Kyoto International Manga Museum

京都国際マンガミュージアム, Kyōto Kokusai Manga Myūjiamu

Housed in an old elementary school building, the museum holds over 300,000 manga-related items ranging from rare Meiji-era publications to the works of contemporary artists. One of its main attractions is the so-called "Wall of Manga": a vast collection of some 50,000 volumes arranged on shelves running along the building's corridors. Much of the collection is in Japanese, but there is a sizeable selection of manga translated into various foreign languages (including English) on the ground floor. Visitors are welcome to pick out and read anything they choose from the "Wall of Manga" (although the books can't be checked out for offsite reading), which explains the large numbers of children and young adults that throng the museum - and the large Astroturf field just outside where people can read the manga of their choosing. The museum also hosts special temporary exhibitions and other manga-related events. Closed Wednesdays and national holidays.

• Wheelchair accessible

• museum
• family

Address

Kinbuki cho 452, Nagakyō-ku

Getting there

Tozai line to Karasuma Oike, exit 2. Buses 15, 51, 61, 62, and 63

Hours

Daily 10:00-18:00 (entry until 17:30)

Price

Adults: ¥800; students: ¥300; children: ¥100

Phone

+81 75-254-7414

Website

kyotomm.jp (opens in a new tab)