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GO NAGAI Wonderland Museum

※Closed due to the  Noto Peninsula Earthquake in 2024  Manga comic legend Nagai Go is best known for works such as Mazinger Z , Devilman, and Cutie Honey. In 2009, the Go Nagai Wonderland Museum opened in his hometown, Wajima of Ishikawa Prefecture. With retro-style decoration, the museum highlights the… Read More

Himi City Shiokaze Gallery

A gallery that exhibits a large number of works such as original drawings and duplicates of original drawings by Mr. Fujiko FujioⒶ, a master of the manga world from Himi City, Toyama Prefecture. Don’t miss the corner that reproduces the legendary “Tokiwa-so Room 14” where Mr. FujikoⒶ lived, including the… Read More

The Niigata City Manga House

At the Niigata City Manga House, you can find life-size figures of characters from gag manga, whose artists are related to the city, including Mineo MAYA, who is known for his “Patalliro!,” and Motoei SHINZAWA, the author of “KIMEN-GUMI”, etc. The museum also offers free manga lessons for beginners every… Read More

Niigata Manga Animation Museum

This museum offers the information of comic artists and animation creators related to Niigata, such as Rumiko TAKAHASHI, known for “Urusei Yatsura” and Makoto KOBAYASHI, the creator of “What’s Michael?” Here you can enjoy the devices which adopt symbols of comics and animations. For instance, you can have fun with… Read More

Mizuki Manga’s birthplace

Mizuki Shigeru, one of Japan’s well-known comic artists, lived in Chofu, Tokyo, for more than 50 years until his death in November 2015. As a result, there are many attractions related to his work GeGeGe no Kitaro in the city. Along the Tenjin-dori Shopping Street from the Keio Line Chofu… Read More

TOEI ANIMATION MUSEUM

Located inside the Toei Oizumi Animation Studio, this animation museum opened in July 2018. On display at the museum are many precious materials used in Toei’s animations, such as storyboards, celluloid pictures, etc. The museum also features gigantic display screens, which let you search for animation works and watch their… Read More

Toshima City Tokiwaso Manga Museum

The legendary apartment “Tokiwaso” was once lived in by masters of the manga world, including Osamu Tezuka. Tokiwaso was dismantled in 1982, but it was faithfully reproduced in Minaminagasaki Hanasaki Park near the site as a facility to convey manga culture. Inside the museum, you can see special exhibits related… Read More

Tokyo Polytechnic University Suginami Animation Museum

From the “History of Japanese Anime” to the “Future of Japanese Anime”, this is Japan’s first facility to allow visitors to methodically learn, experience, and understand the anime industry’s processes.Visitors can enjoy anime in many ways at the dialogue dubbing studio, the anime library with an extensive collection of anime-related… Read More