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Earth-kun - Japan's biggest kawaii character?

By Muza-chan on Sep 22, 2009 | In Japan travel | 12 feedbacks »

It is well know that in Japan you can find cute (kawaii) characters painted on walls, sidewalks, posters, etc.
Well, you can also find kawaii Japanese mascots in places almost impossible to see… I was searching in Google Maps when I noticed this giant painted cute character:

Earth-kun Shibaura Water Reclamation Center

I found out that his name is Earth-kun (it’s clear why…) and he’s the mascot of the Tokyo Metropolitan Sewerage.
It is visible only from up high and it is probably the biggest painted kawaii character. Great idea! :)

Earth-kun is painted on the tanks of the Shibaura Water Reclamation Center, an old water reclamation center, the third one operated in Tokyo.

Here it is in Google Maps:


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 caminante_x (caminante_x)
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09/22/09 @ 14:32
 emutyworks (emuty)
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09/22/09 @ 14:33
 TorontoViewer (Margaret in Toronto)
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09/22/09 @ 14:34
 JapanSoc
Japan's biggest kawaii character?
Is this the biggest painted kawaii character? (discovered on Google Maps)
09/22/09 @ 15:45
 Will Email · http://turningotaku.com
amazing find! I wonder how many hidden-giant kawaii characters there are!?
09/22/09 @ 16:58
 yonasu · http://yonasu.com
That's really cool! I think I need to start using Google Maps more often and try to find some cool stuff :)
09/22/09 @ 18:38
 whipcracker Email · http://finehart.com/
RT @Muzachan: Earth-kun - Japan's biggest kawaii character? http://bit.ly/ruUuw You just never know where you'll find Japanese Mascots.:thumb: I wonder if anyone has ever done a survey to see just how many mascots the Japanese really have. Every time you turn around you meet another:D
09/22/09 @ 20:34
 sunlady (sunlady)
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09/24/09 @ 06:15
 AustinOtaku (Austin Otaku)
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09/24/09 @ 06:24
 James · http://www.naffworld.co.uk/blog
I love Japan, no where else would justify the expense of all that paint for a kawaii mascot only aliens and superman can see!
09/25/09 @ 22:21
 Muza-chan [Member] Email · http://www.muza-chan.net
@Will, @yonasu: Yes, there could be more of them... :D

@whipcracker: A survey on the number of mascots... that surely is a huge number. I have a lot of photos with mascots, although I haven't particularly searched for them. :D :p

@James: Very well said! It's somehow romantic... B)
09/26/09 @ 13:00
 Jonas · http://neer.dk
Hi there
I live pretty close to this Water Reclamation Center, so obviously I also found it when looking for my own home - and was so delightfully surprised, as you probably were :)
Haneda airport is also close by, so I guess this guy is seen by many travelers each day...
10/02/09 @ 04:51

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