Fans bid farewell to giant moving Gundam in Yokohama

perhaps a new home will be found in Tokyo somewhere more convenient. It will be a huge loss for the area and tourism.

Never heard of it, but I never go to Yokohama either

I guess its a big hit for fans but if you are casual and see the way it was constructed where there are obvious attachments for it to move, you would wonder if the price of ticket to see it is better spent on just seeing the one in Odaiba for free specially if your goal is to take pictures only.

Perhaps when the technology is there where the giant robot can move independently, now that is one worth buying ticket for. The location though is very near to tourist spots like Minato Mirai, Akarenga, Yamashita-park, Motomachi Chukagai so one can just see this Gundam from the outside if you are already in the area.

perhaps a new home will be found in Tokyo somewhere more convenient. It will be a huge loss for the area and tourism.

Some people online were talking about including it on the Osaka Expo next year after a couple of upgrades, but it may not be cost effective (specially with the lack of popularity of the event until now).

Some people online were talking about including it on the Osaka Expo next year after a couple of upgrades, but it may not be cost effective (specially with the lack of popularity of the event until now).

I am taking a more optimistic outlook on it. I have heard the same rumors about the Osaka Expo and I think it would be a huge draw. The timing certainly couldn't be better and even if the event wasn't super popular in Yokohama (I went last month and the amount of people was minimal), I think enough have heard of Gundam around the world and I hope it helps out tourism over in Kansai.

Now the casinos on the other hand. Whether Wakayama or Osaka, the heel dragging to get that done has added a few years delay and not having them ready before the expo is going to be a huge cash grab that Japan is going to miss out on.