A famous Japan cartoon originated here. You can see lots of cartoon fans, paying here visits. Passengers love taking pictures with the cartoon police officers statutes at this park. Sometimes, you are expected to wait in line to take pictures. There are a few free brochures for briefing the famous cartoon characters at the tourist information center at the railway station. I would like to take one but they were taken out. No such brochures (Japan police cartoon characters briefing) available there at that time. However, I believe Japan tour bureaus would be very glad to supply these brochures ASAP because they can promote their sightseeing business by simply giving free brochures like this. I guess tourists must wake up early to go there and grip or seize a free brochure...
Read more亀有公園/Kameari public park
Access: 3 minutes on foot from the north exit of Kameari station, JR Joban Line.
The park is well-known for its role in a long-running Japanese comedy manga "Kochi-kame/こちら葛飾区亀有公園前派出所", which is awarded a Guinness world record for "Most volumes published for a single manga series". There is also a bronze statue of "Ryo-san/両さん", who appears on the manga as the...
Read moredream come true for me visiting here. The legendary manga "kochikame" is based on this location here in Kameari. Ryotsu is the main character and his statues are...
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