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TOTTORI Mizuki Shigeru Road Sakaiminato Japan yokai festival atmosphere night lanterns

Mizuki Shigeru Road Sakaiminato: GeGeGe no Kitarō, Yokai Statues & Complete Visitor Guide

A port town in western Tottori Prefecture might seem an unlikely place to find one of Japan’s most imaginative tourist attractions. Yet Sakaiminato — a mid-sized fishing city on the Miho Peninsula facing the Sea of Japan — has become a pilgrimage site for manga fans, folklore enthusiasts, and curious travelers alike, all drawn by the extraordinary Mizuki Shigeru Road (Mizuki Shigeru Rōdo). This 800-meter commercial street is lined with 177 bronze statues depicting characters from GeGeGe no Kitarō, the beloved supernatural manga series by Sakaiminato’s most famous son: artist Shigeru Mizuki. The statues are not tourist kitsch. They are […]

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TOTTORI Tottori travel guide — Japan coastal landscape overview

Tottori Travel Guide for First-Time Visitors: Sand Dunes, Yokai & Hidden Japan (2026)

If you ask most tourists about Japan’s must-see destinations, the answers are always the same: Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka. But those in the know whisper about a place that feels like another world entirely — Tottori Prefecture, Japan’s least populous and most unexpectedly dramatic region. On the windswept coast of the Sea of Japan, you’ll find vast sand dunes rolling right to the ocean’s edge, a city shaped entirely by yokai mythology, and ryokan onsen towns completely untouched by mass tourism. This Tottori travel guide for first-time visitors covers everything you need: the top attractions, the best time to visit, how […]

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