Safranbolu Featured in Japanese Manga Story

The first installment of "Dawn Lion," an adventure story featuring main characters Erina, a Japanese girl, and Alp, a Turkish boy, has been published by popular manga creator Chie Shinohara.

Shinohara, a fan of Turkey, was the recipient of the Best Manga award in Japan for her story "On the Banks of the Kizilirmak" (Red River), a tale about the Hittites that sold a record 11 million copies over a period of seven years.

Shinohara said that she did research last year in Safranbolu, in which she is very interested for its historical houses, as preparation for another story based in Turkey. "I wanted to express the beauties of Turkey to the Japanese in ‘Dawn Lion.’ I hope I will be successful."

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