The Osamu Tezuka Manga Museum, Takarazuka

Japanese manga (cartoons) and animation are gaining popularity worldwide. This memorial hall exhibits famous works related to Osamu TEZUKA, who is known as the god of manga and animation. His manga characters such as Astro Boy and Ribbon Knight will welcome you. You can enjoy a whole day here enjoying the hi-vision theater which shows original animation, the “Information/Animation Search Engine,” where you can see Tezuka’s animations, and the “Animation Studio,” where you can experience animation production. Osamu Tezuka spent his early years here in Takarazuka from the age of 5 years until he was 24-years-old. Takarazuka is also famous as the hometown of The Takarazuka Revue.

Procedure and Ticket Purchse
Closed:
Every Wednesday (open on national holidays and Wednesdays in August)
December 29 ~ December 31 and February 21 ~ end of February Opening hours: 9:30 am ~ 5:00 pm (Last entry at 4:30 pm)

Admission fee:
Adults 500 yen,
Junior and Senior high school students 300 yen,
Elementary school students 100 yen

Access
8 minutes walk from Takarazuka station, JR Takarazuka line and Hankyu Takarazuka line 5 minutes walk from Takarazuka Minamiguchi station, Hankyuu line
7-65 Mukogawacho, Takarazuka city, Hyogo prefecture 665-0844

Inquiries
Tel: 0797-81-2970
www.city.takarazuka.hyogo.jp/tezuka/