This time, however, he’s digital. A hologram version of the canine’s bronze statue found outside the station in Tokyo has been installed at the Akita Dog Visitor Center to celebrate the 100th ...

The original statue was erected in 1934 in honor of Hachiko, the Akita Inu dog that was said to have waited patiently at Shibuya Station for years for his deceased owner to return.

Hachiko the Akita dog would meet his owner every day at Shibuya railway station in Tokyo, in the 1920s. Even after his master's death, he continued to make the journey, and a statue in Hachiko's ...