Tokyo’s Largest Airport Is Getting Its Personal Huge-Ass Godzilla

The Haneda Airport in Japan is getting a kaiju-sized new characteristic within the type of a big-ass Godzilla set up. The King of the Monsters is packing his baggage to maneuver into place at Haneda Airport Terminal 3 as a part of a partnership between Toho Co., Japan Airport Terminal Co., Ltd., and the Tokyo Worldwide Air Terminal Company.

In 2024, the legendary icon celebrated his 70th anniversary—and the festivities proceed with the “Haneda Godzilla World Challenge.” The set up will embody a couple of completely different immersive parts, together with paintings adorning the arrival foyer and a statue of Godzilla from the current Oscar-winning movie Godzilla Minus One, additionally within the arrivals space.

The chonky dino’s greatest influence, although, will probably be positioned for the advantage of departing vacationers. It’s going to be colossal: the statue will measure roughly 131 toes broad and 20 toes excessive, in keeping with a press launch.

Presently, there are solely renderings to tease the large scale of this Godzilla, which will probably be on show from December 2025 by December 2026. We love a vacationer attraction primarily based on the sheer prominence of Godzilla’s glory. Like sure, Godzilla additionally has to take care of TSA and baggage declare.

We are able to’t wait to see all of it in particular person earlier than heading off to zipline into Godzilla’s mouth on the Nijigen no Mori Park on Awaji Island—or trying out the brand new attraction, Godzilla the Ride: Great Clash (directed by Minus One filmmaker Takashi Yamazaki), at Seibuen Amusement Park in Tokorozawa.

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