The best museum in Japan focusing on manga in general
MANGA" has become the pride of Japanese culture, attracting worldwide attention.
There are many museums in Japan that feature famous authors and characters,
Did you know that there is a manga museum in Kyoto where manga lovers from all over the world gather?
That is the Kyoto International Manga Museum, which I will now introduce.
Here, 50,000 manga from a collection of 300,000 items are available to the public, and can be read as much as time permits, from century-old classics to the latest popular works.
In this article, we will introduce the Kyoto International Manga Museum.
About Kyoto International Manga Museum
The Kyoto International Manga Museum is located a two-minute walk from Karasuma-Oike Station.
The building was originally an elementary school that was converted into a museum, so it is spacious inside and features a relaxing, spacious interior.
The Manga Museum has approximately 300,000 items in its collection, 50,000 of which can be read freely.
Schedule of Charges
Admission is 900 yen for adults, 400 yen for junior and senior high school students, and 200 yen for elementary school students. Moreover, there is no time limit and re-entry is possible.
*But be aware that a ticket is always required for re-entry.
1st Floor Corner
The first floor has a boys' manga corner and workshop facilities, the second floor has a girls' manga corner and main gallery, and the third floor has a youth manga corner and research room. There are always tables and chairs on every floor, so that visitors can relax and read the manga they want to read. On fine days, visitors can lie outside on the lawn and read manga.
Other places include a bookshelf featuring the top ranked manga of the year's best manga, and a place where Japanese manga popular overseas are translated into foreign languages and made available to foreign tourists.
children's library
The Children's Library is the only space in the room where children can read manga and picture books spontaneously while sleeping. If you are tired of standing or sitting on a chair, you may want to take a break at the Children's Library to break your legs.
Yassan Troupe's picture-story show
On Sundays, a picture-story show called "Yassan Troupe" entertains and fascinates not only children but also adults.
Main Gallery "Cartoon Wall
The main gallery is particularly recommended at the Manga Museum.
The shelves of comic books are placed in a circle, 360 degrees in all directions, and the scene is commonly known as the "Wall of Manga.
Looking around the shelves from the 1940s to the 2000s, you will find everything from timeless classics that you have heard of to popular manga that are now in vogue. You can enjoy both the pleasure of looking back in time and discovering interesting manga, and the pleasure of finding your favorite manga in which decade they are from.
Whether you are reading again or trying a new manga, we hope you will enjoy the process of finding manga.
Where you can get the pleasure of reading manga and knowing manga.
Other valuable workshops are held from time to time on Sundays, such as the Manga Workshop, where you can see professional cartoonists writing directly, and the Portrait Corner, where you can have your portrait painted by a portrait artist, so you will never get bored no matter how many times you visit.
Taking advantage of the re-entry to Kyoto, it is good to use it as a rest point between sightseeing, or you may want to spend a whole day there to take your time and read manga.
We invite you to experience the history of manga in between sightseeing tours of historic Kyoto.
