On #NationalDogDay, we like to appreciate Tokyo’s—and the world’s—enduring love of Hachikō, the dog who waited loyally at Shibuya Station for his deceased owner for 10 years, until he also passed away in 1935. We present photos of Shibuya Station’s famous statue through time...

In 2014, a clever sculptor erected 7 snow-Hachikōs (“hachi” in Japanese means “eight”).

Hachikō surrounded by the fashions of some time between 1985-95.

British soldiers admiring Hachikō in 1955.

Helen Keller touches a newly erected Hachikō in 1948, which replaced the 1934 original which was destroyed in the war.

A crowd gathers to honor Hachikō on the 1st anniversary of his death in 1936.