A work of art by Sir Antony Gormley OBE—the British sculptor who created the “Angel of the North” in Tyne and Wear—on one of Japan’s ancient pilgrimage routes has divided a community, The Telegraph reported on 30 March.
Titled “Another Time XX”, the cast iron statue of a naked man was placed in Kunisaki, Oita Prefecture, ahead of the city’s art festival in 2014.
While residents and priests have complained it is too modern in comparison to ancient stone statutes in the area, and immoral, the head priest of Sentoji Temple, Goko Imakuma, is a big fan of the piece.