A monument to Godzilla was erected at the Chubu Electric Power Mirai Tower in Nagoya on Wednesday.
20:00 JST, June 20, 2024
NAGOYA – A Godzilla monument came to the Chubu Electric Power Mirai Tower in Nagoya on Wednesday, ahead of the celebration of the 70th anniversary of the opening of the tower, formerly called Nagoya TV Tower, on Thursday, June 20.
This year also marks the 70th anniversary of “Godzilla,” the first film in the series released in 1954.
“I hope that this opportunity will help the tower become an even more prominent symbol of Nagoya and its surroundings [central] Sakae District,” Kazuhiro Osawa, the president of the company that operates the tower, said at the monument’s unveiling ceremony on Wednesday.
Takashi Yamazaki, director of ‘Godzilla Minus One’, which won the Best Visual Effects category at the Academy Awards, also attended the ceremony.
“This Godzilla, who had to travel a long way on a truck for an advertising campaign, is finally on the water. I’m glad it’s being displayed in such a great location,” he said.
The monument, located in Hisaya-Odori Park in central Nagoya, is 2.45 meters high, 2.4 meters wide and 8.7 meters deep. When Godzilla appeared in front of the illuminated tower on Wednesday evening, there were roars of joy from people gathered nearby. The monument will probably be visible in the near future.
