P Exhibition SEE Commemorative plaster casts “Manga Artists’ Hands” There are plaster casts of over 100 artists’ hands who visited Manga Museum for events etc. Look and imagine how the masterpieces were created with those hands! You can meet those treasures only here at the Manga Museum on the 2nd floor, galley 6.
P Event SEE MM Kamishibai 土・日・祝 21/3/30 12:00, 21/3/30 13:30, 21/3/30 15:00 Here at the Manga Museum, we have regular performances of "Kamishibai," a traditional Japanese style of story-telling with pictures, which used to be popular as street entertainment. Everyone from children to the elderly can enjoy performances by the Museum's Kamishibai group, known as Yassan Ichiza.
P Exhibition SEE Object Hi no Tori (Phoenix) Tezuka Osamu is a manga artist who made a significant contribution to the development of Japanese manga.This object is one of his representative characters, HINOTORI(Phoenix). It was suspended in our atrium in September 2009, and created by one of Kyoto's best artisans, Sudo Mitsuaki, who creates Buddhist statues with traditional engraving techniques calledyosegizukuri (mosaic wood construction) and gyokugan (spherical eye). It is a large wooden object that measures 4.5 metres (height) by 11 metres (width). This object is created as part of the "Utilization project for products made in Kyoto".
P Exhibition SEE Exhibition of 100 Maiko Illustrations The walls of the Manga Museum are lined with drawings of maiko by over 100 manga artists. Look for the maiko drawn by your favorite manga artist! This exhibit was made possible by The Japan Cartoonists Association.
P Exhibition SEE Manga Studio 土・日・祝 21/10/8 11:00 〜 21/10/8 17:00 At the Manga Museum, you can see the process of manga creation first-hand in our "Manga Studio." Watch professional manga artists as they draw manga, starting from the initial pencil sketch.It's a rare chance to see how manga is really made, from black-and-white images to full color. Please stop by the Manga Studio the next time you come to the Museum!
