"Amabie" statue Produced by craftsmen and children Corona Convergence Wish Kumamoto October 16 7:38
A statue of the youkai "Amabie", which is said to protect people from the plague, was co-produced by a craftsman in Minamiaso Village, Kumamoto Prefecture, and an elementary school student, and is exhibited at the roadside station in the village.
The statue of "Amabie" was co-produced by an elementary school student and an organization created by craft artists in Minamiaso Village, hoping for the convergence of the new coronavirus.
The statue, which is made of bamboo or wood and made of cloth, is 2 meters high, and the scales are made of wooden plates on which all 480 children in the village wrote their wishes.
The plate said, "May my family stay healthy" and "May the new Corona finish sooner."
This statue of "Amabie" will be exhibited at the roadside station "Asobo no Sato Kugino" until January next year, and then it will be cooked.