Famous Kyoto Statue Vandalized
Kyoto’s famous statue of Takayama Hikokuro (1747-93) has been vandalized:
At around 5:50 p.m. on Jan. 20, a woman spotted a man standing on the plinth of the bronze statue of Takayama Hikokuro in Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, and pouring white paint on it. The man fled the scene by bicycle. The woman alerted officers at a nearby police box.
Police are searching for the man, who is believed to be around 30 years old, on suspicion of damaging property.
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