What other travelers are saying about Kyoto International Manga Museum
Tickets is about 1,800 yen for an adult as of review date. There were plenty of seatings available through the museum for you to browse the manga available in the museum.
There was also a small booth available where you could pay to have the staff draw an anime picture of you. But you needed to make a reservation, not sure how you could do that. It was fully booked by the time I reached around 3:30pm.
This Museum was awesome! A great place to chill and read manga. Which is great for a taking a break after walking all day. Plenty of places to sit and read a few Mangas from your childhood. I read a few of my favorites!
The Kyoto International Manga Museum is a must-visit for manga enthusiasts! With walls lined with thousands of manga from all genres and eras, it’s a haven for readers and collectors alike. The mix of Japanese and international manga makes it an inclusive and fascinating place to explore.
You can read freely in cozy spots, learn about manga’s history, and even experience live drawing sessions by professional artists. The outdoor reading area is especially relaxing on a nice day. Whether you’re a lifelong fan or new to manga, this museum offers a unique and memorable experience in Kyoto!
With limited time on holiday/vacation I would suggest leaving this off of your itinerary in place of many sights to see.
It is more of a reading centre which no doubt is wonderful for manga loving natives, particularly with young families.
For the life of me I could not spot a floorplan until wandering down what seemed like a back staircase on the 2nd flood.
The main exhibit is grand looking but lacking in substance. The room is cool from a visual perspective but it's there to allow Japanese manga readers to select works to read as they wish. The creaking floor boards get a bit tiresome too.
In other exhibits it seems like post-it- sized weak cardboard was used for descriptions, using super small print. Two exhibits seemed to focus more on the policies that brought them into being rather than the subject itself.
Overall, even as an anime/manga fan there are better uses of your time. Particularly disappointing consider the yen charge.
We had a really lovely time looking through all of the exhibits. There are walls of manga translated into various languages, and some wonderful reading spaces. You could easily be entertained for days on end if you had the time to read. I'd have liked a more unique souvenir shop though; there are lots of popular anime options, but not much for the museum itself.
