Entertainment Shigeru Mizuki Road Zenyokai Zukan Bunshun Shinsho

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Various Arts and Entertainment (br) Bunshun Shinsho / Sakaiminato City in Tottori prefecture is the hometown of Shigeru Mizuki, a manga artist known for the 『 GeGeGe-no-Kitaro 』. And when it comes to Sakaiminato City, it is famous as a town with bronze statues of monsters on both sides of main street. After all, if you enter by air, Yonago-airport is called "Kitaro Airport", and if you take a train of JR Sakai Line, it is called "Kitaro Train". If you enter Sakaiminato City, there is "Kitaro Koban" and "Kitaro Post". Anyway, it is a monster on parade. And the biggest icon of the town is Youkai bronze statue. The number of statues continues to increase year by year, and now there are 177! If you include statues on Okinoshima Island, the prefectural government office, and JR station premises, there are nearly 200. In 2018, the city moved and reconstructed a large number of bronze statues. They are currently arranged according to the classification of "the world of Mizuki manga," "monsters living in the forest," "monsters governing Shinto and Buddhist deities and good or bad fortune," "monsters lurking in familiar places," and "monsters living in homes." This book is the latest illustrated book that covers all modern monster bronze statues. It is a guidebook that is suitable for people who are interested in monsters, not to mention the 『 GeGeGe-no-Kitaro 』. It is also the official text of the "Monster Certification" held once a year in Sakaiminato City and Chofu City. Welcome to the world of Me Kurume monsters!