Imagine this. You're entering a huge building. Suddenly you realize that you're surrounded with books everywhere. OK, so what? It's a library. So? Yes, it's a library full of manga, manga and manga. Just manga! Yup, this manga library opened last month in Tokyo.
It seems to be a manga heaven, for kids and adults. The library has almost 30.000 volumes on shelves of all genres for all ages. There’s also a special display area in which visitors can learn – in both Japanese and well-written English – about the history of manga and some of the first known titles.
You can relax with your manga in comfortable areas. They have small cubbyholes with padded cushions, with small desks and built-in lights that turn on automatically as you enter. If you're thirsty you can grab a drink (they even have beer). Hungry? Just go to the seperate dining area 'Manga Cafe' and eat jummy home cooked curry and rice, takoyaki octopus dumplings, ramen and edamame beans.
Unlike other libraries, you don't have to become member. Just pay 400 yen (€3,07) and you can sit here all day. I think it's like a manga cafe, but bigger.
So next time I set foot on Tokyo, I'll visit this place too (omg, my to-do list is getting soooo long, that I might need six months to visit everything...)
Address: Tokyo-to, Tachikawa-shi Nishikicho 3-2-26
Source: japantoday, japandailypress
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