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page 1Statues in Japan
Hachikō
was an Akita dog remembered for his strong dedication to his owner, Hidesaburō Ueno, for whom he continued to wait for almost ten years following Ueno's death in 1925.
The Burghers of Calais
Depicts group of 6 burghers walking out wearing nooses around their necks, and carrying the keys to the city and castle (after England captured Calais). One of 12 original castings of Auguste Rodin sculpture.
Ushiku Daibutsu
statue located in Ushiku, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
Hercules the Archer
1909 sculpture by Antoine Bourdelle
Statue of Hachikō
statue in Shibuya, Tokyo
Hibaku no Maria
head of a wooden Marian statue damaged in the 1945 atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Japan