Bus with comic characters runs in author's hometown

Bus with comic characters runs in author's hometown

YONAGO, Japan - A bus decorated with the paintings of comic characters is shown together with the family of "Gegege no Kitaro," a phantom boy created by comic artist Shigeru Mizuki, in his hometown of Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture, on Sept. 4, 2014. The "Hama Loop Bus" is operated by the western Japan city.

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