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photo by jiji press, taken from ferris wheel
With just about 2 weeks before Japan welcomes in 2018, the new year of the dog, Hitachi Seaside Park in Ibaraki Prefecture has unveiled an enormous geoglyph of a Shiba-inu and 2 pups. The large sculpture measures 23 x 27 meters (75 x 89 ft) and is made from natural elements found in the park like kochia plants, tree branches and pine cones.
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photo by sankei news, taken from helicopter
From the ground the sculpture doesn’t look like much but the park’s ferris wheel will take visitors high up for a birds-eye view. The geoglyph, which is accompanied by the kanji character 安 meaning peace will be up through January 8, 2018.
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photo by Hitachi Seaside Park, taken from ferris wheel
December 18, 2017 at 9:07 pm
Time jump to 2019? You may want to change 2019 to 2018.
December 19, 2017 at 11:31 am
Ha! Thanks!