{"id":1547,"date":"2023-06-12T14:20:15","date_gmt":"2023-06-12T05:20:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/endup-japan.com\/?p=1547"},"modified":"2023-06-12T14:21:44","modified_gmt":"2023-06-12T05:21:44","slug":"godzzila-head-a-symbol-of-kabukicho","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/endup-japan.com\/?p=1547","title":{"rendered":"Godzzila Head – a symbol of Kabukicho"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

“Godzzila”, an imaginary creature that emerged for the first time in 1954. In the first movie, it was depicted as “a creature that transformed by radioactivity spread by the hydrogen bomb experiment in Bikini Atoll”, reflecting cold war period. Also, seeing the Godzzila destroying civilized Japanese cities, some peple perceived it is a ghost of deceased soldiers in WWII, left behind somewhere in southern islands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The building is owned by Toho, a company that created and screening Godzzila. As the old building was demolished because of movie theater losing popularity, Toho is said to be reluctant to build this building centering movie theater again, and therefore they decided to set up Godzzila head to attract people making this building a landmark of Kabukicho.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The studio set centering Godzzila welcomes you in front of the elevater.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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You can take a pic with him.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Posters in historical Godzzilas.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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In a cafe that you see him.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Releafs of the movies’ reneowned scenes. In front of Japanese parliament house.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Holding a Bullet Train in left hand.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Fighting against “Mothra”.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Yes, it’s huge…<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Since he looks down the street, mostly we see his back.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Related souvenirs. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Cute !<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Looking up from Kabukicho street. He’s real in size of 55m height.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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