That's Haruya Isakaya. He was an old homeless man who used to roam the streets of the Sanya district of Tokyo asking for food, going from windows to windows, each and every day. He once saved a little girl from a kidnapping incident and instantly became famous in the area when a journalist put the story on the front page of their local newspapper. People came to know about him and started to take great care of Haruya by offering food and shelter, but he always refused shelter and preferred to stay in the streets. He was part of the scenery for over 20 years and eventually passed away due to illness.
When he passed away, the little girl that he saved years ago, who was now a young adult, heard about it and wanted to do something to commemorate this man. So she set up a fund raiser to have a statue built by a local artist and reached her goal relatively fast. The statue was erected in 2011 and is still watching over the neighborhood to this day
And... all of the above came from my ass. I don't know shit about this statue
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u/vendura_na8 6d ago edited 6d ago
That's Haruya Isakaya. He was an old homeless man who used to roam the streets of the Sanya district of Tokyo asking for food, going from windows to windows, each and every day. He once saved a little girl from a kidnapping incident and instantly became famous in the area when a journalist put the story on the front page of their local newspapper. People came to know about him and started to take great care of Haruya by offering food and shelter, but he always refused shelter and preferred to stay in the streets. He was part of the scenery for over 20 years and eventually passed away due to illness.
When he passed away, the little girl that he saved years ago, who was now a young adult, heard about it and wanted to do something to commemorate this man. So she set up a fund raiser to have a statue built by a local artist and reached her goal relatively fast. The statue was erected in 2011 and is still watching over the neighborhood to this day
And... all of the above came from my ass. I don't know shit about this statue