Comments on: The Sannomiya Butt Statue Phenomenon

By: Weird things about Japan – Gakuranman

Weird things about Japan – Gakuranman — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:53:10 +0000

[...] Mokudekiru makes a fascinating discovery in Kobe – the Invisible Butt Statue! [...]

By: daigakudeki » Sannomiya Asobi

daigakudeki » Sannomiya Asobi — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 13:02:53 +0000

[...] instructed them to meet me by the butt statue (and just like all other Kobe natives, they seemed slightly unsure of what I was talking about [...]

By: StJohn Rylance

StJohn Rylance — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 08:57:00 +0000

That statue is actually in Oppai Koen (Breast Park) at Sannomiya. In fact the statue is standing on one of the breasts! My wife is from Kobe and it’s a great city despite the dodgy sculptures.

By: mo

mo — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 17:23:46 +0000

Thanks for the great butt jokes everyone!

@David: I think Meg actually got replaced by some other ad right when I was going to leave Japan, so it’s probably been a couple years since she’s been there, but having that giant ad just completed that little hiroba for me (complete with the Meg Ryan staredown!). I assume you’re talking about all the statues on the way to Harborland from Sannomiya = “Tits Park”? (I mean, there are a lot of naked statues). But this one is a bit removed from most of the other statues as it’s north of the stations.

By: David

David — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 17:06:37 +0000

I don’t think Meg’s still there with her creepy lips, but I’ve gotten use to seeing her gaze down upon me as I pull in on the Hankyu line so I might not be noticing. The first time I pulled into Sannomiya I felt the same way. Meg Ryan looking super ugly and blown up really big… bleh.

I could go on for hours about good and bad public art in the US and Japan, but to make it short Kobe has some of the WORST public art ever. What do you expect from Kobe, they also built one of the most pointless airports ever.

I also totally ignore that statue, seriously I walk by it quite often and I couldn’t tell where that statue was from the shot that’s on Gakuranman’s post. Only after I clicked the link to this page did I realize that it’s the statue in “Tits Park”.

Did you call that area “Tits Park” when you lived here?

By: Spam From Japan

Spam From Japan — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 14:03:49 +0000

Wow, love this. I guess it must be invisible, because I’ve never heard it mentioned as one of the top tourist spots in Kobe. Great local perspective.

(Here from the Blog Matsuri, but you knew that. :P)

By: Declan

Declan — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 10:27:44 +0000

Reesan, must it be the butt of all your jokes?

[boom tish] :-)

By: reesan

reesan — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 12:31:48 +0000

wow, that certainly is weird and fits in well with the theme of this months matsuri.

some may say that that location is the arse end of town [boom tish] :-)