Bowling pin ice sculptures displayed in Tokyo

Two huge ice sculptures of bowling pins have been put on display on a hot day in Tokyo.

The Bowling Proprietors' Association of Japan is showing the sculptures in a square in front of Shinbashi Station to promote the sport.

The association's president and former pro bowling star Ritsuko Nakayama unveiled the sculptures.

The pins are 1.5 meters high and weigh 180 kilograms each. They started to melt immediately in the scorching weather.

A man said that just looking at the ice-sculpture pins cooled him off and made him feel like bowling.

As Friday has been designated as Shaved Ice Day by an industrial shaved ice association, the event's organizers also gave passersby bowls of shaved ice flavored with syrup.

Tokyo's temperature was above 33 degrees Celsius at the time of the event, just before noon.

Hot weather is prevailing in most of Japan, with highs above 38 degrees in some areas.

2008/07/25 16:11

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Ice sculpting - now that's a talent! I've always admired it.

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