Moyai Statue
In Japan, a is a type of stone statue created in the Japanese village of Niijima, Tokyo, Niijima. The statues, which were created to promote awareness of Niijima, are themed and modeled after the moai of Easter Island. The statues may be found across Japan, where they often serve as local landmarks. A statue in Shibuya, which serves as a popular rendezvous location in the area, was the inspiration and original design for the "moyai" emoji (🗿). Background statues are created in Niijima, Tokyo, Niijima, a village which is administratively part of Tokyo but located far from the city proper, in the Izu Islands. They were conceived in 1978 by Yuichi Daigo, a local artisan and tourism director who aimed to raise awareness of the village. In the 1970s and 1980s, Niijima created and gifted several of these statues to various locales in Japan. They are inspired by moai, megalithic statues built by the Rapa Nui people of Easter Island. The statues are made from , a special type of ...
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