{"id":142797,"date":"2021-10-11T10:44:26","date_gmt":"2021-10-11T01:44:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=142797&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2021-10-18T06:37:46","modified_gmt":"2021-10-17T21:37:46","slug":"ganesha-installed-inside-yoshizuka-little-asia-market","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/ganesha-installed-inside-yoshizuka-little-asia-market\/","title":{"rendered":"Ganesha Installed Inside Yoshizuka Little Asia Market"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A statue of the elephant-headed Hindu god, Ganesha, has come to Yoshizuka Ichiba Little Asia Market in Fukuoka City. The Indian-made stone statue weighs 1.3 tons and will become a place of prayer for local Hindus and visitors. The market also has a golden statue of Buddha. Learn and see more about this fascinating area in Fukuoka City with foreign-owned restaurants, shops, and more in this recently shot video tour: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/6btOHzwgdXs\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/6btOHzwgdXs<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/yoshiduka-yla.com\/blog\/%E3%82%AC%E3%83%8D%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A3%E3%81%8C%E3%82%84%E3%81%A3%E3%81%A6%E3%81%8D%E3%81%9F\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yoshizuka Little Asia Market official blog<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-142799\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/ganesha.jpg?resize=1024%2C681&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/ganesha.jpg?resize=1024%2C681&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/ganesha.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/ganesha.jpg?resize=768%2C511&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/ganesha.jpg?w=1350&amp;ssl=1 1350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>Photo by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/yoshiduka-yla.com\/blog\/%e5%90%89%e5%a1%9a%e5%b8%82%e5%a0%b4%e3%81%ab%e3%82%ac%e3%83%8d%e3%83%bc%e3%82%b7%e3%83%a3%e9%99%8d%e8%87%a8%ef%bc%81%e3%80%9c-%e4%b8%80%e6%97%a5%e3%81%ae%e3%83%89%e3%82%ad%e3%83%a5%e3%83%a1%e3%83%b3\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yoshizuka Little Asia Market official blog<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6btOHzwgdXs\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Disclaimer<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Fukuoka Now posts summaries of Kyushu area news for those who cannot read Japanese. 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