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Immersed in Japanese Manga
Kitakyushu City has produced many celebrated manga artists including Matsumoto Reiji, Watase Seizo and Hojo Tsukasa. The Kitakyushu Manga Museum collects and preserves a wide variety of manga creations and related materials, mainly those of manga artists connected to Kitakyushu. It is passing on to the next generation information about the appeal of manga and its characteristics.
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Kitakyushu Manga Museum
This museum has a section for special exhibitions related to manga artists with a connection to Kitakyushu, a manga browsing section, a manga classroom, a socializing space and more.
Location: Aru Aru City Level 5/6, 2-14-5, Asano, Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu-shi, Fukuoka
PH: 093-512-5077 (Kitakyushu Manga Museum)
Website: Kitakyushu Manga Museum
http://www.ktqmm.jp/pdf/english.pdf
Closed: Tuesdays, year-end/New Year holidays, facility maintenance day
Admission: 480 yen (general), 240 yen (junior high/high school), 120 yen (elementary)
Transportation: 2 min walk from JR Kokura Station Shinkansen Exit, or approx. 2 min from Kitakyushu Urban Expressway Kokuraeki-kita Exit
Parking: Unavailable