Japan day 11: Shibuya Hachiko Inu

We spent a short amount of time in Shibuya before taking a train from Tokyo station to Kyoto to our next hotel. This is the famous Hachiko statue. The story behind the statue is that there was a dog who used to meet his owner at the same spot outside of Shibuya station every day at the precise time that his owner would arrive there by train after work. His owner died and the dog continued to wait at the same spot each day. For around 10 years Hachiko waited at the train station for his owner. Commuters began to notice and bring him treats. A sad, but beautiful story.

Also found this cute kitkat advertisement, featuring what I assume is Hachiko. I really like the colours in it. I enjoy how in Japan there are lots of ads which incorporate illustration and manga/anime artwork.