• Nana-chan, a large model in Nagoya, is popping 50 on Friday.
• Nana-chan stands guard outdoors a division retailer and is usually seen in quite a lot of outfits.
• Initially constructed to promote the shop’s merchandise, the model is now a vacationer attraction.

Nana-chan, an enormous model in Japan, has turned 50.

Towering at 20 ft and weighing 1,322 kilos, the colossal dummy has stood vigil outdoors the Meitetsu Division Retailer in Nagoya for many years.

She was initially constructed to promote merchandise on the division retailer, however has since change into a beloved metropolis icon that is typically used to advertise native occasions.

Nana-chan has sported varied outfits through the years, from swimsuits to kimonos, and even a sheep hoodie.

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The employees on the Meitetsu Division Retailer dressed her in a “celebration costume” on Tuesday in commemoration of her fiftieth birthday on Friday, based on native each day Yomiuri Shimbun.

“Blissful Birthday Nana,” learn the lettering on an enormous cake hooked up to the model.

She’s additionally been dressed as Marvel Lady to advertise the 2017 Warner Bros movie, and was seen being snatched up by Godzilla for the 2014 movie of the identical identify.

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Manufactured from PVC resin, Nana-chan was designed in Switzerland and put in in Nagoya in 1973, based on Meitetsu’s profile of the model.

She’s since been named a member of the division retailer’s public relations workforce, Meitetsu stated on its web site.

Meitetsu typically alters Nana-chan to suit sure gross sales promotions or holidays, like once they made her jaw drop for a summer time clearance sale.

Nana-chan’s fame has grown to the purpose the place she’s now a vacationer attraction, per the Aichi prefecture’s tourism division.

“When visiting Nagoya, first try Nana-chan’s newest trend statements,” the Aichi tourism division says on its web site.