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Sanrio Character Park Harmonyland

A theme park of Sanrio characters represented by Hello Kitty, where there are many kinds of amusement rides such as “Kitty Castle”, the house in which Hello Kitty lives, and the large Ferris wheel “Wonder Panorama”, with cars that are in the designs of 18 popular characters. Together with live… Read More

Attack on Titan in HITA Museum

The “Attack on Titan in HITA Museum” is a facility in Hita City, Oita Prefecture, the birthplace of Isayama Hajime, author of “Attack on Titan”. Many works that can only be seen here are on display, including original drawings, works from Isayama’s childhood and youth, and impressive objets d’art. Precious… Read More

Goto-no-Kumo Nizo Yamamoto Museum

On display at this museum are works of Nizo Yamamoto, the art director of “Castle in the Sky”, “Grave of the Fireflies”,“Princess Mononoke”, “The Girl Who Leapt Through Time” and other renowned works. The museum opened in July 2018 in Goto city, Nagasaki pref, the birthplace of Yamamoto.  A samurai … Read More

KITAKYUSHU MANGA MUSEUM

Kitakyushu Manga Museum is located in Kokura, the heart of northern Kyushu and home of many famous manga artists including Matsumoto Leiji, Watase Seizo, Hatanaka Jun, Mutsu Eiko, and Hojo Tsukasa. Upon entering the museum, you can take photos with a life-sized statue of Captain Harlock. The most popular sections… Read More

Yanase Takashi Memorial Hall

A manga artist, illustrator, lyricist, editor, and designer, Yanase Takashi was very active in different types of media. With the purpose of collecting, studying, and exhibiting Yanase’s work, the Kami City Yanase Takashi Memorial Hall was founded in 1996. It features the “Anpanman Museum”, where you can experience the world… Read More

Gōshō Aoyama Manga Factory

Manga Detective Conan (also known as Case Closed) has been a global hit, and this museum is dedicated to the title’s creator Aoyama Gōshō. This museum features exhibits from Master Aoyama’s life stories from his youth to his college years, the creative process for Detective Conan, a recreation of his… Read More

Mizuki Shigeru Road

Shigeru Mizuki is one of Japan’s most renowned comic artists. His hometown, Sakaiminato, has a famous tourist spot named “ Mizuki Shigeru Road”, which runs some 800m (890b yards) from the “Sakaiminato” railroad station to the Mizuki Shigeru Museum. Along the road stands 178 bronze statues of yokai(spiritual monster), including… Read More

The Osamu Tezuka Manga Museum

Osamu Tezuka, known as the “God of Manga”, once lived in Takarazuka for about twenty years, between the ages of 5 to 24 years old. In his honor, the Osamu Tezuka Manga Museum was established in the city in 1994. This anime-manga museum is a world of Tezuka’s works, where… Read More

Kyoto International Manga Museum

Boasting a 200-meter long bookshelf filled with over 50000 books of manga comics published since the 1970s, this is a museum for diehard manga fans. Located at the refurbished former Tatsuike Elementary School, the museum hosts permanent and special exhibits in addition to workshops and events. Before leaving, remember to… Read More

CHIBI MARUKO CHAN LAND

“Chibi Maruko-chan Land” is the only permanent museum exhibition of “Chibi Maruko-chan” in Japan. It is situated in Shimizu Ward, Shizuoka City, where the original author, Sakura Momoko, was born.Here, you can experience the daily life of Maruko’s anime world, and in the new area that was allocated in July… Read More