“The Future Is Now” — いまこそ未来 (Public Sculpture). Stainless Steel, White and Dark Gray Granite. 7.15 m (23.46 ft). Masaaki Noda – Sculptor (野田正明). 2012. Fukuyama Station Square, Fukuyama, Hiroshima, Japan (95th Anniversary of Fukuyama City) (34°29’19.5″N 133°21’47.6″E)
「いまこそ未来」 — The Future Is Nowステンレス·スチール、白、灰、濃灰花崗岩。 7.15 m H。野田正明 (Masaaki Noda)。 2012。 福山駅前広場、福山市、広島県、日本。 （福山市市制施行９５周年記念。）（34°29’19.5″N 133°21’47.6″E。） (野外彫刻)
Noda Comment December 25, 2025
There are very few places in Japan where the Shinkansen “Nozomi” train stops at two stations within the same prefecture. Along with Hiroshima, Fukuyama is one of them. The “Now is the Future” monument in front of Fukuyama Station’s south plaza was installed in 2012 to commemorate the 95th anniversary of Fukuyama City’s municipal incorporation. Although it hadn’t received much maintenance since then, the restoration of the lighting and cleaning have made it shine brilliantly at night. Every time I return to my hometown of Fukuyama, I check on the maintenance status of the monument.
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野田氏のコメント 2025年12月25日
同県内で新幹線「のぞみ」が２ヶ所と止まる駅は国内にほとんでありませんが。
広島と並んで、福山はその一つです。
福山駅前南広場の「いまこそ未来」は２０１２年に福山市市政施工95周年記念に設置されその後、メンテナンスがあまりされていませんでしたが、照明の修復と洗浄で夜も見違えるほどの輝きになりました。
郷里福山に帰るたびメンテナンスの状況を見てまわっています。
This year we happily complete the renovation of its gateway, the Fukuyama Station plaza, to mark the 95th anniversary of its birth as a city.
Mr. Noda is known not just in Japan; he has also established his reputation throughout the world, particularly in Greece and China. We are delighted that his work “The Future Is Now” will help illuminate Rose Town Fukuyama, the city that is flying toward the future, as well as its strength as a city that speaks to the world.
Akira Hada, Mayor of Fukuyama, “Masaaki Noda, The Future is Now—95th Anniversary of Fukuyama City.” Pamphlet, 2012, p. 3.
Videos
Bingo Video The Future is Now, August, 2012. Video Tour of Sculpture.
Catalogue
Press/Media
- Shiota, Satoshi. “Completion of Fukuyama Station Square with Masaaki Noda’s Monument.” Business Joho (Hiroshima), April 10, 2012. p.8
- “The Future Is Now.” Koho Fukuyama 5, no. 990 (Hiroshima), May, 2012. Cover.
- “Expectation for Popularity of Finished Fukuyama Station Square.” Yomiuri News (Hiroshima). March 30, 2012.
- “Unveiling Symbol of Symbol of City Monument.” Sankei News (Hiroshima). March 30, 2012