The body of a blue whale was found washed ashore in Japan’s eastern seaside city of Kamakura on Sunday. /Chinanews Photo

The 10-meter-long whale was spotted by astonished summer visitors at a popular beach. /Chinanews Photo

Experts from Japan’s National Museum of Nature and Science later said it was a male baby blue whale. Its body was buried on Monday. /VCG Photo

It was the first time an endangered blue whale, the world’s largest animal, has washed ashore in Japan. /Chinanews Photo