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| Above, Yokohama harbor, featured in two Godzilla movies. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
An interesting article caught my attention, especially so since I have long been advocating similar things for kaiju fans.
The Daily Yomiuri posted:
OSAKA--Some local towns are turning to a new attraction as they seek to energize their communities and bring in visitors--anime and manga.
Towns across Japan are holding unique anime events and offering tours to locations that provided the settings--"sacred sites" to diehard fans--for popular manga in the hope that they can entice more tourists and give their local economy a shot in the arm.
One prime example is "ufotable CINEMA," which opened in Tokushima in March as a theater for anime fans. The cinema is operated by Tokyo-based anime production firm, ufotable Inc.
The Japanese tourism industry should organize "kaiju events" based on science-fiction and fantasy movies of the past 58 years similar to the ones described for manga and anime fans. They can be staged in localities that were featured in the films. Fans can still organize their own tours by using The Monster Movie Fan's Guide To Japan.
To read the full article, go here.
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