178 bronze statues of yōkai along 800 metres: there were 23 when it opened, in 1993.
The pedestrian street linking Sakaiminato Station to the Mizuki Shigeru Memorial Museum has 178 bronze statues of the monsters (yōkai) drawn by the manga artist Mizuki Shigeru, who was born in this town. Opened in 1993 with 23 statues, it filled up gradually; a 2018 renovation, for the 25th anniversary, made the pedestrian street one-way and more accessible. Shops and restaurants along the route sell themed sweets and souvenirs.
A shopping street about 800 metres long in the centre of Sakaiminato, the home town of Mizuki Shigeru (1922–2015), author of GeGeGe no Kitarō. It receives over 2 million visitors a year.
ℹ️ Free entry, always open; the shops keep their own hours, roughly 9:00–17:00. It starts from Sakaiminato Station, the terminus of the JR Sakai Line.
🚉 Sakaiminato · 9 min walk
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