Standing on Godzilla Road in Shinjuku as the Hotel Gracery Godzilla head comes alive for its 8 PM show. A quick word on how the monster went from a symbol of Hiroshima and Nagasaki to a pop-culture icon.
📍 Godzilla Road, Shinjuku, Tokyo
Transcript
Ahoy, mateys. We are here in Tokyo, where Godzilla is back on the prowl. As you know, Godzilla is a symbol of the bombings at Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and then it just became popular on its own without the symbolism. every evening on the hour, Godzilla makes his reappearance until eight PM. And as you are lucky because I just happen to be here at eight PM. When I was a kid, I really loved these, movies. I think they took place in Osaka, though. And it was just so cool to watch Godzilla wreck the whole city. And, fortunately, Tokyo is not quite wrecked, but, still alive and well. Peace out, guys, from Godzilla Road in Tokyo, Japan.
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