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The museum has an atmospheric, old-fashioned appearance, being housed inside a building that dates back more than 100 years, and was originally used as an elementary school. In good weather, visitors can sprawl out on the lawns and enjoy their favorite manga in the open air.
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(Above) The Children’s Library specializes in picture books for small children. The children kick off their shoes and make themselves at home with their favorite books. (Below) Danmaru: one of the storytellers in Yassan’s Nostalgic Kamishibai
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Kojima Eiyu from the Manga Studio Editor’s Desk is a graduate of Kyoto Seika University.
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The museum shop is packed full of manga merchandise. Yokota Saki, a self-described manga geek (on the left in the picture), has traveled to the museum from Osaka many times to buy manga goods. Her clothing style is influenced by the “Cosplay” look. Cosplay events are just one of the musuem’s many attractions.
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The Manga Expo section of the museum contains a collection of around 5,300 manga in a variety of foreign languages.
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