Last Week, Sam and I visited the famous Shibuya Crossing easily recognized in many Hollywood films, including Lost in Translation. Similar to the recent implementation of the “scatter crosswalk” in Dundas Square in Toronto, the Shibuya Crossing allows thousands of pedestrians to cross in all directions. When watched from above, the Shibuya Crossing perfectly embodies the phrase “organized chaos.” At the entrance of Shibuya Station, there is a statue of Hachiko. When we asked a Japanese woman what it represented, she told us the story of Hachiko. Hachiko was a faithful Akito dog who would come to the station everyday to meet his owner and continued this ritual even long after his owner’s death. I also just discovered that several movies were made based on the relationship between Hachiko and the professor including Hachi: A Dog's Story, starring Richard Gere.
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Kokoro,
Sim & Sam