To protect the green railroad car, commonly known as "Blue Frog", which was handed over from Tokyo Shibuya Station to Odate City, Akita Prefecture, the hometown of "Hachiko, the faithful dog", cover the car with a sheet that says "hibernating". Work has been done.
The "blue frog" was placed in front of Shibuya station after being active mainly during the period of high economic growth, but last year it was handed over to Odate City, the hometown of "Hachiko, the faithful dog" with a statue in the same square, and it is a tourist facility. It was open to the public at "Akita Inu no Sato".
The open house ended last month before the full-scale snow season, and preparations for a "winter mood" were made on the 6th to protect the vehicle from snow.
A contractor commissioned by the city covered the entire vehicle with a blue sheet, and then covered it with a thick sheet with the words "Blue frog hibernating."
Takumi Abe, chief of the Odate City Tourism Division, said, "Many people loved the name" Aogaeru "and the cuteness of its appearance. I want many people to come and see "Blue Frog". "
It will be open to the public again around April next year after the snow melts.