On our drive down from Mount Aso we stopped at this peculiar site to get a cup of hot coffee out of the vending machine, then were barked at by two little dogs. We petted a goat, and I had to ask our son about this roadside character. . It is

DORAEMON

perched in front of a souvenir shop on a less traveled winding road down the mountain side.

Doraemon has been a popular cartoon character in Japan.

Tags: Gigantic Doraemon, Mt. Aso

Some other posts on this topic that you might like to read:

• Mt. Aso on Kyushu

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