Visiting the Great Masters of Japanese Animation - Ishinomaki Mangattan Museum

Ishinomaki Mangattan Museum

Shotaro Ishinomori (1938-1998) who, together with Osamu Tezuka, produced many heroes such as "Cyborg 009" and "Kamen Rider", is a crucial part of Japanese manga history. Located in his birthplace, the Ishinomaki Mangattan Museum exhibits Ishinomori's works as a manga artist and displays the many characters that he created. Here, you can look at the original scripts for the hit works, and browse through the variety of original goods sold in the museum shop.

Place:2-7, Nakase, Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture, 986-0823
Tel: 0225-96-5055
Business hours: 9:00-18:00 (until 17:00 from December to February)
Closed: Third Tuesday of each month (March - November), every Tuesday (December - February)
Admission fee (only charged for the permanent exhibition and the movie hall): 800 yen per adult, 500 yen per junior or senior high school student, 200 yen per elementary school pupil.

Access:About 5 minutes by taxi from Ishinomaki Station.
Ishinomaki Station is approx. 1 hour from Sendai Station on the JR Sengoku Line (Rapid Service).
Sendai Station is approx.1 hour and 40 minutes from JR Tokyo Station on the Tohoku Shinkansen Line.