Museum
Kyoto International Manga Museum
京都国際マンガミュージアム
Opened in 2006 in a former elementary school, the museum's walls are lined with shelves of manga that visitors can take down and read. Most titles are in Japanese, with a smaller section of foreign and translated manga.
Key facts
- Station
- Karasuma Oike (Karasuma Line, Tozai Line)2 min walk
- Admission
- Paid entry
- Typical visit
- 1 h 30 min
- Hours
- 10:00 to 17:00 (entry until 16:30); closed Wednesdays (next day if a national holiday) and at New Year
- Website
- kyotomm.jp/en
Tip
Closed on Wednesdays. Relics of the former school are also on display.
01Where to stay
Stay nearby
This place is in Shijo-Karasuma. Median hotel rate in the latest sample: US$283 per night. Where to stay in Shijo-Karasuma
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02Map
Nearby places
- Museum Museum of Kyoto 京都文化博物館 A museum of Kyoto's history and culture at the corner of Sanjo and Takakura streets, with a permanent exhibition and changing special exhibitions. Paid entry 1 h 3 min walk
- Temple Rokkaku-do (Choho-ji) 六角堂 A small Tendai temple in the business district named after its hexagonal main hall. Free entry 15 min 5 min walk
- Temple Honno-ji 本能寺 The rebuilt successor of the temple where Oda Nobunaga died in 1582, now on Teramachi-dori near Kyoto City Hall. Paid entry 30 min 3 min walk
- Market Nishiki Market 錦市場 A narrow covered street five blocks long, one block north of Shijo-dori, lined with more than a hundred food shops and stalls selling pickles, fish, sweets, tofu and kitchen knives. Free entry 1 h 5 min walk
Sources · Verified 24 September 2026