Based at the brand-new Gundam Factory Yokohama complex, the life-size RX-78 Gundam, the granddaddy from which all later hero mecha in the Gundam franchise can trace their lineage, is 18 meters (59 feet) tall and weighs 25 metric tons (roughly 55,000 pounds).
The Yokohama Gundam is actually Japan’s second full-scale RX-78, as a life-size statue of the original Gundam previously stood in Tokyo’s Odaiba district before being replaced by the RX-0 Unicorn Gundam.
While out and about in Yokohama, we spotted the giant robot standing proud on the Yamashita Futo wharf.
Inside the outer casing of the Yokohama Gundam is a mechanical skeleton that will allow it to use its arms and legs.