I've just returned from a great three-week trip around Japan! One of the many amazing places we visited was Gosho Aoyama's hometown of Hokuei, in Tottori prefecture, which has adopted the Conan series as a theme. Here are some of the pictures I took:
A welcome sign inside the train station
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Some signs outside the station
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There are Conan statues all around the city
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And this one bridge is especially decorated with Conan
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Along the street, they have markers with manga covers
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And even the utility-hole covers are decorated with Conan!
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The main attraction, however, is Gosho Aoyama's Manga Factory (complete with Hakase's car sitting out front!)
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Inside, the Factory is full of cool exhibits, including a huge shoe,
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a voice-changing bow tie you can talk into, and a skateboard you can ride,
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a rather creepy puppet show,
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and the man himself... at least in picture form.
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The gift shop is full of neat Conan stuff (we bought a couple puzzles to put together and display on our walls),
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but I had to take a picture of the Detective Conan Tottori Cow Curry of Enchantment!
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- Get your Detective Conan bobbleheads today! - 
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