Anime Pilgrimage · Chugoku & Shikoku

Mizuki Shigeru Road

🏅 Selected for the 2026 edition of “Japanese Anime Tourism 88-Spots” (Anime Tourism Association)
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A street in Sakaiminato, Tottori, the hometown of manga artist Shigeru Mizuki, lined with bronze statues of Kitaro and other yokai from Sakaiminato Station to the Mizuki Shigeru Museum. It is selected as a facility in the 88 Anime Spots.

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    Mizuki Shigeru Road

    📍 Sakaiminato, Tottori

    A shopping street running from JR Sakaiminato Station to the Mizuki Shigeru Museum, lined with bronze statues of yokai led by Kitaro from GeGeGe no Kitaro, the Yokai Shrine, and character goods shops. The official 88 Anime Spots plaque is at the Sakaiminato City Tourist Information Center in front of the station.

    ⚠️ Do not climb on or damage the bronze statues, and do not step into the roadway to take photos.

Etiquette

Pilgrimage etiquette

  • ✓Treat the bronze statues with care and do not climb on or damage them.
  • ✓This is also a local street. Do not step into the roadway to take photos.
  • ✓At the Yokai Shrine, look around quietly so as not to disturb worshippers.
Tips

Tips

  • •We recommend picking up a map at the tourist information center in front of Sakaiminato Station and then walking to the museum.
  • •At the Mizuki Shigeru Museum at the end of the street, you can see exhibits on Mizuki's works and life.
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Checked: 2026-10-14