By TORU AMEMIYA/ Staff Writer
June 23, 2024 at 07:00 JST
A “kappa” named Gajiro floats in a cylindrical water tank in Fukusaki, Hyogo Prefecture, in October 2023. (Toru Amemiya)
FUKUSAKI, Hyogo Prefecture—An eerie initiative to transform the hometown of famed folklorist Kunio Yanagita into a haven for “yokai” ghouls is working wonders for local tourism, drawing more than 700,000 sightseers here in fiscal 2023. [Read More]
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