Here’s one more stop we have to add to our upcoming Geyser of Awesome Field Trip to Japan: We want to visit Godzilla himself, which will soon be possible in Tokyo’s Shinjuku neighborhood where a life-size replica of the giant monster’s head has been installed atop a new movie theater, the Toho Cinemas Kabukicho, currently still under construction.
The Toho Co. doesn’t just run a chain of theaters throughout Japan, they also produce movies and created the Godzilla franchise. That’s why they’ve decided to use the giant monster to help their new building stand out in an already crowded part of the city. Godzilla’s head stands 12 meters (39 feet stall) and is based on his appearance in the 1992 movie Godzilla vs. Mothra . He looms 50 meters (~165 feet) above the street and, when viewed from a distance, appears to be stalking through the city just like he does in the movies. So awesome.
But it gets even better. Godzilla isn’t just gigantic and positioned atop a building for all to see, one of the nearby buildings is a hotel that’s also under construction, the Hotel Gracery Shinjuku, from which guests will be able to look out their windows and down on the monstrous visage of the King of the Monsters.
Both buildings are schedule to open in mid-April. Head over to RocketNews24 for additional information.
[via RocketNews24]
I have to go to Japan.
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