This Moving Gundam Statue in Japan Extends Operations Until 2024

(SPOT.ph) When you're scrolling through your feed, you've probably noticed a recurring theme: most of your friends and acquaintances are vacationing in Japan. It's mainly because of airline seat sales and the ongoing cherry blossom season but other reasons include visiting tourist attractions that tug at the heart of anime fans. Aside from Studio Ghibli theme park, there's also the 59-foot Gundam statue in Yokohama that was supposedly operating only until March 2023—but in happy development, it was announced that it's extended until March 2024.

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What to Expect at Gundam Yokohama

The extension announcement was posted on the official Gundam Factory Yokohama website, where the facility of the moving Gundam statue is located. The extension was considered and approved by the concerned parties due to the influx of international tourists—specifically the Gundam fans, anime fans, and mecha fans—who are now able to enter Japan prior to the country's travel restrictions because of the COVID-19 pandemic.  

If you want to see this moving lifesize Gundam statue with your own eyes, you have an extra year to arrange all that's required—from applying for a Japan visa, booking a roundtrip flight to Tokyo, and purchasing the tickets in advance. You can check the Gundam Factory Yokohama website for the ticket sale schedule.

Remember that there are two ticketed attractions Gundam Factory Yokohama offers: the Gundam Factory Yokohama entrance ticket which costs Y1,650/adult (roughly P687), Y1,100/children (from seven to 12 years old), and the Gundam-Dock Tower viewing ticket which costs Y3,300 yen (roughly P1,375) for both adults and children. If you want to go up close and see the Gundam statue, you'll need to purchase the Gundam-Dock Tower viewing ticket—which automatically means you need to buy the entrance ticket, too.

Gundam Factory Yokohama is in Yamashitacho, Naka Ward, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. It is open from Monday to Friday, from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.; and on weekends and holidays, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Entrance fee is Y1,650/adult (roughly P687). For more information, visit Gundam Factory Yokohama website.

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