Hokuei Town in Tottori Prefecture is the sacred place of ‘Detective Conan!’ You can meet Conan along Conan Street!

Hokuei Town in Tottori Prefecture is the birthplace of Mr. Gosho Aoyama, the creator of ‘Detective Conan.’ From this fact, Hokuei Town is promoting itself as “The City Where You Can Meet Detective Conan,” and “Conan Village.” There are many bronze statues, colored objects, and stone monuments of ‘Detective Conan’ characters alongside “Conan Street.”

Conan Street (Prefecture Road 167).

“Conan Street” stretches for 1.4 km from “Conan Station” to “Gosho Aoyama Furusato-kan (Gosho Aoyama Manga Factory)” (Prefecture Road 167). Many Conan statues and monuments are built there, especially around “Conan Bridge.”

“Conan Station” on the JR Sanin Main Line

The official name of “Conan Street” is “Yura Station” of JR Sanin Main Line. A “Conan Train” wrapped in ‘Detective Conan’ characters is in operation within the JR Sanin Main Line (Yonago Station to Tottori Station). The “Yokai Train” (Kitaro Train) wrapped in ‘Gegege no Kitaro’ characters is also under operation from Yonago Station. You can hop off the Yokai Train and onto the Conan Train at Yonago Station.

Hokuei town hall

Watermelons are a specialty of Hokuei-cho. At the Hokuei-cho town hall, there is a colored statue of Conan eating a watermelon.

Gosho Aoyama Manga Factory

“Gosho Aoyama Furusato-kan (Gosho Aoyama Manga Factory)” is a manga-anime museum where you can enjoy problem-solving based on ‘Detective Conan.’ It is on the backside of Michi-no-Eki “Daiei” along National Road 9. You can enjoy many exhibits such as the reproduced atelier of Mr. Gosho Aoyama, Conan’s glowing objects, and the inventions of Dr. Agasa who appears in ‘Detective Conan.’  Outside, Dr. Agasa’s favorite car, a Wagen Beetle, is on display.

Conan’s House: Beika Shopping Street

At “Conan’s House: Beika Shopping Street,” there is the house of Shinichi Kudo, Conan Department Store, and “Cafe Poaro,” famous among ‘Detective Conan’ fans. If you ring the bell of Kudo’s house, you can hear the voices of Conan, Shinichi, and Ran-chan. Just ahead is the giant maze of ‘Detective Conan,’ a must-go spot for fans.

Access to Conan Street (Aoyama Gosho Furusato Kan)

[Railway]

From Tokyo

It takes about 3 hours from JR Tokyo Station to JR Himeji Station by Tokaido/Sanyo Shinkansen. Transfer to the limited express Super Hakuto at JR Himeji Station and get to JR Kurayoshi Station in about 2 hours.

From Osaka

It takes about 30 minutes from JR Shin-Osaka Station to JR Himeji Station by Sanyo Shinkansen. Transfer to the limited express Super Hakuto at JR Himeji Station and get to JR Kurayoshi Station in about 2 hours.

From Fukuoka

It takes about 2 hours from JR Hakata Station to JR Himeji Station by Sanyo Shinkansen. At JR Himeji Station, transfer to the limited express Super Hakuto and get to JR Kurayoshi Station in about 2 hours.

From JR Kurayoshi Station transfer to the JR Sanin Main Line and it takes about 10 minutes to JR Yura Station. Get off at JR Yura Station and walk 15 minutes from JR Yura Station to Aoyama Gosho Furusato Kan.

[Airplane]

It takes about 1 hour and 15 minutes from Haneda Airport to Tottori Airport. It takes about 1 hour and 15 minutes from Tottori Airport to Aoyama Gosho Furusato Kan by shuttle bus.