Ceremony for Mizuki Shigeru Road's anniv.

Ceremony for Mizuki Shigeru Road's anniv.

YONAGO, Japan - People dressed as Japanese "yokai" specters attend a ceremony to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the founding of Mizuki Shigeru Road, a street named after a famous local cartoonist, in Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture, on July 21, 2013. More than 150 statues of yokai characters are displayed on the street.

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