JET Programme Series: Exploring Hita, Oita Prefecture with Eren, Mikasa and Armin - Nicholas Rajalal

Attack on Titan / Shingeki no Kyojin is an extremely popular Manga and anime series written by Hajime Isayama. In the series the Humans live inside huge walls to protect them from the man-eating titans that roam outside. Isayama’s hometown is in Hita, Oita prefecture. To promote Hita city as a hub for fans of this popular series, three statues of the series main characters were erected at the towering Oyama Dam here in Oita Prefecture.

The statues were built using money donated via a crowdfunding campaign. The author Isayama, said at the unveiling ceremony, that this moment captured the moment that the children Eren, Mikasa and Armin looked up and saw the colossal titan breaking the wall and realized that they could not be kids anymore.

The three statues of the childhood friends have shocked and frightened expressions while they stare up from the base of the Dam. If you use your smartphone at the site to download the “Attack on titan Hita” app, you can use it to see the titan appear on your screen at the top of the Dam. If you are a fan of the Attack on Titan Series, then you need to visit Hita in Oita Prefecture. Along with these statues there is now a statue of fan favorite Levi at the Hita train station and you can also use the app to see the founding titan, the female titan and the colossus titan fighting with the founding titan at various areas around Hita city.


JET Programme Series: Exploring Hita, Oita Prefecture with Eren, Mikasa and Armin (Japanese Embassy Facebook)


JET Programme Series Archives