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If you have
any interest in manga, Kyoto International Manga Museum is a must-visit.
Nowadays, Japanese manga has been very popular around the world and this museum
was built in order to give any contributions of life-long learning, tourism
promotion, human development and creation of a new industry.
On April
2013, officials of Kyoto Seika University gave a proposal about Kyoto
International Manga Museum to Kyoto City Government. It was planned to be built
on the site of the former Tatsuike Elementary School and approved by the
committee on the use of former primary school sites in Kyoto. Then they began
to start their project. Kyoto International Manga Museum officially opened on
November 2006.
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Former
Tatsuike Elementary School, that was opened on Nov 1869, was built with the
donation from residents of Tatsuike school district that hope for a great
education. In the first years of its founding, this school played a
siginificant role in Kyoto but due to decreasing number of students in recent
years, it was merged with Umeya, Chikkan, Fuyu and Kasuga on April 1995 to
become Gosho Minami Primary School.
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Kyoto
International Manga Museum is a kind of paradise for manga readers. After you
paid the entrance fee (800 yen/ adult), you could enjoy reading all mangas
here. This museum has 300.000 item of collections, but 250,000 books, including
historical works, is stored in Research Reference Room for conservation and
research purpose. Majority of the manga here is provided in Japanese (most of
the collection were donated by rental bookstore Okubo Negishi Books from 1970s
– 2005). But don’t worry, they also porvide mangas in other languages and it is
placed in Manga Expo section. Foody even read a volume of Dr. Slump (English
series). They realize that 10% of visitors are international tourists and also to
show that manga has reached ages and regions in the world. You could also
donate mangas/comics, comic magazines, comic information magazines and
animation information magazines published abroad to them (make sure the
condition of those stuffs are great) by filling the donation first in their
website by clicking here
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Museum Guides
:
· -Manga
Expo (1st floor)
· -Manga
Studio/ Portrait Corner (1st floor). Opens only on Saturday, - Sunday, and
National holidays
· -Children’s
Library (1st floor) . On weekdays, opens for public but on busy periods, only
could be entered by children in elementary school age or under, and their
parents/ guardians.
· -Exhibition
of 100 maiko illustrations (1st & 2nd floor)
· -Tatsuike
Memorial Room (2nd floor)
· -Playhouse
of Picture-Story (kami shibai) show (2nd floor, gallery 5)
· -Object D’Art Hi No Tori (Pheonix) / (Atrium &
2nd Floor)
· -Main
Exhibition Room “What is Manga?” (2nd floor, main gallery). They provide mangas
from 1945-2005.
· -Research
Reference Room (3rd floor, Research Room 2).
· -Wall of Manga (1st floor – 3rd floor)
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1st
floor = shonen (boys) manga
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2nd
floor = shojo (girls) manga
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3rd
floor = seinen (young adults) manga
· -Exhibition Rooms (2nd floor, Gallery 1,2,3,4
and 6)
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There
was a exhibition of Osamu Tezuka’s blackjack on the day we got there. It’s very
interesting to read one by one of doctors’ quotes based on the scenes in BlackJack manga.
· -Workshop
(only on Saturday, Sunday, and national holiday). Also
o
available
for groups of 5 people or more on weekdays with advanced reservation.
· -Archives
(basement), not open for public.
· -Museum
shop (1st floor)
· -Museum
cafe (1st floor)
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Footy
enjoyed time here with drinking coffee and eating french fries, waiting for the
late Foody. Hahaha.......
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And of
course, a super big courtyard in front of Kyoto International Manga Museum. A
lot of kids brought mangas and laid there while reading those. No other places
that gave freedom like this, we thought.
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“ I am pleased to announce that I will serve as executive director of
the Kyoto International Manga Museum. Manga
is sometimes regarded as a subculture. Actually, however, manga has played a
significant role in Japanese culture. Elements of expression in Japanese manga,
which have become increasingly popular around the world, are already be found
in picture scrolls, produced in the Heian period (794 - 1192). I think it is
extremely significant that the Manga Museum will be established in Kyoto, where
traditional culture still thrives.
I believe that the Museum should not be merely a
place to preserve and exhibit historical materials. Instead, it should always
endeavor to create a space that is "alive and keeps moving." I hope
that this museum will set a standard for those wishing to learn manga culture
and those who wish to become manga artists.
We will explore what can be done to further improve the services and functions of the museum, while undertaking a wide variety of activities. I sincerely ask for your extensive support and advice.”
We will explore what can be done to further improve the services and functions of the museum, while undertaking a wide variety of activities. I sincerely ask for your extensive support and advice.”
- Takeshi Yoro, Executive Director of Kyoto International Manga Museum
And these
are what you have to pay attention to:
Location
: Karasuma-Gike, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto, 604-0846,Japan
Website
: http://kyotomm.jp
Admission
fee : Individual :Adults =
800 yen
Senior High School= 300 yen
Junior High School= 300 yen
Junior High School= 300 yen
Elementary School= 100 yen
Group (20 :Adults = 640 yen
Group (20 :Adults = 640 yen
people/more)Senior High School= 240 yen
Junior High School= 240 yen
Junior High School= 240 yen
Elementary
School =
80 yen
* Preschool child = FOC (free of charge)
Opening
hours : 10am – 6 pm (last admission: 5.30
pm)
Closed on :
Wednesdays (if Wednesday is national
holiday, next
following
day)
During New Year’s holiday
During maintenance period.
Prohibited
for : Photographing and filming any items
on display and
copyrighted works
Eating
and drinking inside museum
Smoking
in all areas
Using mobile phone inside museum
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| Credit : Kyoto International Manga Museum |
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