Gōshō Aoyama's long-running mystery series (manga in Weekly Shōnen Sunday from 1994, TMS anime from 1996) about Shin'ichi Kudō, a teenage detective shrunk into a child's body by a criminal organisation; as Conan Edogawa he keeps solving cases while seeking an antidote. The story is set in Beika, a fictional district of Tokyo, so this route is made of tributes: the author's home town of Hokuei (Tottori) bills itself as "the town where you can meet Conan", with a street full of statues, a station named after him and a museum dedicated to Aoyama.
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Gosho Aoyama Manga Factorythe Conan museum
dedicated museum
A museum opened in 2007 in Hokuei, Gōshō Aoyama's home town, at the end of Conan Street. It displays the author's keepsakes and material from his works (Detective Conan, Magic Kaito, Yaiba), recreates his workroom and lets you try Professor Agasa's inventions, such as the turbo skateboard. Admission: ¥700 (adults).
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Conan Station (Yura Station)themed station
tribute
Yura Station (JR San'in Line) has officially carried the nickname "Conan Station" since 15 December 2013. The square in front has a bronze statue of Conan, and the 1.4 km Conan Street starts here and runs to the Aoyama museum.
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Conan Street (Conan-dōri)the statue walk
tribute
The 1.4 km (about 20 minutes on foot) between Conan Station and the Aoyama museum. There are 19 bronze and coloured Conan figures and 30 stone monuments showing manga covers, plus manhole covers, street lamps and pavement signs with character profiles. The street's official guidebook is sold at the tourist office.
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Conan Bridge (Conan Ōhashi)the detective's bridge
tribute
This bridge on Conan Street crosses the Yura River and is decorated with bronze panels from the series. It is one of the stops on the walk between the station and the museum.
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Conan's House — Beika Shopping Streetthe world of Beika
tribute
A complex of four shops by Conan Street, inspired by the streets of Beika, the district where the series is set: Café Poirot (with the ham sandwich from the manga), a gelato shop, the Conan's Kitchen restaurant and the Conan Hyakkaten merchandise shop, with exclusive items.
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