By TORU AMEMIYA/ Staff Writer
June 23, 2024 at 07:00 JST
Gajiro receives a bouquet of flowers at a ceremony to mark the monster’s 10th anniversary in February 2024 in Fukusaki, Hyogo Prefecture. (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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