Gigantic straw Godzilla sculpture appears in Japan – establishes itself as King of Straw-nsters 【Pics】

Hay! Godzilla! Aren’t you a little far from home out here in the field?

There are plenty of ways to show your love for Godzilla. You can watch the new Shin Godzilla movie or any of the old classic monster films, you can pour out a drink in honor of your favorite metaphor for the nuclear bomb…

…or you can gather over one hundred of your friends and build a seven-meter-tall (23 foot) straw statue over the course of four months.

筑前町！！！！！！😮😲 ここまでリアルとは……笑笑 あんま気合入れすぎやろ😳💥👏 https://t.co/MoIGFSLPJV

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大輝 (@daiki10916) November 01, 2016

▼ Godzilla always has time to stop and smell the flowers.

筑前町のシン・ゴジラ １１月５日６日にある　かがし祭 今日は、テレビ局？も来て、目も光らせてた 目の点灯は前夜祭から　という事だった https://t.co/MF0lTFYT4N

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関 (@longlongago_JPN) November 01, 2016

This monster of a straw sculpture stands tall in Chikuzen, Fukuoka. In order to finish it for fall, a massive amount of volunteers used the straw from rice fields in order to fashion this giant homage. With its height, the statue is already a fearsome image on the horizon, but the tail is an additional 10 meters (32.8 feet) long and at night the eyes, fins, chest and tail are lit up with LEDs.

▼ Check out this tower of power, nearly as tall as the electrical transmission towers behind it.

筑前町かがし祭の藁で出来たシンゴジラ、予想外の出来に驚いたわ 自衛隊まで来てるし #シンゴジラ　#ゴジラ https://t.co/3NxmkquWCw

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としあきたろぅ (@ohbinder) November 01, 2016

▼ Closeups of some of Godzilla’s ex-straw-dinary appendages.

朝から　筑前町のシン・ゴジラ　巨大ワラカガシを撮ってきました！！ #筑前町 #シン・ゴジラ https://t.co/feqoxFpnEX

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  (@VALKEN_ZERO) November 02, 2016

▼ Remember, Godzilla doesn’t need the emotional comfort from physical contact, do not touch!

LED点灯まで粘ったけど寒すぎる 目が明るすぎる気がｗ #シンゴジラ #ゴジラ #筑前町 #かがし祭 https://t.co/L2iCDOl1l9

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としあきたろぅ (@ohbinder) November 01, 2016

Every year for the Kagashi Matsuri (Scarecrow Festival) in Chikuzen, a gigantic straw statue is one of the main highlights. With the success of Shin Godzilla in Japan, it only makes sense to build this year’s terrific structure as a tribute to the famous kaiju. 

Hay is for horses, but clearly also for badass Godzilla statues. When it’s time for them to remove the sculpture, hopefully they set it ablaze in a glorious tribute to Burning Godzilla.

Source: J-Cast News
Top image: YouTube/筑前町地域おこし協力隊橋本優