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GeGeGe no Kitaro

178 bronze yokai along one 800-metre street, free, lit until 22:00.

Shigeru Mizuki grew up in **Sakaiminato**, a fishing port in Tottori, and the town turned the 800-metre street from the station to his memorial museum into **Mizuki Shigeru Road** — now lined with **178 bronze yokai statues**, plus a yokai shrine, themed shops and a station renamed after the characters. Walking the road is free and it is open at any hour, with the statues lit and yokai shadow-projections cast on the pavement from dusk until 22:00. It is the most complete example of a Japanese town rebuilding itself around a manga, and it predates most of the others by decades.

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Kanto

Tokyo東京Every major anime and game IP keeps its flagship store in Tokyo. Shibuya, Ikebukuro and Akihabara each cover a different part of the hobby, and all three sit on the same loop line.2Places
Jindaiji, Chofu 1Oizumi-Gakuen 1

Chugoku

Sakaiminato境港A fishing port in Tottori that turned its main street into a road of 178 bronze yokai. The home town of Shigeru Mizuki.2Places
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Common questions

How many yokai statues are on Mizuki Shigeru Road?

178, along 800 metres of street from Sakaiminato station to the memorial museum. Walking it is free.

Is it better at night?

Yes. From dusk until 22:00 the statues are lit and yokai shadow-projections are cast on the pavement, and the street empties out.

Is there a Tokyo option?

Kitaro Chaya by Jindaiji temple in Chofu, where Shigeru Mizuki lived for most of his life. It is closed on Mondays.