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.
Mizuki Shigeru Museum
Western Honshū
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