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Myth of Tomorrow

明日の神話, Ashita no shinwa

A huge mural by famous artist Tarō Okamoto, it commemorates the Hiroshima atomic bombing. A human figure in it burns and others appear to run from flames. The mural is at the entrance of the Inokashira line, 100 m from Hachikō. It was built in Mexico, found there in 2004 and brought to Japan in 2005. Under repair from Oct 2023.

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109 Building
Ichi-maru-kyu
Teenage fashion. Worth an escalator trip. The name is a wordplay on Tokyu, its owner company: 10 is toh and 9 is kyu in Japanese.
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Hachikō
ハチ公
A diminutive statue of a dog tucked away in one corner of the big plaza outside the station, best known as a meeting place and for the story (see box). It is also the name of one of the many exits from Shibuya Station and the prime meeting place before a night out. Just hanging out near Hachiko for a while will give you some great people-watching.
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Moyai statues
モヤイ像
Another popular meeting spot, this time on the south side of the station, the two Moyai statues here are a spin on Easter Island's famous moai, made from volcanic pumice on Niijima in the Izu Islands far south of Tokyo. This, not the originals, was the inspiration for the 🗿 emoji.
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Kujiraya
くじら屋
The specialty and only food here is whale meat dishes, which are very rare elsewhere. Human consumption of whale meat is controversial and has been denounced by detractors on grounds of wildlife conservation, toxicity, and animal rights. The restaurant hands out pro-whaling propaganda pamphlets.
Lunch sets from ¥1300, dinner ¥2000 up