Every day, Kabosu went with Sato to the kindergarten where she worked, and played with the children. They did not need to know about coins or auctions.
The internet knew her as a four-year-old frozen in one photo. The children knew the real Kabosu, who kept getting older.
On her 17th birthday, fans launched an online campaign to build her a statue in Sakura. It was fully funded in 12 hours.