Today, my wife and I visited Kobe City’s new 60 foot (18m) manga statue of the famous character, Tetsujin-28 go, or Ironman, originally created by the late Mitsuteru Yokoyama who was born in Nagata. The project cost ¥135 million ($1.4 million) which was mostly raised from private funding.
It’s located in Wakamatsu Park, Shin Nagata which can be reached from the central station of Sannomiya. Shin Nagata is 2 stops after Kobe Station. Come out on the seaside exit, turn right and walk until you see the park on the left.
Today, there was still some site work going on but it will be officially open this Sun., Oct. 4.
It is intended as a symbol of the city’s revival after the 1995 Kobe Earthquake.
AloJapan.com