Where were you in 1955? May be not born yet. But we know where Godzilla was. He was raiding Tokyo again in ゴジラの逆襲! In the next edition of Godzilla Places let’s follow the King of the Monsters in his second incarnation romping through Osaka battling Angirus and taking down Osaka Castle.

Osaka City Hall
(大阪市役所, 1 Chome-3-3-20 Nakanoshima, Kita-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka-fu 530-8201)

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Yodoyabashi Station
(淀屋橋駅, Kitahama, Chuo-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka-fu 530-8350)

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Osaka Castle
(大阪城 天守閣前広場, 1-1 Osakajo, Chuo-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka-fu 540-0002)

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Osaka Castle (大阪城 大手門)

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Osaka Castle (桜門)

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Here’s the complete map.