Official Dragon Quest statue erected in Sumoto, Japan

堀井さん出生の地 淡路島洲本市に「ドラゴンクエスト誕生30周年 記念碑」が建立されました！ブロンズ製です。ロトのつるぎは悪縁を断ち、ロトの盾は災いから守り、スライムは良縁を招く、そんな御利益があるとか。勇者のみなさん聖地巡礼ですよ！#DQ30th http://pic.twitter.com/fTJUVXb814

— 市村 龍太郎@星ドラDQMBS (@RyutaroIchimura) July 15, 2017

Sumoto, Japan is the birthplace of Dragon Quest creator Yuji Horii. As of today, it's also the location for a Dragon Quest 30th anniversary statue. The statue had quite a bit of thought put into as well, as Horii says the Slime was for luck, the shield was protection from calamity, and the sword was to cut down evil fate.

from GoNintendo