Tsutenkaku, Symbol of Osaka
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As a BIG FAN of Detective Conan,
the symbol of Osaka——Tsutenkaku
has impressed me deeply.
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The Last Wizard of the Century,
Kid the Phantom Thief left a warning letter saying he was going to appear from the luminous sky castle.
It turns out to be Tsutenkaku, whose name means——
the towering building that rises to the sky.
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With its 103-meter’s height,
it provides him with the best-overlooking view of Osaka.
Obviously, it also helped him to locate where the jewellery stored. Though I am NOT interested in the jewellery he stole,
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I am fascinated by the view of Tsutenkaku
shown from both looking up and down.
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When it was first built in 1912, locals were shocked by its height of 64 meters——the tallest building in the Eastern world at that time.
People in
Japan are also proud of it with its appearance imitating the construction of
Eiffel Tower and Triumphal arch. It was the symbol of Osaka because of its
appearance and height.
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Unfortunately,
it was destroyed by a sudden fire in 1943
and was later demolished to provide steel for wartime Japan.
Finally, in 1956, facing huge difficulties,
the people of Osaka strived to erect Tsutenkaku again.
This time, the modern history behind it became
the spiritual symbol of Osaka.
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It is a symbol mostly reproduced for tourism and someone would regard Tenshukaku (Osaka Castle) as more a symbol of Osaka, with the former a symbol of imperial power in feudal times of Japan.
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Like in the film, all the police and even
Conan himself think of Tenshukaku.
The way you presented Tsutenkaku and the very first glance of Osaka is absolutely stunning. I personally love how you genuinely integrated the actual scene of Detective Conan into the storytelling of the symbol and also the flow of your blog caught my curiosity and made me want to know more about the city from the anime’s angle. I will surely try to write this storytelling technique in my next posts. You mentioned the story behind Tsutenkaku by stating how its representation of the city had been changing throughout the time from being the tallest city and an imitating figure of the Eiffel tower since 1912 to being the spiritual and historical symbols in the modern decades. You also provided a brief detail of what made Tsutenkaku well-known and critically reviewed the tower as a symbol by comparing it with another symbolic tower, Tenshukaku or Osaka Castle. Overall, your blog was very inspiring to read and reminding me of my visit to Osaka several years ago, I’m looking forward to reading your next blogs.
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