Kobe Tetsujin officially unveiled
A high quality video of the ceremony celebrating the completion of Kobe’s life-sized Gigantor (Tetsujin 28-go):
As noted in an earlier post, the statue can be seen next to Shin-Nagata Station [Access Map].
[via Asahi.com]
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Gigantor (Testsujin 28-go) monument completed in Kobe
Kobe’s 1:1 scale model of Gigantor (Tetsujin 28-go) is now complete:
There are still some finishing touches to be made around the base of the statue. The dedication ceremony will be held on Sunday, October 4th.
To check it out, head on down to Shin-Nagata Station [Access Map].
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Kobe’s Gigantor statue nears completion
A video from the Asahi Shimbun shows that Kobe’s Gigantor (Tetsujin 28-go) statue is almost finished:
It was originally supposed to be finished by October, but it looks like work is progressing ahead of schedule. The official homepage of the project states that will probably be finished some time near the end of this month.
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