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Bronze Mermaid Statue on Okinawa’s Moon Beach

March 2, 2014 By Mermaids of Earth Leave a Comment

The Japanese island of Okinawa has a mermaid statue on Moon Beach on the western coast of the island.

Moon Beach Mermaid sculpture
Okinawa’s Moon Beach Mermaid. Photo © byMackenzie Bell.

The bronze statue was made in 1987 by world renowned artist Naka Bokunen, famous in particular for his brightly colored woodblock prints of Okinawa’s nature.

The statue commemorates a local legend about a mermaid who saved two swimming visitors to Moon Beach.  Mermaids rescuing swimmers or fishermen is a recurring theme in many local legends.

Moon Beach Mermaid Statue.  Photo © by Innuent.
Moon Beach Mermaid Statue. Photo © by Innuent.

See the Moon Beach Mermaid page for more information.

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