How long does it take to walk Conan Street?

From JR Yura Station to the Aoyama Gosho Hometown Museum is about 1.4 km, roughly a 20-minute walk. With 19 statues, 30 stone monuments and assorted Conan installations along the way, a relaxed pace covers the main sights.

What is the most convenient way from Tokyo to Hokuei?

There is no direct shinkansen. Most people fly Haneda–Tottori or Haneda–Yonago (about 1 hour 20 minutes each), then take the San-in Main Line to Yura Station — about 10 minutes from Kurayoshi, roughly an hour from Yonago.

Can you combine Hokuei with the Tottori Sand Dunes?

Yes, though they are not near the same station, so plan them across two days of one San-in trip rather than cramming into a single day. Conan Street takes about half a day; give the dunes their own half-day to full day.

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Detective Conan Anime Pilgrimage Guide

名探偵コナン・ Officially certified on the Anime Tourism 88 (2018–2025)

📍 4 verified spots 🚄 Overnight recommended 🏅 88-Selection No.146 (2018–2025)

Quick take

Certified pilgrimage sites: 青山剛昌故鄉館 (1 locations)
4 verified filming spots, sourced from tourism boards and official guides
Plan an overnight stay or fold it into a regional itinerary

Detective Conan creator Gosho Aoyama comes from Hokuei, Tottori, and the town has fully committed to branding itself as “the town where you can meet Conan,” run by its own tourism association — one of Japan’s most thorough single-work official pilgrimages. From JR Yura Station to the Aoyama Gosho Hometown Museum runs 1.4 km of “Conan Street,” lined with 19 bronze statues, 30 stone monuments, Conan manhole covers and themed streetlamps. My advice: make Yura Station your start and simply walk Conan Street to the museum — that single line covers the main sights with no need to hop between separate spots.

Pilgrimage map

Verified filming spots

Spot	Area	Scene & guide	Access
青山剛昌ふるさと館	北榮町	Per the Hokuei Tourism Association’s official page, this is the flagship must-see facility for fans and the endpoint of Conan Street, about 1.4 km (a 20-minute walk) from JR Yura Station. If you want to dig into the creator and the work, it is the natural finish line for the pilgrimage.	JR 由良站（山陰本線）步行約 1.4 公里、約 20 分
コナン通り	北榮町	Per the Hokuei Tourism Association’s official page, this 1.4 km street from JR Yura Station to the Hometown Museum carries 19 character bronzes and objets, 30 stone monuments (28 reproducing manga covers, 2 reproducing Weekly Shonen Sunday covers or original Hokuei illustrations), Conan-themed manhole covers, ceramic plaques and decorated streetlamps, plus bronze relief panels on “Conan Bridge.” The street itself is the main attraction — allow about 20 minutes at a relaxed pace.	JR 由良站至青山剛昌故鄉館，1.4 公里、約 20 分
コナンの家米花商店街	北榮町	Per the Hokuei Tourism Association’s official page, this is the second fan must-see facility along Conan Street, alongside the Hometown Museum. It sits on the same 1.4 km Conan Street, so you pass it naturally on the walk without any detour.	柯南通り沿線，1.4 公里步道上
JR由良駅（北栄町観光案内所）	北榮町	Per the Hokuei Tourism Association’s official page, the station itself is themed around Conan and houses the official tourist information counter. Yura Station is about 10 minutes from JR Kurayoshi and roughly an hour from JR Yonago, and it is the start of the pilgrimage route — grab your information here before setting off.	JR 山陰本線由良站；距 JR 倉吉站約 10 分、距 JR 米子站約 1 小時

Spots verified against tourism-board / municipal / official sources (2026-07-18); confirm on-site conditions locally.

Getting there and routing the pilgrimage

There is no direct shinkansen from Tokyo to Tottori. Common routes: fly Haneda–Tottori or Haneda–Yonago (each about 1 hour 20 minutes); or take the shinkansen to Okayama or Shin-Osaka and change to the limited express “Super Hakuto,” with Osaka–Kurayoshi running about 3 hours 10 minutes.

Once in the Tottori area, a JR San-in Main Line local from Kurayoshi to Yura Station takes about 10 minutes; from Yonago it is around an hour. Yura Station is the head of Conan Street, and the 1.4 km walk to the Aoyama Gosho Hometown Museum covers the main sights in one line. If you also want the Tottori Sand Dunes, pair Hokuei and the dunes across two days of the same San-in trip.

A pilgrimage run means walking with one hand holding your phone up against an anime screenshot the whole day — that eats data fast. Grab a KKday Japan eSIM before you land so you are not hunting for Wi-Fi at every filming spot.

The real locations

The platform and tracks at Yura Station, with waiting passengers and a footbridge in the distance — JR Yura Station — the starting point of Conan Street; per the Hokuei Tourism Association's official page, the station houses the official tourist information counter Photo: Tzu-hsun Hsu / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons

The Western-style house of Conan's House Beika Shopping Street, with an information board out front — Conan's House Beika Shopping Street — the second fan must-see facility along Conan Street, ranking alongside the Hometown Museum per the Hokuei Tourism Association Photo: Hsu, Tzu-hsun / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons

Exterior of the Aoyama Gosho Hometown Museum, with its twin-chimney design and forecourt — The Aoyama Gosho Hometown Museum — the endpoint of Conan Street and the flagship must-see facility per the Hokuei Tourism Association, about 1.4 km on foot from JR Yura Station Photo: MaedaAkihiko / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons

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Frequently Asked Questions

Q1：How long does it take to walk Conan Street?: From JR Yura Station to the Aoyama Gosho Hometown Museum is about 1.4 km, roughly a 20-minute walk. With 19 statues, 30 stone monuments and assorted Conan installations along the way, a relaxed pace covers the main sights.
Q2：What is the most convenient way from Tokyo to Hokuei?: There is no direct shinkansen. Most people fly Haneda–Tottori or Haneda–Yonago (about 1 hour 20 minutes each), then take the San-in Main Line to Yura Station — about 10 minutes from Kurayoshi, roughly an hour from Yonago.
Q3：Can you combine Hokuei with the Tottori Sand Dunes?: Yes, though they are not near the same station, so plan them across two days of one San-in trip rather than cramming into a single day. Conan Street takes about half a day; give the dunes their own half-day to full day.