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22-Foot-Tall Straw Godzilla Lords Over Japan

By Brian Delpozo 1 min read
  • # aol
  • # Chikuzen
  • # Godzilla
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Source: JCast
Source: JCast

Godzilla has been spotted in the Japanese countryside, but don’t worry, this one’s not smashing buildings.

Weeks after the annual Straw Art Festival in Nagata, Japan wowed us with life-size dinosaurs and giant insects built from rice straw, Japanese straw artists have amazed yet again.

ど〜んとかがし祭で披露される巨大わらかがしの毛布となる「とば」を編む作業がボランティアスタッフの皆さんと共同で行われました。作業の前に今年の巨大わらかがしのテーマが「シン・ゴジラ」との発表。巨大わらかがしは安の里公園近くの田んぼで制作中です。武田 pic.twitter.com/W1GUoUOvfB

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— 筑前町地域おこし協力隊 (@chikuzen_okoshi) October 2, 2016

A group of over 150 volunteers spent over four months building a giant straw rice Godzilla in the town of Chikuzen. The piece, meant to celebrate the harvest, towers over the landscape at a height of over 22 feet.

シン・ゴジラ笑、いや藁

近くに自衛隊の方々がいるという最高の組み合わせでした。 pic.twitter.com/WA9Q4hZIm7

— シンフルタニ?合言葉は#OneTeam (@ShinFurutani) November 2, 2016

宣伝
ど~んとかがし祭りの一環として、筑前町ふるさと応援寄附金を活用して
巨大わらゴジラを、作りました。

祭りの日程
前夜祭
11月5日(土)18時~20時30分
本祭11月6日(日)10時~16時
◆開催場所  安の里公園一帯
住所:福岡県朝倉郡筑前町篠隈673-1 pic.twitter.com/hIvqfmaLtL

— シン・SAKIMORI (@oculal) October 31, 2016

It also features LED lights embedded in its eyes, fins, and its nearly 33-foot-long tail.

すごい。全高7m、全長10mだって∑r(ΦωΦn)/わらや竹で迫力のシン・ゴジラ 12月初旬まで福岡・筑前町 https://t.co/6vyoXpnlNg pic.twitter.com/jjUYlN1UcA

— カラスノウタ (@karasunouta) November 2, 2016

Did seeing that amazing art whet your appetite for more Godzilla? The newest film in the long running series Shin Godzilla (Godzilla Resurgence in the U.S.) was released earlier this year. Have a look at the trailer below.

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