Not only Kumamon checked in, the number of visitors to the statues of the protagonists of "One Piece" increased dramatically

Kumamoto Prefecture in Japan, which has become famous around the world for Kumamon (Kumamon), has another super IP! Yes, it is the super comic "One Piece". Because it is the hometown of the author, the local government has erected several statues of the protagonists, attracting a large number of overseas tourists to visit and check in, and the increase rate of inbound arrivals has risen to the first place in Japan.

In April 2016, Kumamoto Prefecture suffered a major earthquake. Eiichiro Oda proposed a hometown support plan, one of which was to create bronze statues of the protagonists, headed by Luffy. Currently, there are 10 statues distributed in 10 places in the prefecture.