Life-Size Rathalos and Lagiacrus Statues Are Coming to a Seaside Outlet Mall in Fukuoka
Capcom's two Monster Hunter giants will stand in the harbour park at Mitsui Outlet Park Fukuoka Marinoa when it opens in April 2027, with light, sound and mist effects.
Two of Monster Hunter's best-known monsters are getting life-size statues in Fukuoka. Capcom says a Rathalos, which the Japanese announcement calls the king of the skies, and a Lagiacrus, the king of the seas, will go up at Mitsui Outlet Park Fukuoka Marinoa. The mall is due to open in April 2027.
They will stand in Harbour Park, an open space by the sea at the mall. Capcom's render shows the Rathalos perched on a rock with its wings spread and the Lagiacrus rising out of a pool, with visitors taking photos from behind railings. Capcom plans light, sound and mist effects, and Mitsui Fudosan says these will be the first giant Monster Hunter statues in Kyushu.
The mall is being built by Mitsui Fudosan and Fukuoka Jisho on the site of Marinoa City Fukuoka in Nishi Ward. It will have about 220 shops, a food hall called MARINOA GOURMET TOWN, a Lopia supermarket and a barbecue spot in the same park as the statues. Buses will run from Meinohama Station, which is about 25 minutes from Fukuoka Airport on the subway, and the ride takes about 10 minutes.
Capcom says the Monster Hunter series had sold more than 131 million copies by 30 June 2026. A large expansion, Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance, is due in 2027.
