Godzilla @ Shinjuku; April 18, 2015

It was about a week ago when Godzilla appeared in Shinjuku. I went there to see it today.

The Godzilla head is placed at about 50 meter high on a building of Toho, a cinema company that produces Godzilla movies. As Godzilla’s height is estimated about 50 meters, it is “real”.

It was at the center of Shinjuku Kabukicho. Toho’s old “Koma” theater was closed in 2008 and a new cinema-shopping complex was built. The operation started on April 16.

Huge Hotel Gracery with more than 1000 rooms was also built and will open in a few days. The Godzilla head will be seen close from some rooms.

There are many visitors, including foreign tourists, in the area. Many of them enjoyed taking pictures of Godzilla.

Kabukicho is one of the busiest and most controversial amusement spots in Tokyo. 

Shops with variety of economical goods and interesting souvenir attracts foreign visitors. 

It is also true that sex shop and other morally questionable industries prevail. Crimes and troubles are often reported.

The situation is better than years ago, when the conflicts of mobsters were often reported. Japan, not China, was the economic giant Asia at the time and Kabukicho was said to be the biggest entertainment area in Asia.

Policemen were walking around the area and the announcements, which call for the attention of visitors not to listen to the soft words of pullers-in, were made.