TOKYO, Sep 19 (News On Japan) –
Previously unseen pictures of the well-known Akita canine ‘Hachiko’, an emblem of Shibuya celebrating his a hundredth anniversary this yr, have been lately found.
Hachiko, born in 1923, continued to attend for his proprietor’s return at Shibuya Station even after his grasp had handed away.
Two of the unearthed pictures are significantly invaluable for creating future sculptures and 3D representations as a result of they seize Hachiko’s entrance and aspect profiles in a steady sequence a few yr earlier than his passing.
Curator Keita Matsui remarked, “As he is wearing a ribbon for a ceremony, we can determine that it was taken on the evening of March 10, Showa 9 (1934). To have a specific date identified in a photo from his lifetime is incredibly valuable.”
Other new pictures have additionally been unearthed, together with one with a toddler from Kobe alongside Hachiko whereas he was nonetheless alive, with the Hachiko Statue within the background. The statue was erected about 11 months earlier than Hachiko’s demise, making this photograph much more particular.
Matsui added, “There are very few photos that capture both Hachiko and the Hachiko Statue. Even with the ones we’ve confirmed, there are only two or three, including this one.”
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Previously unseen pictures of the well-known Akita canine ‘Hachiko’, an emblem of Shibuya celebrating his a hundredth anniversary this yr, have been lately found.
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