Kappa Spring

A three-minute walk from JR Sakaiminato Station. This much talked about tourist destination was built in March 2008 in the Yokai Plaza situated on Mizuki Shigeru Road. Visitors can have fun looking for the cute bronze statues of characters based on mythical Japanese yokai monsters created by Shigeru Mizuki, including Kappa no Sanpei, a kappa (mythical Japanese water creature), a tanuki (raccoon dog), an azuki-arai, a gangi kozo, a sazae-oni, Shonbenkozo (Mannekin Pis-style Kitaro fountain) no Kitaro, swimming Nezumi-Otoko, and Akuma-kun. Note the spooky gouts of mist the fountain also emits! Visitors are also recommended to check out the 177 yokai statues which dot the Mizuki Shigeru Road.

Spot details

Address: Tottori Sakaiminato-shi Taishomachi Map
Area: Sakaiminato Area
Phone: 0859470121
Hours: Free tour
Closed: Free tour
Fees: No admission fee is required
Parking Lot: Not available
Note: *Tel will connect you to the Sakaiminato City Tourist Information Center.