5th anniversary of death of Japanese manga artist Shigeru Mizuki

5th anniversary of death of Japanese manga artist Shigeru Mizuki

People pray at an alter set up for manga artist Shigeru Mizuki at the Mizuki Shigeru Museum in his hometown Sakaiminato in Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, two day before the fifth anniversary of his death. Mizuki, known for his "GeGeGe no Kitaro" comic series depicting spirits and monsters in Japanese folklore called "yokai," died on Nov. 30, 2015, at the age of 93.

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