Statue & Monument · Yayoi / Hongo

Hachiko and Professor Ueno Statue ハチ公と上野英三郎博士像

The happy ending Hachiko never had: a 2015 bronze on the University of Tokyo campus showing Professor Ueno coming home at last and Hachi leaping up to greet him.

About

Everyone knows the Hachiko statue at Shibuya Station, where the faithful Akita waited every day for nearly ten years after his owner, Professor Hidesaburo Ueno, died suddenly in 1925. Ueno taught agricultural engineering at the Imperial University's Faculty of Agriculture, then based at Komaba, which is why he commuted from Shibuya. To mark the 80th anniversary of Hachi's death, the University of Tokyo unveiled this statue on 8 March 2015 at the gate of its Faculty of Agriculture in Yayoi: Ueno, in hat and coat with his briefcase, bends down as Hachi jumps up joyfully at him, finally reunited. It is a touching, much less crowded alternative to the Shibuya statue, and the nearby faculty building has displays on Hachi's story.

Highlights

• Bronze of Hachi leaping up to greet Professor Ueno
• Unveiled on 8 March 2015, the 80th anniversary of Hachi's death
• Just inside the Faculty of Agriculture gate on the Yayoi campus
• A quiet, emotional alternative to the Shibuya statue
• Close to the main University of Tokyo campus

Tips

• The statue is just inside the Faculty of Agriculture main gate, on the left; it is a working campus, so be respectful.
• Combine with the Hongo campus (Yasuda Auditorium) across the road, or Nezu Shrine, about 10 minutes away.
• Hachi and Professor Ueno are also buried together at Aoyama Cemetery, if you want to complete the story.

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Nearby

• Yayoi Museum & Takehisa Yumeji MuseumMuseum · 440 m away
• Nezu ShrineShrine · 450 m away
• Yasuda Auditorium and University of Tokyo Hongo CampusLandmark & Tower · 460 m away
• The University Museum, The University of TokyoMuseum · 460 m away
• Ryokan SawanoyaStay · 740 m away
• Kikuzaka & Higuchi Ichiyo's WellLocal Secret · 800 m away
• Yanaka Hebimichi (Snake Lane)Photo Spot · 860 m away
• Yanaka Himalayan Cedar CornerPhoto Spot · 960 m away