Japan has been the world leader in comics, and Japanese comic books, or manga as they are called here, have gained huge readership in every corner of the globe. We are able to see such exceptionally successful works of manga adapted into animation films and computer games, whose creators are held in high regard for their contribution to Japanese pop culture.
All around Japan, museums have been built in commemoration of these outstanding manga artists. These museums, each with its distinctive characteristic and cultural facilities, have become major local tourist attractions. Included here on our list are Shotaro Ishinomori Hometown Memorial, decorated with life-size statues of his creations, and Mizuki Shigeru Memorial Museum, celebrating the life and work of the author of extraordinary horror manga, and more.

Osamu Tezuka Manga Museum

This museum is dedicated to Tezuka Osamu, the legendary and pioneering cartoonis...

Shotaro Ishinomori Hometown Memorial

The Shotaro Ishinomori Memorial Museum was opened in July 2000 in his hometown i...

Kyoto International Manga Museum

Kyoto International Manga Museum is a public facility which is jointly managed b...

Mizuki Shigeru Memorial Museum

This museum was inaugurated in 2003 on the 81st birthday of the manga artist Shi...

Takabatake Kasho Taisho Romanticism Museum

This museum was founded to exhibit the works of Takabatake Kasho, a prominent pa...

Takehisa Yumeji Ikaho Museum

This museum opened in 1981 in commemoration of the poet and painter Takehisa Yum...

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Japan creates the most incredible anime, manga, SFX and video games in the world...

Kawasaki City Museum

Kawasaki City Museum is a cultural-arts complex opened in 1988, based on the cen...