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Hyogo: Repainted Gigantor Unveiled in Kobe; Monument Serves as Symbol of Reconstruction from Quake

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The Yomiuri Shimbun

15:56 JST, March 8, 2025

KOBE — The huge monument of Gigantor, or Tetsujin 28-go, located in a town square in Nagata Ward, Kobe, has been repainted.

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