Japan's First Dedicated Manga Museum
Kyoto International Manga Museum

Hidden in a rebuilt elementary school is a huge collection of comic books from Japan and around the world. More than 200,000 magazines including precious historical publications such as magazines from the Meiji period, books that were available after the war from rental shops, popular present day manga books as well as foreign manga books are on display for visitors to enjoy. Furthermore, a manga-related workshop and seminar will be held frequently.

Information
Opening hours: 10:00 ~ 20:00 (last entry 19:30)
Closed: Every Wednesday (if a national holiday falls on Wednesday, the museum will be closed the following day), year end and the beginning of the year, maintenance period (Dec. 31, 2007 ~ Jan. 3, 2008, Jan. 21 ~ 24, 2008).
Admission fee: Adults 500 yen, but extra fee needed for special
exhibitions.

Inquiries
Oike agaru, Karasuma dori, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto-shi
Tel: 075-254-7414
www.kyotomm.jp