Mizuki Shigeru Museum

Western Honshū


This multimedia museum displays manga artist Mizuki Shigeru's illustrations, artwork, and personal collection of masks and folklore paraphernalia. Audio guides (free) are available in English. The museum, unmissable for a stone eyeball rolling in water out front, is at the end of the 800m stretch of Mizuki Shigeru Road.


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