Yaguchi Takao: A Life Lived for Manga

Yaguchi’s beloved Fisherman Sanpei adorns a bridge over the Saruhannai River that flows through the author’s hometown in Akita Prefecture. Photo taken in August 2017 in Masudamachi, Yokote.

Crowds wait to get inside the Masuda Manga Museum on the day of its grand reopening in May 2019

Yaguchi Takao talks about manga in a video panel at the Masuda Manga Museum. (Photo taken October 2020)

The “manga warehouse” at the Masuda museum, where original artwork is preserved in carefully climate-controlled conditions. (Photo taken October 2020)

The “Manga Wall” installation at the Masuda Manga Museum in Yokote, Akita. (Photo taken May 2019)