I decided to enjoy nominating Wayspots again after a long time and traveled to Konohana Ward in Osaka City, an area dedicated to community revitalization through public art. I targeted multiple murals that I had researched beforehand and was exploring the area on foot. I submitted eight murals as candidates, but only one was rejected as a duplicate by the Community Review. While I could have resubmitted, I decided to proceed with an Appeal due to various circumstances. However, the appeal result also returned a rejection for being a duplicate.
Of course, I confirmed that there were no existing Wayspots when I submitted my nomination. Although it is possible that an existing Wayspot was approved within the week following my submission, there should be no Wayspot with an identical image, as it was not detected as a duplicate by eMiLy.
Furthermore, there are murals created by different artists on both the south and west exterior walls of that building. One of these was submitted by me and accepted by the Community Review in April 2025, and the other was submitted by me on November 2nd—the same day as the candidate that was rejected as a duplicate—and was also accepted by the Community Review.
What I most want to know is what the existing Wayspot is that caused the duplicate rejection. If the image has been incorrectly added to a wrong Wayspot, I request that the image be deleted.
title: POSCA Mural Exchange Project 2025 / Adnate
locate: 34.685722,135.458788
Description: This mural is a work created as part of the POSCA Mural Exchange Project, in which Australian and Japanese artists paint murals in each other’s countries. It was created by the Australian artist Adnate, who is known for his monumental, hyper-realistic portraits of Indigenous people. His work aims to promote social change by depicting these subjects on a massive scale.
Supplementary Information: The supplementary photo is provided to allow for background verification, as the mural is not yet visible on Street View. This work is part of the project in which Japanese and Australian artists create murals in each other’s countries. Location: It was created on the north outer wall of the Konohana Kōgyōkai (Konohana Industry Association). Reference/Proof: https://x.gd/BoDvu
Appeal Statement: There was no “Duplicate Candidate” alert displayed when I visited the location, took the photos, and submitted the nomination. It is assumed that this nomination was marked as a duplicate of another mural on either the west or south exterior wall of the building. However, the murals created on this building are works by different artists, and therefore, I believe they should be eligible to be registered individually as separate Wayspots. The Main Image and Supplementary Image were taken standing directly in front of this location on the road, with additional shots to the left and right. Google Maps
