花まつり hana-matsuri (anniversary of the birth of Buddha)

　4月8日は、お釈迦さまの誕生日と言われています。

　同じ日は、忠犬ハチ公の日でもあります。生まれた日でも、亡くなった日でもなく、銅像が建てられた日なのです。

　According to tradition, Buddha was born on April 8th.

　The same day is also the day of the faithful dog Hachiko. Since it is neither the day of his birth nor the day of his death, but the day when his statue was erected, April 8th has been designated as the day of the faithful dog Hachiko. There is a statue of the faithful dog Hachiko, which almost all Japanese people know, in front of Shibuya Station in Tokyo.