Doge Day

Kabosu, otherwise known as doge, was the face of one of the most prolific memes on the internet and was beloved around the world.

She sadly passed away in May 2024 at the estimated age of 18, but her legacy lives on — head to Doge Day in Chiba on her birthday to celebrate her life and, if past years are anything to go by, have plenty of MuCh wOW fun.

What to expect

Sakura Furusato Square will be filled with dog and meme lovers. The mayor of Sakura City, Atsuko Sato (Kabosu’s owner) and the CEO of Own The Doge will make speeches, and there will be a birthday celebration for Kabosu, sponsor booths, and a chance to snap photos with the bronze Doge statue. Meme legend Bad Luck Brian is set to make an appearance, and you can meet the Shiba mascots Cocoro and Neiro. While you’re there, wander over to the Dutch windmill gallery in the park.

In 2023, a bronze statue of Kabosu was revealed at Doge Day, and Tay Zonday (anyone remember Chocolate Rain?) made an appearance. In 2024, a manhole cover was also unveiled featuring Kabosu, and a Guinness World Record was attempted.

Entry

Doge Day is a free event, but you’re asked to RSVP online in advance.

How to get there

Take a Keisei Main Line train from Keisei Ueno Station — yes, this is the same line as the cheap trains to Narita Airport — to Keisei Sakura Station. This will take a little less than an hour on the fastest train. (All mainline trains stop at Sakura.)

From Keisei Sakura Station, there are a few options to get to the park: a 10-minute taxi, the Sakura community bus (Uchigo route) from the north exit to the Sakura Furusato Hiroba stop (about 10 minutes), a rental cycle, or a 40-minute walk. Rental cycles can be found outside the south exit of Keisei Sakura Station, first-come, first-served, for ¥600 a day.