The Port of Sakai is situated in Sakaiminato City which is the hometown of a manga artist, Shigeru Mizuki. The main street of the town is dedicated to him and is named as Mizuki Shigeru Road. There are total of 153 bronze statues of "Yokai" monster, the main characters in Mizuki's popular cartoon "GeGeGe no Kitaro" on the Road. Visitors can purchase "Yokai" goods and souvenirs such as local confectioneries as well as daily items at nearby supermarkets and drug stores.