Kyoto International Manga Museum

Kyoto International Manga Museum

Kyoto International Manga Museum
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About
Kyoto International Manga Museum opened its doors on November, 2006, as a joint venture between the city of Kyoto and Kyoto Seika University’s Faculty of Manga. It is the first comprehensive cultural facility in Japan that combines the functions of manga museum and library. The building it is based in is a re-purpose elementary school that was built in the early Showa era. The museum holds over 300,000 manga materials, ranging from foreign to historic manga. About 50,000 of these are accessible to visitors on book shelves that run throughout the entire museum, from the first floor to the third, the “Wall of Manga.”Near the entrance of the museum, there is a "Manga Expo" corner, where about 5,000 manga translated into languages other than Japanese and foreign comics are exhibited. In the main gallery, we answer the question "What is Manga?" in our permanent exhibition, which explains the systematic and historical aspects of the manga industry. In addition, we have some events.
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AraleMelbourne
Melbourne, Australia427 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2020
This isn't strictly a museum but a library of manga books. There is a section of manga in English, German, Italian, Polish, Chinese etc. Each language has different books available. My son spent 3 hours reading different English manga and enjoyed himself. There is also a demonstration of how to draw manga available. An inexpensive entertainment for those who love manga.
Written 20 January 2020
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Madeleine N
Singapore13 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2022
My son and daughter like Manga so we thought just let them both go in on their own so as to save 2 entrance fee. They found it interesting but were more interested in the museum gift shop. There's a cafe just at the entrance/exit area so parents can have a coffee there while waiting.
Written 1 January 2023
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Andy R
Melbourne, Australia15 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Sept 2023 • Family
Set up in a repurposed high school in Kyoto, this is one Serious collection of Msnga!
Three floors of Manga as a library where there are several places to hang out and read Manga with like minded individuals, in comfy rooms inside or even outside within the old school grounds in the sun. Even if you’re not in the mood for reading you can browse an exhibition of influential Manga works or get in on a lecture! The museum has even turned my partner onto Manga! There is also opportunities to create your own Characters and pin onto a wall or get a Manga style caricature by a talented resident artist! Don’t forget to check out the gift shop for some awesome mang-chendise and the cafe for a snack and view the artists sketches that adorn the walls!
Written 27 September 2023
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Martina1888
Inverness, UK506 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Oct 2023 • Solo
As other reviewers have pointed out, this feels more like a library than a museum. There's a small permanent exhibition about the history of manga and some changing exhibitions. The rest is basically just a building full of manga. You can read outside on the lawn or on the countless chairs inside the museum. The selection of translated works is tiny, especially compared to the Japanese ones. I still found it worthwhile and spent time reading and strolling through the exhibitions.
Written 29 October 2023
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Al B
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1.0 of 5 bubbles
Sept 2024 • Business
It aroused my curiosity to read in several Trips Blogs that called it one of Kyoto’s Top-rated Museums, or at least the Most Recommended.
NOT A MUSEUM, but a comic library or a playhouse, with many spaces for children.
It's what we're gonna find for 1200 yen entry, hopefully some temporary exhibition.
But let no one expect an expository historical discourse on the very rich and varied trajectory of Japanese drawing and its influences. Too bad.
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Written 8 September 2024
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Thorsten W
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5.0 of 5 bubbles
May 2024 • Solo
There are an incredible number of mangas spread over 3 floors and you can read them all. There is also a small selection from other countries and languages.
There is a room with information boards showing the creation, history and facts of the mangas.
Sometimes there are workshops on drawing mangas. And a mangaka draws you as a manga character.
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Written 3 June 2024
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TRFW
Paris, France167 contributions
2.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2024 • Family
Looks more like a gigantic manga library. We expected to find more explanations about the techniques used, and Fun Things to do. Only the small computer at the entrance finally played this role.
Very nice point to highlight though: a lady realizes your portrait (up to 4 people on the same drawing) in manga, and that is a great memory of Japan! (Attention is quickly full for the day, better go in the morning. Costs about 20€ in addition to the Award of the museum ticket).
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Written 31 August 2024
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RKD400
Mie Prefecture, Japan695 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Sept 2023 • Family
There are various manga from all over the world, past and present. I think they cover almost all Japanese manga. You can read them all, so once you start reading, time just flies by. It's nice to be able to lie down on the grass and read for as long as you like.
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Written 18 September 2023
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Laura G
Saint Paul, MN7 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Mar 2024 • Family
Great visit! This is a wonderful stop if you have anyone in your party who is remotely interested in Manga. We spent 1-2 hours there, worth the entrance fee. We all learned great, factual information. Not a huge museum, but able to read manga from multiple time periods. Lovely shop as well. Great for a variety of ages.
Written 26 March 2024
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This is a library with some exhibits and the occasional activity. As someone who wanted to learn more about manga, I left super disappointed. The "museum", as others have said, is essentially a Japanese manga book library. People were sitting everywhere just reading the mangas. The main exhibit/gallery had the most information about the history of mangas, but it took 15 minutes to walk around. They have smaller gallery rooms with exhibits (such as a room with plaster casts of artists' hands, and a showcase of a specific manga artist). If you are really into manga, and can read Japanese, go. Otherwise, skip it. There are much more worthwhile things to see and do in Kyoto.
Written 16 June 2019
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