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Bandai HQ Lifesize Statues in Tokyo

Ultraman in Front of Bandai HQ  Flickr / simon.y
Bandai has their headquarters in Tokyo in Taitō-ku, Komagata.  Their building was completed in 2002 with 14 floors and by itself, not that interesting.  However, outside the building are a number of life size or larger than life size anime statues you might want to peruse.    They have Ultraman, Cinnamoroll, Doraemon, SD Deformed Gundam, Kamen Rider and more on display.  There are arcade consoles inside the building.


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The building is about half a kilometre south of of Asakusa Kaminarimon(雷門) or "Thunder Gate".
Even if you don't visit, you can check it out on Google Streetview and look at all the statues by viewing the larger map above and zooming in until you get into Streetview mode.

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Bandai New Headquarters
バンダイ新本社ビル
1-4-8 Komagata, Taito-ku
Tokyo Japan

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  1. DavideApril 2, 2012 at 1:50 AM

    is it possible to enter the building? What is there inside? Thank you!

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  2. TostzillaApril 2, 2012 at 1:02 PM

    The big thing to see here is mainly the statues. The building itself has an atrium, but I am not sure if you can get very far inside. It depends where the security desk is. There is supposed to be some Bandai arcade machines in the lobby, but that isn't recent information. You can always walk into the building and have a peek by reception. There isn't any shopping or anything here.
    I hope that helps.

    Does anyone else have any info?

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