As a collaborative effort between the Kyoto municipal government and the Faculty of Manga at Kyoto Seika University, the Kyoto International Manga Museum first opened its doors in November 2006. It is the first all-inclusive cultural centre in Japan to combine the roles of a library and a museum dedicated to manga. Built in the early Showa period, the building serves as a repurposed elementary school. Over 300,000 manga items, including foreign and historical comics, are kept in the museum. Visitors can view around 50,000 of these on bookshelves that span the whole museum, from the first floor to the third, known as the “Wall of Manga.” A “Manga Expo” section near the museum’s entrance features about 5,000 manga translated into languages other than Japanese and foreign comics on display. Our permanent display, which discusses the methodical and historical aspects of the manga industry, provides an answer to the question “What is manga?” in the main gallery. Furthermore, we have a few events.
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