Statue & Monument · Shibuya

Moyai Statue (Shibuya) モヤイ像

Shibuya's other meeting point: a big stone head carved on Niijima island in the style of an Easter Island moai, given to the ward in 1980 and popular with people who want to avoid the Hachiko scrum.

HoursOpen 24 hours

ClosedOpen daily

PriceFree

Getting thereShibuya Station (South Exit / West Exit bus terminal), 1 min

Time needed5–10 min

Best timeAny time

Address1-2 Dogenzaka, Shibuya City, Tokyo

About

The Moyai statue was a gift to Shibuya in 1980 from Niijima, one of the Izu Islands administered by Tokyo. It is carved from koga-ishi, a light, porous volcanic stone found only on Niijima and Italy's Lipari, and its name is a pun: 'moyai' in the island dialect means helping one another, and it sounds like moai, the Easter Island figures that inspired it. Niijima has hundreds of these carvings; this one, with its double face, stands at the south-west side of Shibuya Station near the bus terminal, where it has become the go-to meeting spot for locals who find Hachiko too crowded.

Highlights

Stone head carved from Niijima's rare koga-ishi volcanic rock
Name pun on moai and the island word for helping each other
Two faces, one on each side
Calmer meeting spot than Hachiko
Gift from Niijima island in 1980

Tips

Follow signs for the 'South Exit' or Shibuya Mark City; the statue is near the bus terminal outside.
Tell friends to meet 'at Moyai' and you will avoid the Hachiko crowds.
If you like it, Niijima itself is reachable by jet ferry from Takeshiba in about 2.5 hours.

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