Waiting on Youkai Face Shield Tottori Sakaiminato "Shigeru Mizuki Road" 14:44, June 10
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At the “Mizuki Shigeru Road” in Sakaiminato City, Tottori Prefecture, where tourists have dropped significantly due to the effect of the new coronavirus, efforts have begun to welcome tourists with a face shield that uses a youkai motif.
In order to have people visit the town with peace of mind, a town development group in Sakaiminato City, etc. plans and distributes face shields to desired souvenir shops, etc., and gives each shop a favorite design.
The characters are related to the works of the cartoonist Shigeru Mizuki, such as "Gegege no Kitaro" and the familiar "Sandake Baha" and "Ichitan Cotton".
Among them, at a local brewing company, the staff of a directly managed store put on a face shield decorated with the monster “Ambie”, which is said to protect people from epidemics, and served.
A local shopper woman in her 70s said, “You can see the face of the person you are waiting for and you can shop with peace of mind.”
Kohei Nishio of the planned “Taisho Town Mizuki Road Town Development Meeting” in Sakaiminato City said, “I want to show that people are trying to prevent infections, and at the same time, let many people know that this is a fun town.” I was talking.