By LISA VOGT/ Special to Asahi Weekly
March 9, 2021 at 08:00 JST
An actual size replica of the Akishima whale is on display in the atrium of Akishima-Ensis education and welfare center in Tokyo’s Akishima. The skeleton is about 12 meters long. (Photo by Lisa Vogt)
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