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EventsSite Name: Minamisanriku replica Moai statues Alternative Name: 南三陸モアイCountry: Japan
NOTE: This site is 2.419 km away from the location you searched for.
Region: Honshū Type: Modern Stone Circle etc
Nearest Town: Minamisanriku-chō (Miyagi pref.) Nearest Village: Shizukawa 志津川
Latitude: 38.677360N Longitude: 141.448260E
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5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
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A new replica Moai (a giant human sculpture from Easter Island in Chile) is being unveiled in the small Japanese fishing town of Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, more than 10,000 kilometers away from the famous sculptures’ original home.
The statue was hand made by Rapa Nui sculptors from Easter Island and is a gift of the Chilean government to the town, in a gesture of hope and encouragement as the north eastern village rebuilds from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami that devastated it.
The Moai statue is the town’s second – the first one marked the odd but touching connection between Chile and this small Japanese fishing town. In 1960, an earthquake that struck the South American nation sent waves across the Pacific Ocean and caused a tsunami that slammed into Japan’s coast, killing 142 people in Minamisanriku after a 22-hour journey across the ocean. When the Chilean government heard of this, they sent over the first Moai statue to mark the disastrous connection and the future cooperation between the Japanese town and the South American nation’s government.
Unfortunately, the previous statue was destroyed by the 20-meter high tsunami in 2011. This new statue is a symbol of Chile’s efforts to keep the connection alive.
Read more at Japan Daily Press. WIth thanks to Aska for the information. Official site of the MinamiSanriku SunSun Shopping Street where the replica Moai is placed.
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