By KENJI SEKI/ Staff Writer
March 2, 2021 at 08:00 JST
After being removed from atop Nagoya Castle, a golden "shachihoko" fish-shaped ornament is placed on the ground near the Kita Ward office for the New Century Nagoya Castle Exhibition on March 23, 2005. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
NAGOYA--Nagoya Castle's most famous icon, a pair of golden statues displayed high on its roof of a mythical "shachihoko" half fish and half tiger creature, is to be removed temporarily so visitors can get a closer look by viewing it on the ground. [Read More]
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