What Mysterious Creature Is on the Terrace at Mercado Mukogawa? Nishinomiya Quiz

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Did you know there are animal objects lined up on the 2F terrace of Mercard Mukogawa?
Apparently they’ve been there since March this year, and there are an amazing 43 animals in all!

When I went to take a look, there was just one animal mixed in that really stood out. lol
It’s a mythical creature!!

So!
Here’s today’s quiz↓

If you haven’t seen the answer yet, give it a try♪

This is the 2F terrace at Mercard Mukogawa, where the animal objects are lined up.

There are lots of pretty realistic animals, and they’re cute😊

There are even some niche reptiles. Of course, they’re not real!

And just when I thought that, suddenly an animal wearing clothes appeared😳

All 43 of them are so varied that you won’t get bored😂

The correct answer is c. Tsuchinoko.

Tsuchinoko, an unidentified creature!!!

The way the scales look on its snake-like body,

and its face, which looks like a turtle or lizard… Somehow it looks super realistic! Though I wouldn’t know😂

I found out about these animal objects through a Kobe Shimbun NEXT news article.
Apparently, every time a broken animal was repaired, a cute message was posted on it↓

※Captured from Kobe Shimbun NEXT

They had apparently been having trouble with a lot of vandalism, but once they started using cute messages, the vandalism stopped. On the day I took photos, there weren’t any broken animals or litter around either🙌

Here’s the map for Mercard Mukogawa↓

The address is 1-1-2 Takasucho, Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture, Mukogawa Danchi Building 2, 1F and 2F.

Lastly

There were so many things to comment on😂, and it was a fun spot!
When you visit Mercard, be sure to check out the animals on the terrace too!