Visit Anime and Manga Museums! (FY2025 version)

English anime and manga exhibitions in Tokyo!

Japan has many museums and other facilities related to anime and manga. Here are five locations in Tokyo. One offers a popular anime exhibition, one offers old-time anime and manga works. Visitors are sure to enjoy the exhibitions.

Anime Tokyo Station

“Making ANIME more interesting,Bringing ANIME far into the future”
Anime Tokyo Station opened in Ikebukuro on October 31, 2023 as a jumping-off point for the further development of Japanese animation, related industries, culture, and tourism.
The 1st Basement Floor has about 50,000 animation production items on display, and an exhibition space showcasing cels and other materials along with production processes. The 1st floor features an objet of characters and scenes from a wide variety of animations, and “Interactive-vision.” Visitors can touch the interactive-vision screen, see videos, and enjoy other fun activities. The 2nd floor has an animation product store and an exhibition space that features popular animations. Anime Tokyo brings visitors from far and wide with a broad range of exciting attractions.

Tokyu East 5, 2-25-5 Minami-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo
Anime Tokyo Station

Tokyo Anime Center in DNP PLAZA SHIBUYA

Tokyo Anime Center – Connecting everyone’s favorites
Tokyo Anime Center in DNP Plaza Shibuya is jointly operated by the Association of Japanese Animations and Dinippon Printing Co., Ltd. (DNP) to further promote the growth of Japanese animation.
The center hosts exhibitions featuring popular animations, manga, and games using astonishing digital expression, such as AR and VR, uniquely provided by DNP.
Sales of products linked to the exhibitions take place regularly along with pop-up stores featuring different animations and mangas.

Jinnan Kyodo Building 2F, 1-21-3 Jinnan, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Tokyo Anime Center in DNP PLAZA SHIBUYA

Hareza Ikebukuro

This is an animation museum operated by Toei Animation, Japan’s first full-fledged animation production company.
Visitors can learn about the animation production process while exploring a wide range of exhibits that can only be seen here, including original drawings and cels from the company’s works, as well as other intermediate materials.
In addition to valuable archival displays that have continued since the days of the Toei Animation Gallery, the museum is designed with children—the primary audience of the company’s works—in mind, creating a space that can be enjoyed by visitors of all ages.
Not only anime fans from across Japan, but also an increasing number of international visitors come to the museum in recent years, reflecting the growing global popularity of Japanese animation. It is a place where people can enjoy anime across generations and beyond national borders.

2-10-5 Higashi-Oizumi, Nerima-ku, Tokyo
Hareza Ikebukuro

Suginami Animation Museum

“The Place for Fun, Dreams and a Look at the Future of Anime”
The Tokyo Polytechnic University Suginami Animation Museum, visitors can explore a comprehensive overview of Japanese animation, from its history to the production process. In addition, special exhibitions are held regularly, showcasing classic masterpieces, the latest popular works, and the creators behind them. Participation-type workshops and anime movie screenings are held regularly at the museum’s permanent theater.

Suginami Kaikan, 3-29-5 Kamiogi, Suginami-ku Tokyo
Suginami Animation Museum

Toshima City Tokiwaso Manga Museum

Once located in Shina Town (present Minami-Nagasaki Town) in Toshima-ku, the Tokiwa-so apartment building was home to many young manga artists who went on to become quite famous, including Osamu Tezuka.
Although the building was demolished in December 1982, the Manga Museum is very close to the original Tokiwa-so location. Built in July 2020, it has played an important role in passing down manga and anime culture to the younger generation and manga fans around the world.
Tokiwa-so Street Rest Spot and Tokiwa-so Manga Station are an eight-minute walk from the museum. There are also some monuments recognizing manga artists connected to Tokiwa-so, and visitors are welcome to enjoy a stroll around the area after visiting the museum.

Minami-Nagasaki Flower Garden, 3-9-22 Minami-Nagasaki, Toshima-ku, Tokyo
Toshima City Tokiwaso Manga Museum

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Manga & Anime