Real-life version of a clean break! Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba's popularity drives a tourism boom in Nara Ittoishi

The popularity of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, an anime based on the work of Koyoharu Gotouge, is currently the most popular. In addition to making the author and magazines earn a lot of money, it is undoubtedly also driving other industries. Recently, a stone in Nara, the birthplace of the Yagyu Shinkage-ryu sword style, suddenly became popular. The reason is very simple: the real version is cut off.

"Demon Slayer" is a fantasy manga created by Koyoharu Gotouge. It tells the story of the Japanese Taisho period, when it is said that after the sun sets, demons come out to eat people. There are also demon hunters who kill demons and protect people. The ordinary and happy daily life of Tanjiro, a charcoal seller, changed drastically on the day his family was attacked by demons. His mother and four younger siblings were brutally killed, and his sister Nezuko, who survived with him, also turned into a ferocious demon. In order to cut off the chain of sadness, the boy never stopped fighting with demons.

Although it is the birthplace of the Yagyu Shinkage-ryu, the reputation and popularity of the tourism industry in the Yagyu area of ​​Nara has always been tepid. The most worth seeing thing at the moment may be this stone that has suddenly become an Internet celebrity. It is about 7 meters in diameter and has a neat huge crack in the middle. The locals call it "Ittoishi". What surprised the local government is that this place has suddenly become popular recently.

The reason is that some fans of Demon Slayer found that this place is a perfect reproduction of the original scenes, and no modification is needed. Therefore, various filming applications have been sent to the local tourism management office, and fans who come here are endless. The Yagyu Tourism Management Office said that it will relax the filming review conditions and strengthen the surrounding tourism infrastructure in the future to cope with the arrival of more tourists.