Kyoto Sights

Kyoto International Manga Museum

#9 of 340 things to do in Kyoto

#1 of 170 museum sights in Japan

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  • Address
    • Karasuma-Oike
  • Transport
    • 3min walk from Karasuma-Oike Station, Karasuma subway line
  • Website
  • Phone
    • 075 254 7414
  • Price
    • adult/child ¥500/100
  • Hours
    • 10am-8pm, closed Wed

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Lonely Planet review for Kyoto International Manga Museum

This brand new museum has a collection of some 300,000 manga (Japanese comic books). Set in an atmospheric building that used to house an elementary school, the museum is the perfect introduction to the art of manga. While most of the manga and the displays are, naturally, in Japanese, the collection of translated works is growing. In addition to the galleries that show both the historical development of manga and original artwork done in manga style, there are beginners’ workshops at weekends and opportunities to have your portrait drawn by manga artists. Visitors with children will appreciate the children’s library and the humorous traditional Japanese sliding picture shows (in Japanese or silent), not to mention the Astroturf lawn where the kids can run free. The museum hosts six month-long special exhibits yearly; check the website for details. While the collection is large, rest assured that it does not hold any of Japan’s infamous sukebe manga (dirty comics) – trust us: a friend of ours has looked.

 

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    More Manga than you could shake a chopstick at!

    terpsikhore recommends this,

    With a very thoughtful use of the old school building, this is more of a library than a museum, but still well worth a visit. The Kamishibai performance (sorry but you'll have to google that one) was a highlight for us, especially as I won a ring for guessing the correct number of pandas in the picture...I'm not telling you how many there were. The storyteller's performance was impressive, mostly in Japanese but it made no difference really. We went back the next day to get our portrait done as this service is only available on weekends, when the experts are also there to advise you on your own manga work.
    The gift shop staff are a little bit fierce...watch out for them!
    Top Tip: The coffee shop has the best value coffee in town and you get 10% off with your museum ticket. It's good coffee too!

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