Hirosaki City announced on July 19th that a stone shaped like a squid was found in Hirosaki Johonmaru, which has become a hot topic among some online users.

The stones were found in the four corners of the stone wall under Hirosaki Castle Tower during the repair of the main wall stone wall. The size of each stone is about 3 meters in width, about 1 meter in width, and about 3 tons in weight. Since it is a squid-shaped corner stone, Hirosaki City is called "Ikasumi stone". I named it.

According to Masaaki Kami of the Park and Greenery Division, “The castle tower was built about 200 years ago. About 100 years ago in 1915, large-scale stone wall repairs were being carried out, and it is highly possible that it was incorporated during that time. It's a very rare form nationwide, and I'm surprised that no expert has ever seen it, so I will investigate the role of stones from now on."

Among some online users, it is "Nintendo's work" "Nintendo's careful promotion" (Original mom) and Nintendo's popular game "Splatoon 2" released on July 21 There is a voice that it is a promotion and it is a topic.

The same game that competes for the size of the area (Nawabari) where ink is painted over while switching characters to squid or humanoid. It is the first new work in two years since the previous work, and the previous work sold 4.6 million copies worldwide. One of the features is that we carry out a wide range of campaigns, such as collaborating with aquariums and local governments and collaborating with confectionery makers and beverage makers in the game.

Mr. Kami smiles, "The timing is coincidental. If the squid-shaped stone found in the process of repairing the stone wall can be squid, I would be happy to share the information."

"Ikasumiishi" will be open to the public at Hirosaki Castle Honmaru in August 11.