At the Niigata City Manga House, you can experience the world of gag manga by artists with ties to Niigata and even draw your own manga!
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The Niigata City Manga House
GEO Furumachi 6 Bldg (Floors 1 & 2) (on Shin-Furumachi Hanga-dori)6-971-7 Furumachi-dori,
Chuo-ku, Niigata City 951-8063
TEL: 025-201-8923 FAX: 025-201-8943
Hours
11:00 ~ 19:00
Closed
Wednesdays (Thursday instead when Wednesday is a Nat. Holiday) and December 29 ‒ January 3
From Niigata Sta. Bus Terminal (Bandai Exit):
Platform No. 0 or 1 (BRT). Get off at “Furumachi” and walk about 5 minutes.
Platform No. 2 (Niigata Loop Bus). Get off at “Higashibori-dori Roku Bancho” and walk about 2 minutes.
If you want to go to the Niigata City Manga House, the Niigata Manga Animation Museum, or other tourist spots,the Niigata Loop Bus is recommended.
※There is no free parking for visitors. Please use public transportation, or park in one of the nearby paid parking.
Floor map
Fujio Akatsuka Corner
In this corner you can take a picture in the trademark pose of Iyami, a character from Fujio Akatsuka’ s “Osomatsu-kun” .
Mineo Maya Corner
This corner introduces Mineo Maya’ s “Patalliro!” and has a life-sized Patalliro figure(dancing the “Cock Robin Ondo” ) is also on display.
Motoei Shinzawa Corner
Motoei Shinzawa’ s original illustrations from a chapter of the “Kimengumi” are on display, along with life-sized figures of the main characters.
Koichi Endo Corner
A life-sized figure of Aida Nukesaku and illustrations from a chapter of Koichi Endo’ s “Tsuideni Tonchinkan” are on display.
Workshop Corner
We offer free manga lessons for beginners daily. When there are no lessons, this corner is open to anyone who wants to draw.
Manga Library
Here are about 10,000 manga books FREE to read. Part of them is by artists with ties to Niigata and the others are chosen by the curators.
Come and enjoy it!
Manga for beginners
The Manga House offers free introductory manga drawing lessons daily.
No reservations necessary. Come and learn how to make your own manga!
【Manga studio】
1:00 pm‒3:30 pm, every weekday except Wednesday
You can watch manga artists as they draw and even use their tools to draw your own manga.