Kyoto International Manga Museum

The 26th Kokumin Bunkasai in Kyoto 2011
(People's Culture Festival)

http://www.kyotocity-kokubunsai.jp/
Described as the "largest culture festival in Japan," individuals and groups from all over the country come to perform and share their activities in Kyoto. From October 29 to November 6, there will be about 70 events in venues around the City of Kyoto, among them thirteen special events like the "Chorus Festival" and the "Japanese Dance Festival."
Here at the Museum we will hold a special event called "The Manga Art Festival: Discovered in Kyoto! Manga POWER that Can Change the World."

KYOTO CMEX 2011

http://kyoto-cmex.jp
Organized by a Board of Directors in an all-Kyoto public-private partnership, KYOTO CMEX is a　festival of events that show the potential of manga, anime, video games, movies and other forms of popular culture as "contents," or merchandise.
The events are also a part of CoFesta (The Japan International Contents Festival), which aims to support events related to the "contents" industries of manga, animation, and video games, on which Japan prides itself.
Furthermore, KYOTO CMEX 2011 is a part of The Creative Industry Showcase in Kansai (CrIS), which aims to promote the new market formation of "creative business."
http://cofesta.jp
http://criskansai.com
　

Oike Festa 2011
http://www.kyo.or.jp/oike/
Oike Festa aims to utilize public space in order to engage people. Oike Street runs through the central part of Kyoto, a city full of green and flowers. It is on these sidewalks that Oike Festa holds their numerous fun and lively events, including open cafes, street performances, and quiz bowls. As one of Oike Festa's venues, various events were held at the Manga Museum on November 5 and 6, 2011.

Kansai Bunka.com

http://www.kansaibunka.com/
Thanks to the Organization of Kansai Unity and Power of Culture from Kansai Project Promoting Conference, museums in nine prefectures are allowing free entrance on Kansai Bunka no Hi (Kansai Culture Day).

Hello! KYOTO POWER MUSIC♪

http://www.kyomag.com/kpm/
We're also working with α-STATION on their "Hello! KYOTO POWER MUSIC" project.

Japan Animation Creators Association

http://www.janica.jp/
JAnicA aims to improve the position of animators and animation producers in Japan. Towards this goal, they conduct surveys and do research, working to improve the skills and social status of animators and animation directors.

2010 Kyoto Art Festival

http://www.k-af.com/
The Kyoto Art Festival aims to convey to the world the traditional arts that have been refined throughout Kyoto's long history, as well as cultural arts that are currently being pioneered. Events were held at various locations, including at the Manga Museum, from September 12 to October 31, 2010, to show people inside and outside Japan that Kyoto is a world-class city of culture and the arts.

City Navi! Kyoto Karasuma Story

http://www.shin-puh-kan.com/citynavi/

Kyoto Seika University

http://www.kyoto-seika.ac.jp/

Kyoto Seika University
International Manga Research Center

http://imrc.jp/
The Kyoto Seika University International Manga Research Center is a research organization focused on manga-the core of the Kyoto International Manga Museum-and other areas related to manga. It also functions as a think tank, utilizing its accumulated scholarship and research networks.

MANGAKU

http://www.mangaku-seika.jp/
This is a website that you can register, post and share your own manga through the experience of learning and enjoying manga on the website. The website is run by Kyoto Seika University and the tutors who are manga artists and editors will give your work assessment. There also are columns that are written by tutors like manga artist Takemiya Keiko's "Developing your manga skills Q&A" which she will answer questions about how to draw manga, and reviews by theory based tutors!

Kyoto City Website
http://www.city.kyoto.jp/koho/ind_h.htm

Japan Society for Studies in Cartoon and Comics
http://www.jsscc.net
JSSCC is a research society that was established in 2001 as a venue for academic inquiry into manga.

Gendai Manga Toshokan (Library of Modern Manga)
http://www.naiki-collection.jp/
Website for the Library of Modern Manga. Naiki Toshio, the library's director and himself a serious manga fan, has been collecting manga for over 20 years. Here you can see the private collection of 20,000 volumes, including kashihon (rental books), magazines, and other valuable materials.

Kikuyo-machi Library
http://www.kikuyo-lib.jp/
Website for the Kikuyo-machi Library in Kumamoto-ken, which houses 3000 volumes of shojo (girls') manga and magazines from the Meiji (1868-1912), Taisho (1912-1926), and Showa (1926-1989) Periods. Their collection has been entered into digital archives, which can be accessed from the Manga Museum.

Kawasaki City Museum
http://www.kawasaki-museum.jp/
Website of Kawasaki City Museum, a museum with the unique theme of artwork made through reproduction technology, such as manga, posters, photographs, movies, and videos.

International　Institute for Chidren's Literature, Osaka
http://www.iiclo.or.jp/
Holding events such as "Nissan Children's Storybook and Picture Book Grand Prix," the International Institute for Children's Literature in Osaka works towards the promotion　of and international exchange regarding children's culture and literature. Their website has information and announcements about their various events.

Kokusai Jidou Bunkakan (International Center for Children's Culture) at the Osaka Prefectural Central Library
http://www.library.pref.osaka.jp/central/jibunkan/
The Center took over the collection of the Osaka Prefectural International Center for Children's Literature and is now open to the public. You can search their collection of about 650,000 materials, including shonen (boys') weekly magazines from the Meiji and Taisho Periods (1869-1926), shonen manga, and shojo (girls') manga.

INSTITUT FRANCO-JAPONAIS DU KANSAI
http://ifjk.jp/
To search the comics materials stored there as well as at L'INSTITUT in Tokyo and Yokohama,
please click here:http://www1.ifjtokyo.or.jp/

German Culture Center (Goethe-Institut Villa Kamogawa)

http://www.goethe.de/ins/jp/kam/jaindex.htm
A project where Japanese and German artists communicate via the web to create work together is currently underway: http://www.nichimandoku.jp/

Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs
"Power of Culture" Project
http://www.bunka.go.jp/bunkaryoku_project/

Power of Culture from Kansai Project
http://www.bunkaryoku.bunka.go.jp/cgi-bin/kansai/index.php