you could be forgiven for thinking that
this is the dark night of Gotham City
but don't be mistaken by the striking
similarities this isn't Batman it's Chi
Batman of chiba over the past three
years there have been frequent sightings
of the mysterious Chi Batman around the
Japanese city the masked crusader is
easy to spot when he flies through the
streets on this custom-built
three-wheeled Chi Batpod and has
recently become an Internet superhero
after a video of him riding along a
highway went viral on social media
watch in HD I think it's cool how it
goes round town dressed as Batman
without feeling embarrassed at all the
motivation behind the mask is honorable
gee Batman first appeared at a time of
need after the earthquake and Fukushima
power plant disaster devastated Japan in
2011 as we thought suddenly all the
locators Korea I started doing this
around three years ago as for my reasons
during the great earthquake people
forgot how to smile I wanted to help
bring the smile back and that's why I
started but he was like a tiny as you
asked
it seems the unusual idea works
everywhere he goes
Qi Batman turns heads corn also a cog
net he's been unusual isn't it he's
definitely very topical right now and so
I think it's great everyone round here
has been saying that he's quite
interesting I think he's definitely
unique like his comic book counterpart
Batman Chi Batman hates his identity
closely-guarded all that he'll reveal is
that he's a 41 year old welder with a
penchant for leather and masks he also
sometimes dresses up as a Star Wars
stormtrooper
but Chiba will always remember their
favorite hero Chi Batman Forever
Sofia Tran Thompson BBC news