<P> The French Statue of Liberty from the Île aux Cygnes came to Odaiba , Tokyo , from April 1998 to May 1999 in commemoration of `` The French year in Japan '' . Because of its popularity , in 2000 a replica of the French Statue of Liberty was erected at the same place . Also in Japan , a small Statue of Liberty is in the Amerika - mura ( American Village ) shopping district in Osaka , Japan . Another replica is in Oirase near the town of Shimoda south of Misawa in Aomori Prefecture , where the United States has an 8,000 - person U.S. Air Force base . A replica of the Statue of Liberty in Ishinomaki , Miyagi Prefecture , was damaged by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami . </P>
<P> The French Statue of Liberty from the Île aux Cygnes came to Odaiba , Tokyo , from April 1998 to May 1999 in commemoration of `` The French year in Japan '' . Because of its popularity , in 2000 a replica of the French Statue of Liberty was erected at the same place . Also in Japan , a small Statue of Liberty is in the Amerika - mura ( American Village ) shopping district in Osaka , Japan . Another replica is in Oirase near the town of Shimoda south of Misawa in Aomori Prefecture , where the United States has an 8,000 - person U.S. Air Force base . A replica of the Statue of Liberty in Ishinomaki , Miyagi Prefecture , was damaged by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami . </P>
why is there a statue of liberty in japan
why is there a statue of liberty in japan
`` The French year in Japan ''
`` The French year in Japan ''