Detective Conan Town in Hokuei (2026): Museum, Statues and Access

Detective Conan's real-world town is Hokuei in Tottori, Gosho Aoyama's hometown: the 1.4 km Conan Street, lined with bronze statues, runs from JR Yura ("Conan Station") to the Gosho Aoyama Manga Factory museum. The current museum building closes for good on 11 January 2027, before a new museum opens in spring 2027.

The facts that decide a visit: the museum is open 9:30–17:30 (last entry 17:00) and charges ¥700 for adults, ¥100 off when you show your passport (as of 2026-10-03). JR Yura is 10 minutes by train from Kurayoshi, and the museum is 20 minutes on foot or 5 minutes by taxi from the station. Everything below was checked on 2026-10-03 against the museum's official site, Tottori Prefecture and the airport operator.

Why Hokuei is "the town where you can meet Conan"

The museum's own profile of Gosho Aoyama gives his birthday as 21 June and his hometown as Yurashuku in Hokuei — the same district as the museum's address. The Gosho Aoyama Manga Factory (Aoyama Gosho Furusato-kan) opened in 2007. From the station to the museum, the town has turned the walk into Conan Street, and the prefecture's own walking-course report follows it from "Conan Station" through the old post-town of Yura-juku, along the Yura River, past the museum and back over Conan Bridge.

The museum — and its last months in this building

On 30 September 2026 the museum announced that, because it is moving into a new building, the current building's last day of opening is 11 January 2027 (a national holiday). Its goods shop, Conan Tanteisha (Furusato-kan branch), stays open from 14 January to 28 February 2027. Hokuei Town says the new museum — English name AOYAMA GOSHO MANGA MUSEUM, with an exterior designed like manga panels — opens in spring 2027; the pages we checked give no exact date or address. The museum has also announced a farewell event inviting visitors to look back on their memories (details in its flyer).

The museum's guide lists its sections as AOYAMA WORLD, two "Gosho Aoyama's Dream" rooms on the secrets of his creations and his idea workshop, a fan board and a grand finale, plus the shop. At weekend openings there can be a queue; the museum splits advance-ticket and same-day lines. It has also restricted entry on peak days such as Japan's September holidays, when you needed an advance ticket or a same-day numbered entry ticket (none were issued once advance tickets sold out).

The spots and where they are

Along the street, the prefecture's walk report points out Shinichi's bronze statue in front of the library, Ran's in Yura-juku and Kogoro's on Conan Street, and, in front of the town hall, a colour figure of Conan biting into a watermelon, the town's specialty. A free smartphone app makes characters appear when you scan the stone monuments. The museum's Conan Street page points to a Hokuei town map ("the town where you can meet Detective Conan") and an official Conan Street guidebook, volume 4, on sale.

Getting there

• From Osaka: the Super Hakuto limited express to Kurayoshi takes about 3 hours 10 minutes, or a Nihon Kotsu highway bus about 3 hours 35 minutes; then 10 minutes by JR to Yura.
• From Okayama: the Yakumo limited express to Yonago takes about 2 hours, then about an hour to Yura; a Hinomaru highway bus reaches Kurayoshi in about 2 hours 30 minutes.
• By air: Tottori Sand Dunes Conan Airport is about 40 minutes by car from Hokuei, Yonago Kitaro Airport about 1 hour 10 minutes and Okayama Airport about 2 hours 20 minutes.
• Local buses: Hinomaru Bus (Akasaki line) stops at Yura Post Office (Yura Station entrance), and Nihon Kotsu (Hojo line) at Yura Station, both linking with the museum.
• Winter: from about December to February, the museum asks drivers to check Tottori's snow-road information first.

All times are the museum's own figures.

Be a good visitor

• Conan Street is an ordinary town street through a former post town: keep to the pavement, do not block the road or driveways for photos, and keep your voice down near homes.
• Park in the free car park, not on the street; coach and car parks are separate.
• The statues and monuments are public art, not climbing frames.

Photo tips

• Inside the museum, photos and video are allowed except in marked areas.
• Good shots: the station sign, the six statues on Conan Bridge and the comic-cover stones; scan a stone with the official app for a character photo.
• In 2026 this museum building is itself a farewell photo: its last day is 11 January 2027.

Nearby otaku extras

Tottori Prefecture's walking-course series also covers the Kitaro road in Sakaiminato. Coming from Osaka? Plan your shopping with our Den Den Town guide. More real-world anime spots: the K-On! school in Shiga, the Your Name stairs and the Slam Dunk railway crossing.

Sources

• Gosho Aoyama Manga Factory (official): home, visitor information and admission, access, closure of the current building, new museum logo and plans, farewell event, Conan Street, Conan's House Beika Shopping Street, about Gosho Aoyama
• Tottori Prefecture: walking course "the road where you can meet Detective Conan"
• Tottori Airport Building (airport operator): home, 1F floor map

Checked on 2026-10-03 against the pages above. Closed days from December 2026 and the new museum's opening date had not been announced; check the museum's site before you travel.