The Sky Above Hachikō (Akita) at the Moment of Death

The record

• Date of death: 1935-03-08
• Time of death (local): Time uncertain — Sources record only that he was found dead on a street in Shibuya; no time of day is documented. (A "6:30 a.m." figure circulates online but traces only to user-generated content.)
• Place: Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan

Star closest to the zenith

The exact time of death is uncertain. Our rule is to publish nothing rather than guess — so no star is computed for this case.

Sources & verification

Last verified: 2026-09-17

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• University of Tokyo — Date; found dead in the streets of Shibuya; no time: https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/focus/en/features/z1304_00280.html
• Wikipedia — Date, place, and the 2011 finding on cause of death: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hachik%C5%8D