Stained glass-made armor in Japan

Stained glass-made armor in Japan

A stained glass Japanese suit of armor is displayed at the Nagoya Marriott Associa Hotel in Nagoya, central Japan, on Jan. 7, 2026. The 2-meter tall artwork, created by Japanese artist Yoji Uchiyama, was recognized by Guinness World Records in April 2025 as "the largest stained glass sculpture of a samurai armor."

Stained glass-made armor in Japan

Stained glass-made armor in Japan

A stained glass Japanese suit of armor is displayed at the Nagoya Marriott Associa Hotel in Nagoya, central Japan, on Jan. 7, 2026. The 2-meter tall artwork, created by Japanese artist Yoji Uchiyama, was recognized by Guinness World Records in April 2025 as "the largest stained glass sculpture of a samurai armor."

Stained glass-made armor in Japan

Stained glass-made armor in Japan

A stained glass Japanese suit of armor is displayed at the Nagoya Marriott Associa Hotel in Nagoya, central Japan, on Jan. 7, 2026. The 2-meter tall artwork, created by Japanese artist Yoji Uchiyama, was recognized by Guinness World Records in April 2025 as "the largest stained glass sculpture of a samurai armor."

Sun Wukong Promotes For Merchants

Sun Wukong Promotes For Merchants

YICHANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 7, 2024 - A 2-meter-tall Sun Wukong attracts children to play with him as he promotes the opening of a business in Yichang, Hubei province, China, September 7, 2024.

Sun Wukong Promotes For Merchants

Sun Wukong Promotes For Merchants

YICHANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 7, 2024 - A 2-meter-tall Sun Wukong attracts children to play with him as he promotes the opening of a business in Yichang, Hubei province, China, September 7, 2024.

Sun Wukong Promotes For Merchants

Sun Wukong Promotes For Merchants

YICHANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 7, 2024 - A 2-meter-tall Sun Wukong attracts children to play with him as he promotes the opening of a business in Yichang, Hubei province, China, September 7, 2024.

Sun Wukong Promotes For Merchants

Sun Wukong Promotes For Merchants

YICHANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 7, 2024 - A 2-meter-tall Sun Wukong attracts children to play with him as he promotes the opening of a business in Yichang, Hubei province, China, September 7, 2024.

Sun Wukong Promotes For Merchants

Sun Wukong Promotes For Merchants

YICHANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 7, 2024 - A 2-meter-tall Sun Wukong attracts children to play with him as he promotes the opening of a business in Yichang, Hubei province, China, September 7, 2024.

Hachune Miku goes to Tottori

Hachune Miku goes to Tottori

YONAGO, Japan - A 2-meter-tall papier-mache version of Hachune Miku (R), a popular ''vocaloid'' character with origins in a voice synthesizer software product, is transported to Yonago, Tottori Prefecture, on Oct. 12, 2010, to promote local leeks as she typically waves leeks held in her hand. On the left are Yonago City's leek character Yonegizu.

Chocolate Venus de Milo attracts customers

Chocolate Venus de Milo attracts customers

OSAKA, Japan - A Venus de Milo sculpted of white chocolate is shown at an Osaka department store Feb. 8 ahead of St. Valentine's Day. The 2-meter tall sculpture weighs about 70 kilograms.

Hachune Miku goes to Tottori

Hachune Miku goes to Tottori

YONAGO, Japan - A 2-meter-tall papier-mache version of Hachune Miku (R), a popular ''vocaloid'' character with origins in a voice synthesizer software product, is transported to Yonago, Tottori Prefecture, on Oct. 12, 2010, to promote local leeks as she typically waves leeks held in her hand. On the left are Yonago City's leek character Yonegizu. (Kyodo)

Chocolate Venus de Milo attracts customers

Chocolate Venus de Milo attracts customers

OSAKA, Japan - A Venus de Milo sculpted of white chocolate is shown at an Osaka department store Feb. 8 ahead of St. Valentine's Day. The 2-meter tall sculpture weighs about 70 kilograms.

Big cafe au lait server appears in Osaka's Dotonbori area

Big cafe au lait server appears in Osaka's Dotonbori area

A child opens a faucet to pour cafe au lait into a cup from a 2-meter-tall server set up by Ezaki Glico Co. in the Dotonbori district of Osaka on Aug. 1, 2017. The server will provide around 200 liters of cafe au lait to 3,000 people during a tasting event from Aug. 1 to 3. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Pure gold commodities on display in Osaka

Pure gold commodities on display in Osaka

A 2-meter-tall statue of a Chinese phoenix gilded with some 5,000 gold leaf sheets is displayed on Nov. 17, 2016, at Takashimaya Co. department store in the western Japan city of Osaka. While the statue is not for sale, a 43.2 million yen pure gold "takoyaki" dumpling maker and a 38.9 million yen pure gold "rugby ball" were also exhibited during the event, which goes through Nov. 21. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo