness sculpted by Teru Ando was erected at ], and Hachikō himself was present at its unveiling. The statue was recycled for the war effort during ]. In 1948, the Society for Recreating the Hachikō Statue commissioned{{Citation needed|date=February 2011}} Takeshi Ando, son of the original artist, to make a second statue. When the new statue appeared, a dedication ceremony occurred.<ref>Newman, Lesléa. ''Hachiko Waits''. Macmillan, 2004. . Retrieved from ] on February 25, 2011. {{ISBN|0-8050-7336-1}}, {{ISBN|978-0-8050-7336-2}}.</ref> The new statue, which was erected in August 1948, still stands and is a popular meeting spot. The station entrance near this statue is named "Hachikō-guchi", meaning "The Hachikō Entrance/Exit", and is one of Shibuya Station's five exits. | ||
| '']'' played an April Fools' joke on readers by reporting that the bronze statue was stolen a little before 2:00 AM on April 1, 2007, by "suspected metal thieves". The false story told a very detailed account of an elaborate theft by men wearing khaki workers' uniforms who secured the area with orange safety cones and obscured the theft with blue vinyl tarps. The "crime" was allegedly recorded on security cameras.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/april_fool_a.html |title=METAL THIEVES SUSPECTED: Shibuya's 'loyal dog Hachiko' vanishes overnight |date=April 1, 2007 |publisher=The Japan Times |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111222100255/http://www.japantimes.co.jp/april_fool_a.html |archivedate=December 22, 2011 }}</ref> | '']'' played an April Fools' joke on readers by reporting that the bronze statue was stolen a little before 2:00 AM on April 1, 2007, by "suspected metal thieves". The false story told a very detailed account of an elaborate theft by men wearing khaki workers' uniforms who secured the area with orange safety cones and obscured the theft with blue vinyl tarps. The "crime" was allegedly recorded on security cameras.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/april_fool_a.html |title=METAL THIEVES SUSPECTED: Shibuya's 'loyal dog Hachiko' vanishes overnight |date=April 1, 2007 |publisher=The Japan Times |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111222100255/http://www.japantimes.co.jp/april_fool_a.html |archivedate=December 22, 2011 }}</ref> | ||
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| Statue of Hachikō | |
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.jpg) The statue in a crowd of people, 2016 | |
| Artist | Takeshi Ando |
| Year | 1948 (1948) |
| Medium | Bronze sculpture |
| Subject | Hachikō |
| Location | Tokyo, Japan |
| Coordinates | 35°39′32.6″N 139°42′2.1″E / 35.659056°N 139.700583°E / 35.659056; 139.700583 |
A statue of Hachikō is installed outside Tokyo's Shibuya Station, in Japan.
History
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In April 1934, a bronze statue based in his likeness sculpted by Teru Ando was erected at Shibuya Station, and Hachikō himself was present at its unveiling. The statue was recycled for the war effort during World War II. In 1948, the Society for Recreating the Hachikō Statue commissioned Takeshi Ando, son of the original artist, to make a second statue. When the new statue appeared, a dedication ceremony occurred. The new statue, which was erected in August 1948, still stands and is a popular meeting spot. The station entrance near this statue is named "Hachikō-guchi", meaning "The Hachikō Entrance/Exit", and is one of Shibuya Station's five exits.
The Japan Times played an April Fools' joke on readers by reporting that the bronze statue was stolen a little before 2:00 AM on April 1, 2007, by "suspected metal thieves". The false story told a very detailed account of an elaborate theft by men wearing khaki workers' uniforms who secured the area with orange safety cones and obscured the theft with blue vinyl tarps. The "crime" was allegedly recorded on security cameras.
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Crowd of people gathered around the (1st) statue of Hachikō on the one anniversary of Hachikō Death in March 8, 1936
- Helen Keller touching the (2nd) statue of Hachikō during her visit to Japan in 1948 Helen Keller touching the (2nd) statue of Hachikō during her visit to Japan in 1948
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Shibuya Hachikō Front Square (Hachikō-mae hiroba), with the statue in lower-left
References
- Newman, Lesléa. Hachiko Waits. Macmillan, 2004. 91. Retrieved from Google Books on February 25, 2011. ISBN 0-8050-7336-1, ISBN 978-0-8050-7336-2.
- "METAL THIEVES SUSPECTED: Shibuya's 'loyal dog Hachiko' vanishes overnight". The Japan Times. April 1, 2007. Archived from the original on December 22, 2011.
External links
Media related to Statue of Hachiko (Shibuya) at Wikimedia Commons- Hachikō Statue at Lonely Planet
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