There are plenty of things we have to say about a giant gold woman taking time out of her leisurely afternoon riding a fish in the buff to literally give you the time of day—however, we won’t say anything of them because we as temporary residents of Kobe, Japan understand the gravity of the Great Hanshin Earthquake of 1995 and respect that this statue has been converted into a bit of a memorial.

I’ll let the sign explain:
“At 5:46am, on the morning of January 17th 1995, the great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake caused this marina to collapse, and at that point, the clock was damaged. This clock now indicates that time as an eternal reminder of the earthquake.”

{Sannomiya (Kobe), Japan}