If you have ever wondered where the inspiration for Godzilla came from, look no further.

Production begins for Godzilla 2016, the working title of Japanese film, theatre production and distribution company Toho’s new film featuring the iconic monster.

Most residents of Tokyo's pulsing Shinjuku ward, home to the busiest railway station in the world, are of the Homo sapiens variety.

Godzilla has been granted special residency in Tokyo's Shinjuku ward, as a newly-installed model of the lizard's huge head proves a pull to visitors.