In America, he's Godzilla, but in Japan, he's:
GO-JEE-LA !!!
(this one's for my dad)

When I first moved to Japan, I found this rad site with old b&w photos of the Yokosuka area including a photo of a Godzilla slide on a beach in Kannonzaki. The site mentioned a new Godzilla slide (circa '99) that mimicked the beach slide that had since been demolished circa '73. The last two weeks, Matt and I have spent bopping around the area checking out the things that were on our to-do list, albeit in the "if I ever run out of daytrips" section. We finally made the hike to Kurihama Flower World. Screw the herb garden, the poppies, the gorgeous views of the bay--we were here to see Godzilla in his new home--and marvel at the architectural splendor!!! (Adrienne: he looks just like that little toy we had that blew sprarks from his mouth!!!)

Kurihama, Yokosuka City, Japan