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Manhole cover with popular ghost manga character

Photo shows a miniature version of a manhole cover with an illustration of Kitaro, the protagonist of the popular Japanese ghost comic series "Ge Ge Ge no Kitaro" by manga creator Shigeru Mizuki in his hometown of Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, on Oct. 30, 2024. The city began giving out the item as one of its gift incentives for "hometown tax" donations.

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Christmas shadow pictures of ghost manga series characters in Japan

A shadow picture of a character from the popular Japanese ghost comic series "Ge Ge Ge no Kitaro" with Christmas designs is projected on Mizuki Shigeru Road, named after the late manga creator, in his hometown of Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 10, 2024

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Mizuki Shigeru road marks 30th anniv.

Tourists walk on the Mizuki Shigeru road in Sakaiminato in Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, on July 16, 2023, as the street named after the prominent ghost comic series author marks its 30th anniversary on July 18.

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Mizuki Shigeru road marks 30th anniv.

Tourists pose for a photo with a statue of a character from "Gegege no Kitaro" ghost comic series on the Mizuki Shigeru road in Sakaiminato in Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, on July 16, 2023, as the street named after the prominent manga author marks its 30th anniversary on July 18.

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Mizuki Shigeru road marks 30th anniv.

A ceremony marking the 30th anniversary of the Mizuki Shigeru road is held in Sakaiminato in Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, on July 16, 2023, two days before the actual anniversary of the street named after the prominent ghost comic series author.

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Mizuki Shigeru road marks 30th anniv.

A ceremony marking the 30th anniversary of the Mizuki Shigeru road is held in Sakaiminato in Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, on July 16, 2023, two days before the actual anniversary of the street named after the prominent ghost comic series author.

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Mizuki Shigeru road marks 30th anniv.

Tourists walk on the Mizuki Shigeru road in Sakaiminato in Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, on July 16, 2023, as the street named after the prominent ghost comic series author marks its 30th anniversary on July 18.

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Mizuki Shigeru Museum temporarily closes

Staff costumed as manga characters wave to fans at Mizuki Shigeru Museum in Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, on March 8, 2023, ahead of a year-long closure for renovation.

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Mizuki Shigeru Museum temporarily closes

Staff costumed as manga characters greet visitors on their way out at Mizuki Shigeru Museum in Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, on March 8, 2023, ahead of a year-long closure for renovation.

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Japanese cartoonist Shigeru Mizuki dies at 93

TOKYO, Nov. 30 Kyodo - Photo taken in February 2013 shows Japanese cartoonist Shigeru Mizuki, known for the popular horror comic series "Gegege no Kitaro." He died of multiple organ failure on Nov. 30, 2015, at age 93.

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Japanese cartoonist Shigeru Mizuki dies at 93

TOKYO, Nov. 30 Kyodo - File photo taken in March 2004 shows Japanese cartoonist Shigeru Mizuki drawing characters from his popular horror comic series "Gegege no Kitaro" on a wall in the lobby of the Mizuki Shigeru Kinenkan museum in Sakaiminato in Tottori Prefecture, western Japan. Mizuki died of multiple organ failure on Nov. 30, 2015, at age 93.

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Japanese cartoonist Shigeru Mizuki dies at 93

TOKYO, Nov. 30 Kyodo - File photo taken in May 2014 shows Japanese cartoonist Shigeru Mizuki (L) and his wife Nunoe Mura posing for a photo with Kitaro, the main character of his popular horror comic series " Gegege no Kitaro," in Tokyo. Mizuki died of multiple organ failure on Nov. 30, 2015, at age 93.

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Over 2 mil. tourists visit Mizuki road in Tottori Pref.

YONAGO, Japan - Tourists and "yokai" (demon) characters created by manga artist Shigeru Mizuki pose for photos at Mizuki Shigeru Road in the city of Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 28, 2014, during an event to commemorate the number of the tourists having surpassed the 2 million mark for five straight years. The shopping district features bronze statues of more than 150 yokai characters.

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Kitaro hangs New Year decoration on bronze statue

YONAGO, Japan - A person in a costume of Kitaro, the main character in the "GeGeGe no Kitaro" comic series, helps put a New Year ornament on the bronze statue of another character on Mizuki Shigeru Road in Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture, on Dec. 26, 2014. The western Japan city is the birthplace of comic author Shigeru Mizuki.

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Comic character effigy gets New Year sacred rope

YONAGO, Japan - Workers put a sacred Shinto rope of rice straw around the neck of a huge stone figure of the "GeGeGe no Kitaro" comic character as a customary New Year decoration in Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture, on Dec. 25, 2014. The western Japan city is the birthplace of comic author Shigeru Mizuki.

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Competition held for piling 'geta' wooden clogs

YONAGO, Japan - Participants pile up "geta" wooden clogs in Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture, on Nov. 9, 2014, during a competition to heap up the signature footwear of a main character in the popular comic series "GeGeGe no Kitaro" authored by Shigeru Mizuki, a native of the western Japanese city.

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Comic lovers sit for exam on monster knowledge

YONAGO, Japan - Characters from the popular comic series "GeGeGe no Kitaro" cheer on participants in a quiz on the ghostly monsters drawn by Shigeru Mizuki on Oct. 26, 2014, in the author's hometown of Sakaiminato in Tottori Prefecture, western Japan.

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'GeGeGe no Kitaro' mascots parade for traffic safety

YONAGO, Japan - Mascot characters from the popular comic series "GeGeGe no Kitaro" parade through the streets of Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture, on Sept. 23, 2014, with kindergarten students during an autumn campaign for road safety. The series' author, Shigeru Mizuki, grew up in the western Japanese city.

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Comic character costume contest held in western Japan

YONAGO, Japan - Participants dressed up as characters from "GeGeGe no Kitaro," a popular comic series, pose in Sakaiminato, Shimane Prefecture, for a costume contest on Sept. 20, 2014. Its author, Shigeru Mizuki, hails from the western Japan city.

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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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Girl competes in "geta" sandal toss competition

YONAGO, Japan - A girl tosses a Japanese "geta" sandal at a competition in Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 30, 2014. The "Gegege no Kitaro Geta Toss Competition" features "Gegege no Kitaro," a phantom boy created by comic artist Shigeru Mizuki born in the city on the Sea of Japan in 1922.

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'Salaryman Yamada' checks on 'ghost expertise'

YONAGO, Japan - A person dressed in the costume of "Salaryman Yamada," a character from a cartoon by Shigeru Mizuki, hands out information to solicit participants to take a test to check their "expertise in ghosts" in Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture, the hometown of renowned manga artist Mizuki, the author of cartoons about traditional Japanese phantoms, on Aug. 1, 2014. Acceptance of applications began the same day.

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Sign for Mizuki Shigeru Road in Tottori Pref.

YONAGO, Japan - A road sign to Mizuki Shigeru Road is seen in Yonago, Tottori Prefecture, on July 15, 2014. Shigeru Mizuki, a Japanese manga writer known for "Gegege no Kitaro," grew up in Sakaiminato in the prefecture.

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Manga character serves as police chief

YONAGO, Japan - Kitaro (R), the main character of Japanese comic book series "Gegege no Kitaro," holds a letter appointing him chief for one day of Sakaiminato police station in Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, on July 8, 2014. The comic's author Shigeru Mizuki grew up in Sakaiminato.

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Tourists get picture taken with 'GeGeGe no Kitaro'

YONAGO, Japan - Passengers of Diamond Princess cruise ship get a picture taken with popular specter character "GeGeGe no Kitaro" in Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, on June 16, 2014. Sakaiminato is the hometown of well-known cartoonist Shigeru Mizuki, who has written many cartoons on "yokai" or specters.

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Mizuki Shigeru Road celebrates 25 mil. visitors

YONAGO, Japan - Visitors pose with "yokai" monsters featured in the popular comic series "Gegege no Kitaro" at Mizuki Shigeru Road in Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture in western Japan, on March 8, 2014. The sightseeing spot named after prominent cartoonist Shigeru Mizuki, the comic series' author, has attracted over 25 million visitors since opening in 1993.

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New attraction opens on Mizuki Shigeru Road

YONAGO, Japan - "Yokai" monsters featured in the popular comic series "Gegege no Kitaro" pose in front of a new attraction, "Yokai oyasumidokoro - Sunakakeya," along Mizuki Shigeru Road in Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture in western Japan, on March 8, 2014. The facility opened on the occasion of the 92nd birthday of prominent cartoonist Shigeru Mizuki, author of the comic series.

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'Gegege no Kitaro' monsters march in Tottori Pref.

YONAGO, Japan - Characters from the "Gegege no Kitaro" comics featuring "yokai" monsters march in Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture, on Feb. 16, 2014, to commemorate the achievement on Feb. 11 of 25 million visitors to a street in the western Japan city named after Shigeru Mizuki, creator of the cartoon. Mizuki Shigeru Road, where 153 bronze statues of his yokai characters are displayed, opened in 1993.

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20th anniversary of Mizuki Shigeru Road in Sakaiminato

YONAGO, Japan - Children pose with people dressed as Japanese "yokai (specter)" cartoon characters created by Shigeru Mizuki for photos in Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture, on Dec. 29, 2013, as the western Japanese city celebrated the 20th anniversary of the founding of the "Mizuki Shigeru Road." A total of 153 bronze statutes of yokai characters are displayed on the road in Mizuki's hometown.

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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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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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Ghost comic inn

YONAGO, Japan - Kaike Saichoraku inn at a spa resort in Yonago, Tottori Prefecture, shows reporters its refurbished rooms featuring ghost characters from the popular comic series ''Gegege no Kitaro'' on March 6, 2012. The cartoonist of the series, Shigeru Mizuki, hails from the prefecture on the Sea of Japan coast.

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Ghost comic inn

YONAGO, Japan - Kaike Saichoraku inn at a spa resort in Yonago, Tottori Prefecture, shows reporters its refurbished rooms featuring ghost characters from the popular comic series ''Gegege no Kitaro'' on March 6, 2012. The cartoonist of the series, Shigeru Mizuki, hails from the prefecture on the Sea of Japan coast.

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Exhibition of WWII-themed works by cartoonist Mizuki

YOKOHAMA, Japan - A visitor looks at World War II-themed works by cartoonist Shigeru Mizuki, author of the popular horror comic series ''Gegege no Kitaro,'' at the Japan Newspaper Museum in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Nov. 5, 2011. The exhibit began the same day and will run until Dec. 25.

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Imperial garden party

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito (L front) talks with cartoonist Shigeru Mizuki (C front), author of the popular comic series ''Gegege no Kitaro,'' and Mizuki's wife Nunoe Mura (R) during the autumn imperial garden party at the Akasaka Imperial Garden in Tokyo on Oct. 13, 2011. About 2,000 people were invited to the party hosted by the emperor and Empress Michiko.

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Kitaro room at spa resort inn

YONAGO, Japan - Operator of an inn at the Kaike spa resort in Yonago, Tottori Prefecture, on Oct. 12, 2011, shows reporters a guest room featuring characters from the ghost comic series ''GeGeGe no Kitaro.'' The Kaike Saichoraku inn plans to open two such rooms on Oct. 14 in cooperation with the production office of the comic's creator Shigeru Mizuki, who hails from the western Japanese prefecture.

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Mizuki Shigeru Road surpasses 3.7 mil. visitors

YONAGO, Japan - People in body suits depicting Japanese specters called ''yokai'' celebrate on Dec. 30, 2010 the fact that the number of visitors to Mizuki Shigeru Road, a street in Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture, named after a famous local cartoonist, has surpassed 3.7 million. Shigeru Mizuki, designated a Person of Cultural Merit by the Japanese government, is known for his works featuring ''yokai.''

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Cartoonist Mizuki named as Person of Cultural Merit

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese cartoonist Shigeru Mizuki talks to reporters in Tokyo on Oct. 25, 2010, about the government's nomination of him as a Person of Cultural Merit. The 88-year-old manga artist known for stories featuring monsters called ''yokai'' jokingly thanked his creations for giving him a big push towards success.

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Cartoonist Mizuki named as Person of Cultural Merit

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese cartoonist Shigeru Mizuki talks to reporters in Tokyo on Oct. 25, 2010, about the government's nomination of him as a Person of Cultural Merit. The 88-year-old manga artist known for stories featuring monsters called ''yokai'' jokingly thanked his creations for giving him a big push towards success.

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Police box named Kitaro booth

YONAGO, Japan - Kazuaki Matsukawa (R), chief of a local police station, raises a new sign for a police patrol booth at Yonago airport in Tottori Prefecture with characters from the popular cartoon series ''Ge Ge Ge no Kitaro'' by Shigeru Mizuki, a native of the prefecture, on Sept. 24, 2010, as the booth was named as Yonago Kitaro airport security outpost.

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Ghost museum in Tottori gets 50,000 visitors in 2 months

TOTTORI, Japan - Mana Ueta, a 3-year-old girl from the town of Hikawa, Shimane Prefecture, held by her mother Hiromi is the 50,000th visitor to a Tottori Prefecture museum dedicated to Shigeru Mizuki, a Japanese manga artist known for his ghost and monster cartoons, on May 4. The museum attained the fete within about two months of its opening.

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Ghost museum in Tottori gets 50,000 visitors in 2 months

TOTTORI, Japan - Mana Ueta, a 3-year-old girl from the town of Hikawa, Shimane Prefecture, held by her mother Hiromi is the 50,000th visitor to a Tottori Prefecture museum dedicated to Shigeru Mizuki, a Japanese manga artist known for his ghost and monster cartoons, on May 4. The museum attained the fete within about two months of its opening. (Kyodo)

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Shigeru Mizuki museum marks 1st anniversary YONAGO, Japan - Japanese cartoonist Shigeru Mizuki draws his ghost and monster characters ''Kitaro'' and ''Nezumi Otoko'' on the wall of the Mizuki Shigeru Memorial Museum in Tottori Prefecture. The photo was taken on March 7, 2004. (Kyodo)

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Cartoonist Shigeru Mizuki TOKYO, Japan - Japanese cartoonist Shigeru Mizuki, known for his ghost and monster cartoons, smiles in an interview with Kyodo News at his production office in Chofu, Tokyo. The photo was taken on Jan. 7, 2003. (Kyodo)

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Statues of "yokai" monsters cleaned ahead of New Year

Local people wipe the dirt off the statue of Kitaro, a boy "yokai" monster character, and Medama-oyaji, an eye-ball man who is Kitaro's father, on his palm, alongside the "Mizuki Shigeru Road" shopping street in Sakaiminato, western Japan, on Dec. 29, 2015. Local people annually wipe the dirt off more than 150 bronze statues of characters from the late cartoonist Mizuki's horror comic series "Gegege no Kitaro" at the yearend to express their gratitude for the statues that draw an annual 2 million tourists to the town. The cartoonist, who hailed from Sakaiminato, died in November. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Statues of "yokai" monsters cleaned ahead of New Year

Local people wipe the dirt off the statues of Shigeru Mizuki (C) drawing cartoons at his desk, being watched by Kitaro (R), a boy "yokai" monster character, and a rat man named Nezumi Otoko (L), alongside the "Mizuki Shigeru Road" shopping street in Sakaiminato, western Japan, on Dec. 29, 2015. Local people annually wipe the dirt off more than 150 bronze statues of characters from the late cartoonist's horror comic series "Gegege no Kitaro" at the yearend to express their gratitude for the statues that draw an annual 2 million tourists to the town. Mizuki, who hailed from Sakaiminato, died in November. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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1.9 million tourists visit Mizuki road in Tottori Pref.

Tourists and "yokai" (demon) characters created by manga artist Shigeru Mizuki pose for photos on Mizuki Shigeru Road in the city of Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, during an event on Dec. 27, 2015. About 1.9 million tourists in 2015 visited the road named after Mizuki, who died on Nov. 30 at the age of 93. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Cartoonist Mizuki, known for "GeGeGe no Kitaro" comic, dies

Tourists photograph the statue of cartoon hero "GeGeGe no Kitaro" on Nov. 30, 2015, in the western Japanese city of Sakaiminato, the hometown of cartoonist Shigeru Mizuki. Mizuki, who created the comic series depicting spirits and monsters in Japanese folklore called "yokai" and died on the day at 93. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Cartoonist Mizuki, known for "GeGeGe no Kitaro" comic, dies

Tourists read an extra edition of a local newspaper reporting the death of cartoonist Shigeru Mizuki on Nov. 30, 2015, in the western Japanese city of Sakaiminato, his hometown. Mizuki, known for his "GeGeGe no Kitaro" comic series depicting spirits and monsters in Japanese folklore called "yokai," died on the day at 93. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese cartoonist Shigeru Mizuki dies at 93

File photo taken in February 2014 shows characters from the popular horror comic series "Gegege no Kitaro" marching in the western Japan city of Sakaiminato to celebrate the local shopping area "Mizuki Shigeru Road" topping 25 million visitors. The author of the series, Shigeru Mizuki, died of multiple organ failure on Nov. 30, 2015, at age 93. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo