Hachiko Statue
Shibuya, Tokyo
The Hachiko Statue outside Shibuya Station honours the Akita who kept coming back to meet his dead owner's train for nearly ten years in the 1920s and 30s. The first statue went up in 1934 with Hachiko himself present. It was melted down for metal in 1944, and today's statue replaced it in 1948. It's now the default meeting spot in Tokyo.
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Insider tip
There's almost always a queue for photos, so go at dawn if you want the statue to yourself. His preserved body is on show at the National Museum of Nature and Science in Ueno.
What the guides say about Hachiko Statue
Shibuya Excel Hotel Tokyu, which is directly connected to the station inside Shibuya Mark City and has a lounge overlooking the scramble. Hotel Indigo Tokyo Shibuya on Dogenzaka is the nearest of the newer hotels. The crossing and the Hachiko statue are both on the map with the best times to see them empty.
What's on near Hachiko Statue
Upcoming events within a ten-minute walk of Hachiko Statue, from the weekly Tokyo events calendar.
SHIBUYA WINTER ILLUMINATION
SHIBUYA WINTER ILLUMINATION
Time 17:00 to 23:00
Winter lights from Hachiko Square across the Scramble Crossing and up Dogenzaka, lit every evening from late November to the end of February. The 2026 dates aren't announced yet.
Shibuya Awa Odori
渋谷阿波おどり
Time 11:00 to 18:00 (2026)
Awa odori groups from Tokushima, Koenji, Minami-Koshigaya and Shibuya dance on five stages round Shibuya Station, organised by the Shibuya Station area management body. The 2027 dates aren't announced yet.
Shibuya Kagoshima Ohara Matsuri
渋谷・鹿児島おはら祭
Time Parade about 12:00 to 17:00 on Dogenzaka and Bunkamura-dori (2026)
Kagoshima's ohara-bushi dance comes to Shibuya's main streets for a day, with about 60 dance groups and 2,300 dancers in 2026.
Potomelli: Indie Pop Live Show
Time 12:30 to 13:30
Tokyo-based indie pop artist Potomelli plays a lunchtime show at Ruby Room in Shibuya, with melodic, personal indie pop.
Shizuoka: Takeshi Yamauchi's Dyeing, 88 Dyeings
静岡 山内武志の染め -八十八染メ-
Time 12:00 to 20:00 Station Shibuya (direct access via Hikarie)
Dyed work by Shizuoka dyer Takeshi Yamauchi, who trained under the late Living National Treasure Keisuke Serizawa.
Smaller local events nearby
Shibuya Street Live Performance
Tue 27 Oct, Wed 28 Oct, Fri 30 Oct · Sakura-gaoka Plaza, Shibuya Sakura Stage, Sakuragaoka
Live music sessions on the second-floor Sakuragaoka Plaza of Shibuya Sakura Stage.
17:00 to 20:00 · Map · Source: Shibuya Sakura Stage
Shibuya to Mori: Building a forest of creatures in Shibuya Exhibition
31 Oct to 8 Nov · Shibuya Hikarie, Hikarie Deck 4F
An exhibition that treats the planting on Hikarie Deck as a small forest, with a miniature train carrying creatures of Shibuya.
Free · 10:00 to 18:00 · Map · Source: Shibuya Art Scramble (festival) · 「渋谷 to 森~渋谷に生き物の森を作ろう！~」
Nearby
Around Shibuya
The crossing is just the cover page
Everyone does the Scramble, and you should too, once. But Shibuya's real personality lives in the smaller streets. It's in Nonbei Yokocho's two-storey bars pressed against the train tracks, the climb up to the rooftop views, and the walk down towards Daikanyama as the noise fades behind you.
Shibuya has 14 places on the Roam Tokyo map: 4 shops, 2 viewpoints, 2 bars, 2 cafes, 2 restaurants, 1 landmark and 1 bathhouse. Read the Shibuya guide.
Good to know
- How do I get to Hachiko Statue?
- The nearest station is Shibuya (JR Yamanote). Hachiko Statue is in Shibuya, Tokyo.
- How much does Hachiko Statue cost?
- Nothing. Hachiko Statue is free to visit.
- How long do you need at Hachiko Statue?
- Plan for 30 min.
- When is the best time to visit Hachiko Statue?
- Early morning before the crowds.
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