Akai Kutsu Oyako Statue

Quiet park

I discovered Canal Park at the end of my walk along the North Canal. Here there were several statues of important people to the city. However there was a curious statue of a family and the little gi...

A statue of a character in a upset red shoe

Original Text

It was in a canal park where I went walking around the city of Otaru. It is a statue of a girl (Kimi Sano), a mother (Kayo Iwasaki), and your father-in-law (Shiro Suzuki) who appears in the nursery rhyme "Red Shoes". I asked a foreign missionary to raise you because of the severity of Hokkaido development, but because you had tuberculosis, you were not taken to the United States and died at Nagasaka Kojoin, an orphanage in Azabu, Tokyo. It seems to be a statue made in compassion for Shiro Suzuki, Kayo Iwasaki, who did not know that and lived his life in this Otaru ...

A statue with bright red shoes

Original Text

In a section of the Canal Park at the edge of the North Canal, there is a statue of a parent and child ３ person about the height of a person. The color tone of this statue is monotone, but only the shoes worn by the girl are bright red. The contrast between the monotone and the bright red of the entire statue is very eye-catching.

A statue of a girl with red shoes in Canal Park.

Original Text

It is located in the canal park opposite the former NYK Otaru branch, which is designated as an important cultural property. Don't forget to visit the NYK Otaru branch. The red shoes are really impressive statues.

Red い Boots parent-child の Like ♪

Original Text

I went to see it as well while sightseeing. It was a place where you can enjoy walking around the city, such as seeing buildings and experiencing nature.