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A collection of manga panels with various characters and scenes. 1
A Toei Animation sign with a cartoon cat logo, a brick wall, and a paved area with plants. 2
A building with a sign in front, a tree with blossoms, and a clear sky. 3
A traditional Japanese building with a tiled roof and wooden doors. 4
A modern building with a glass facade, a fountain with a statue, and outdoor seating. 5
By Hidden Tokyo Experiences
Free cancellation available
Price is NZ$91 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 3h 30m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation

Overview

  • Where Manga & Anime Were Born — A Tour Only Locals Know

    Most anime tours take you to Akihabara. This tour goes deeper, to the streets where the legends lived and created the stories that shaped global pop culture.

    In the 1950s, a small apartment in Toshima called Tokiwa-so became the birthplace of manga. Osamu Tezuka (Astro Boy), Fujiko Fujio (Doraemon) and Shotaro Ishinomori (Kamen Rider) lived here. See re-created rooms with desks piled with ink pots, left as after all-night drawing sessions.

    Walk streets that still feel like 1950s Japan, browse vintage manga at second-hand bookshops, and pass Matsuba, a ramen shop Tezuka once frequented — eat there if you like (optional, pay on-site).

    (Extended option only) Continue to Oizumi Gakuen, home to the Toei Animation Museum where Dragon Ball, Sailor Moon and One Piece were born.

    Your guide Hide is a lifelong manga and anime enthusiast — a small-group, personal walk through living history

Activity location

  • Toshima City Tokiwaso Manga Museum
    • 3-9-22 Minaminagasaki
    • 171-0052, Toshima, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Shiinamachi Station
    • 1
    • 171-0051, Toshima City, Tokyo, Japan

Check availability

Standard

  • Activity duration is 3 hours and 30 minutes3h 30m
    3h 30m
  • English

Duration: 2 hours
Tokiwaso Manga Museum + Matsub

Language options: English
Starting time: 5:00 PM
Price details
NZ$90.65 x 2 AdultsNZ$181.30
Total
Price is NZ$181.30
Until Thu, 19 Nov

Extended

  • Activity duration is 3 hours and 30 minutes3h 30m
    3h 30m
  • English

Duration: 3 hours 30 minutes
Tokiwaso Manga Museum + Matsub

Language options: English
Starting time: 10:00 AM
Price details
NZ$158.65 x 2 AdultsNZ$317.30
Total
Price is NZ$317.30
Until Thu, 19 Nov

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Admission ticket to Tokiwaso Manga Museum
  • Exclusions
    Lunch at Matsuba ramen shop (pay on site)

Know before you book

    • Public transport options are available nearby
    • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Toshima City Tokiwaso Manga Museum

  • 40m
  • Admission ticket included
Guided tour of the faithfully reconstructed Tokiwa-so apartment where Osamu Tezuka, Fujiko Fujio and Shotaro Ishinomori once lived and created their manga. See re-created rooms, drawing desks piled with ink pots, and unfinished pages left exactly as they were, plus a photo stop.

Toei Animation Museum

  • 40m
  • Admission ticket included
(Extended option only) Explore behind-the-scenes exhibits on how Japanese animation is made, from storyboards and hand-drawn keyframes to voice acting booths and editing suites. Try a simple drawing activity, take photos with popular anime characters, and browse the museum shop for exclusive items available nowhere else.

Location

Activity location

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    Toshima City Tokiwaso Manga Museum
    • 3-9-22 Minaminagasaki
    • 171-0052, Toshima, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Shiinamachi Station
    • 1
    • 171-0051, Toshima City, Tokyo, Japan

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