Kyoto International Manga Museum

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This manga museum in Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto, is Japan's largest manga museum. It first opened in 2006. Including valuable works from the Meiji period and the post-WWII period as well as popular modern titles and foreign works, they have almost 300,000 pieces in their collection. One of their showcases is a ''Manga Wall'' with 50,000 volumes of manga arrayed on bookcases that visitors can freely read. The spacious building is the former Tatsuike Elementary School and people can be found everywhere inside or outside on the lawn reading manga. This is a popular location for foreign tourists and couples.

Spot details

Address: Karasuma-ku Ikegami Le, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto Map
Area: City Center Area
Phone: 0752547414
Hours: 10:30-17:30(Latest entry17:00)
Closed: Wednesday(The day following if it falls on a public holiday), New Year's Holiday, Maintenance Period
Fees: [Admission fee]Adults 900yen, Junior and Senior High School Students 400yen, Elementary School Students 200yen
Parking Lot: Not available
Credit Card: Available(VISA, MasterCard, JCB, AMEX, UnionPay, Diners Club)
※Available for shop only
Smoking: Not available
Wi-Fi: Available(kyoto-Wi-Fi)
English Menu: Available
Can be enjoyed even on a rainy day: Yes
Wheelchair accessible: Available
Infant friendly: Available

Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN

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Unique and wonderful museum experience

Reviewed : 2024.03.27

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...
A must for Manga enjoyers

Reviewed : 2024.03.22

Visited here to see what it has to offer. The answer is loads of extensive manga books, with a few unique exhibits to see too! It was more book related than anything so visit when you want to chill...
Manga Museum

Reviewed : 2023.10.29

As other reviewers have pointed out, this feels more like a library than a museum. Theres a small permanent exhibition about the history of manga and some changing exhibitions. The rest is basically...