University of Tokyo Hongo Campus 東京大学
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University of Tokyo Hongo Campus is the main campus. It is near Hongo-sanchome Station on the Marunouchi subway line.The red arrow points to the main gate of the university’s Faculty of Agriculture.
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Main gate of the University of Tokyo’s Faculty of Agriculture.
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Near the main gate of the University of Tokyo’s Faculty of Agriculture is the statue of Hachiko reunited with its master.
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The Hachiko statue is on an empty lawn at the Faculty of Agriculture where Hachiko's master Hidesaburo Ueno (1871-1925), a professor of agricultural engineering, taught.
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The statue was unveiled on March 8, 2015, the 80th anniversary of the death of Hachiko in 1935.
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Hachiko's master Professor Ueno died during a lecture on campus in 1925.
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The statue has been widely lauded in and outside Japan. Like the Hachiko statue at Shibuya Station, this statue is destined to be one of the most beloved in Japan.
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University of Tokyo’s agriculture department erected the bronze statue with donations from individuals and companies since 2014 and collected more than 10 million yen.
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Smiling professor.
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Akamon Gate is the symbol of University of Tokyo's Hongo Campus. A remnant of the Maeda Clan's estate here. 赤門
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Back of Akamon Gate.
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Main gate
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Buildings are distinguished looking.
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Yasuda Hall is another symbol of University of Tokyo. 安田講堂
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A few cherry trees on campus.
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Sanshiro Pond and surrounding garden was part of the Maeda Clan's estate. 三四郎池
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Some koi fish in Sanshiro Pond.
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About Sanshiro Pond.
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Hongo-sanchome Station
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