It was sawn off the concrete and the plaque was stolen also.
Whether the statue was stolen as a prank or whether it was stolen to be melted down for the money, the statue represents the near 70 year relationship between the City of San Jose and the City of Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan.
Goodwill in reporting anything you might know is appreciated.
California-Japan Sister City Network
There are 105 officially recognized Sister City relationships between cities in California USA and Japanese cities in the country of Japan. Among them, the San Jose-Okayama Sister City relationship is one of the oldest. The California-Japan Sister City Network (CJSCN) was formed in 2018 to help all of the sister cities with Japan in networking, sharing ideas and resources and to spread the awareness of the great benefits of citizen-to-citizen diplomacy. We thank Consul General Uyama, his wife and Consulate staff for allowing us to experience his hospitality and for the opportunity to connect with other sister city organizations who also love their relationships with their sister cities in Japan.
