By KENJI TAMURA/ Staff Writer
September 9, 2023 at 07:00 JST
From the point where the train runs, Maki Kuroi says she saw Hachiko crossing the road rightward in this photographed area around Shibuya Station. The Toyoko Department Store, right background, which was under construction, can be seen in this photograph shot in 1934. (Provided by the Shibuya Folk and Literary Shirane Memorial Museum)
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