Went to the Kyoto International Manga Museum

Mr. Loverman

I'm currently travelling around Japan. Yesterday I went to the Kyoto International Manga Museum (http://www.kyotomm.jp/english/) and had fun.

It's basically a huge library of manga (including a few hundred titles in English) with some educational stuff thrown in.

Some photos:

You use this machine to buy a ticket then give it to the girl working at the reception

Some manga in English

Some manga in Japanese

Two girls having a read

A bit of information about the drawing process

A bit of information about who gets paid and how much they get paid

Manga and piracy

A TV crew doing some interview about the museum

Me pretending to read Maison Ikkoku while I watch Japanese girls...

It was fun!

chin_grin

Well colour me jealous OP! Enjoy the rest of your trip.

Thanks for sharing. That ticket machine is gas.

Butterscotch

Thanks for sharing. I would love to go there.

K.O.Kiki

More "museums" should be full of manga you can READ.

johnny_ultimate

Yeah was there just over a year ago. It's a very comprehensive place - fascinating to see and read about the evolution of manga. It's funny how it's perceived as a niche pursuit over here, but there it's almost as important as newspapers. Also great to get a real insight into the various different ways Manga aims itself at different social groups - pretty much every age group is catered for.

Definitely worth checking out if you're round Kyoto.