The vehicle "Blue Frog" in front of Shibuya Station arrives at the hometown of "Hachiko" in Akita. August 7 4:32
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The green railway car in front of Shibuya station, commonly known as "Aogaeru," was transferred to Odate City, Akita Prefecture, where they interact with each other through "Tadagu Hachiko," and arrived in Odate City on the 6th.
The “blue frog” is a railcar that was used mainly in Tokyo during the high economic growth period. It was placed in front of Shibuya station and used as a meeting mark, but in line with redevelopment around the station, The hometown of "Inu Hachiko" was transferred to Odate City.
The “Blue Frog”, which was carried on a public road for three days at night, arrived at the tourist facility “Akita Inu no Sato” in Odate City, which is scheduled to be exhibited, at 5:00 am on the 6th.
Then, when the overlaid blue sheet was removed, a green car body appeared.
Odate City will exhibit the history of exchanges between Odate City and Shibuya Ward, centered on the "Chuken Hachiko", in the car, and is scheduled to open to the public after the beginning of next month.
Tsuyoshi Kudo, General Manager of the Odate City Tourism Exchange Sports Department, said, "I feel like "Welcome to Odate. Since I am a blue frog that has been loved in Shibuya, I want to use it carefully."