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 International Mission.” The set up will embrace a couple of totally 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 largest influence, although, can be positioned for the good thing about departing vacationers. It’s going to be colossal: the statue will measure roughly 131 toes vast and 20 toes excessive, in response to a press launch.

Presently, there are solely renderings to tease the large scale of this Godzilla, which can be on show from December 2025 via December 2026. We love a vacationer attraction primarily based on the sheer prominence of Godzilla’s glory. Like sure, Godzilla additionally has to cope with 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 testing 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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