Godzilla head

{{Short description|Sculpture in Tokyo, Japan}}

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The Godzilla head is a landmark and tourist attraction in Kabukichō, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. The sculpture is accessible from the Hotel Gracery Shinjuku's Godzilla Terrace, on the Shinjuku Toho Building. It depicts Godzilla, occasionally with "glowing eyes and smoky breath".{{Cite web|url=https://www.lonelyplanet.com/japan/tokyo/attractions/godzilla-head/a/poi-sig/1596010/356817|title=Godzilla Head|last=|first=|date=|website=Lonely Planet|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190502142908/https://www.lonelyplanet.com/japan/tokyo/attractions/godzilla-head/a/poi-sig/1596010/356817|archive-date=2019-05-02|access-date=2019-11-30}} The 80-ton head, based on Godzilla's appearance in Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992), was unveiled in 2015.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/godzilla-made-official-resident-tourism-787709|title=Godzilla Made Official Resident and Tourism Ambassador of Central Tokyo District|last=|first=|date=9 April 2015|website=The Hollywood Reporter|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190119232343/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/godzilla-made-official-resident-tourism-787709|archive-date=2019-01-19|access-date=2019-11-30}} Its placement on the Hotel Gracery terrace matches Godzilla's 50 meter height seen during the Showa era films in the franchise.{{Cite web|title=The Cinematic Icon of Japan – The Godzilla Head of Tokyo|url=https://taiken.co/single/the-cinematic-icon-of-japan-the-godzilla-head-of-tokyo/|website=Taiken Japan|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-12|archive-date=2020-11-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201123191610/https://taiken.co/single/the-cinematic-icon-of-japan-the-godzilla-head-of-tokyo/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=Godzilla appears in the Tokyo skyline atop new Shinjuku skyscraper! 【Photos】|url=https://soranews24.com/2015/03/05/godzilla-appears-in-the-tokyo-skyline-atop-new-shinjuku-skyscraper-%e3%80%90photos%e3%80%91/|date=2015-03-05|website=SoraNews24 -Japan News-|language=en|access-date=2020-05-12|archive-date=2020-05-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200514052944/https://soranews24.com/2015/03/05/godzilla-appears-in-the-tokyo-skyline-atop-new-shinjuku-skyscraper-%e3%80%90photos%e3%80%91/|url-status=live}}

The sculpture was placed as part of the ad campaign for the 2016 film Shin Godzilla. The sculpture was revealed on April 17 2015, where Godzilla was given the title of Shinjuku Tourism Ambassador. Shinjuku Ward mayor Yoshizumi Ken’ichi also gave Godzilla a special ward residency certificate.{{Cite book |title=War as Entertainment and Contents Tourism in Japan |publisher=Routledge Focus |year=2022 |isbn=978-1-032-14567-9 |editor-last=Yamamura |editor-first=Takayoshi |doi=10.4324/9781003239970 |editor-last2=Seaton |editor-first2=Philip}}

The Hotel Gracery offers a Godzilla-themed room that offers views of the landmark. The official Godzilla Store Tokyo opened nearby in October 2017 and is operated by Toho, the owners of the Godzilla franchise.