Hey All,
Recently took my first trip to Tokyo and got enamored by this sculpture in Ueno.
From what I gather ([https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction\_Review-g14134274-d16754985-Reviews-Monument\_of\_The\_Birthplace\_of\_Tohoku\_Joetsu\_Shinkansen\_Ueno\_Station\_The\_Invite.html#/media-atf/16754985/421941459:p/?albumid=-160&type=0&category=-160](https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g14134274-d16754985-Reviews-Monument_of_The_Birthplace_of_Tohoku_Joetsu_Shinkansen_Ueno_Station_The_Invite.html#/media-atf/16754985/421941459:p/?albumid=-160&type=0&category=-160)) – the sculpture is to commemorate a community movement to add Ueno station as a Shinkansen stop? If so what does this charming (and crazy looking) little guy have to do with it?
Thanks!
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by No-Alternative9338
