Statue & Monument · Shinjuku / Kabukicho

Godzilla Head (Shinjuku Toho Building) ゴジラヘッド

A life-size Godzilla head peering over the 8th-floor terrace of the Shinjuku Toho Building in Kabukicho, 'Godzilla Road' frames it perfectly from the street below.

About

Since 2015 a 12 m-tall Godzilla head and claw, matched to the monster's 50 m scale, has loomed over Kabukicho from the terrace of the Shinjuku Toho Building, home to the Toho Cinemas multiplex and Hotel Gracery Shinjuku. Toho, the studio that created Godzilla in 1954, made Kabukicho its unofficial residence: the ward even granted Godzilla a special residency certificate. The best view is from Sakura-dori (dubbed Godzilla Road) leading north from Yasukuni-dori, where the head appears to rise over the buildings. At night it's lit up and the neon of Kabukicho makes it look ready to rampage. The close-up terrace is mainly accessible to hotel guests and visitors of the 8th-floor café.

Highlights

• 12 m Godzilla head at 1:1 scale with the 50 m monster
• Classic street view from 'Godzilla Road' (Sakura-dori)
• Night illumination amid Kabukicho neon
• Hotel Gracery's Godzilla-themed rooms and 8th-floor terrace

Tips

• The street-level view is free and best from the corner of Yasukuni-dori and Sakura-dori.
• Hotel guests (and visitors to the 8th-floor café/lobby) can get eye-to-eye on the terrace; Godzilla 'roars' with light and smoke effects at set times.
• Kabukicho is safe for sightseeing but ignore touts offering bars or 'girls', never follow anyone inside.

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Nearby

• TOHO Cinemas ShinjukuMovie Theaters · 30 m away
• Hotel Gracery ShinjukuStay · 60 m away
• Shinjuku LOFTLive Music & Karaoke · 80 m away
• Yamato Transport · Tokyu Kabukicho Tower Logistics CenterLuggage Storage · 110 m away
• 109 Cinemas Premium ShinjukuMovie Theaters · 110 m away
• BELLUSTAR TOKYO, A Pan Pacific HotelStay · 110 m away
• Tokyo Mystery CircusShows & Entertainment · 130 m away
• BOOK AND BED TOKYO SHINJUKUStay · 130 m away