20/10/2026
𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐬𝐨 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲’𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞.
The Glico Man in Dotonbori is one of them.
After years of being one of Osaka’s most recognizable photo spots, the current sign will finish its run at the 𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 before renovation begins in December.
The good news? Glico Man isn’t disappearing. A 𝐬𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐡-𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 is planned for 𝐬𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟕, and the iconic runner with his arms raised will still remain part of the new design.
But if you want a photo with the 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧, there isn’t much time left.
𝐀 𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐚 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐎𝐬𝐚𝐤𝐚 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐚 𝐟𝐞𝐰 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐧𝐨𝐰.
𝑆𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑐𝑒: 𝐺𝑙𝑖𝑐𝑜 𝑜𝑓𝑓𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑎𝑙 𝑎𝑛𝑛𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑐𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡, 𝑂𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑏𝑒𝑟 14, 2026.