Visiting Animation Museums - Toei Animation Gallery

Heroes and heroines, filling us with excitement, have been the target of admiration for fans of all eras. Here are some spots where you can enjoy the charm of these heroes and heroines, find out how they came to be created, and also learn about the history of Japanese anime. Although Japanese is the only language spoken at many of the facilities, it is quite a thrill just gazing at the exhibits.

Toei Animation Gallery

Toei Animation, famous for its numerous hits including "Dragon Ball", "Sailor Moon", and "Precure", is the leading anime production company in Japan, having launched many popular works over the 50 years since its foundation. A gallery is set up in the Oizumi Studio where you can see the entire history of this company (only in Japanese). Among the valuable items displayed are anime scenarios, storyboards, configuration data, original drawings, celluloid pictures, advertising posters, etc. Please do the entrance procedure at entrance guard when you enter.

Place:2-10-5, Higashi-Oizumi, Nerima-ku, Tokyo 178-8567 (No parking zone)
Tel: 03-3978-3111
Business hours: 9:30-17:00 (enter by 16:30)
Closed: Mondays, year-end through the New Year holidays, and during the Bon holidays (mid-August).
Free admission

Access:About 15 minutes' walk from the North Exit (Kita-guchi) of Oizumi-Gakuen Station.
Oizumi-Gakuen Station is approx. 16 minutes from Ikebukuro Station on the Seibu Ikebukuro Line (Local Express Service).