Event
GIGA TOWN in TERA TOWN -a catalog of manga symbols by KONO FUMIYO
Nov 22, 2018（thu） – Apr 2, 2019（sun）
Hours: 10:00 ~ 18:00（entry up to 30 minutes before closing.）
Closed:Every Wednesday, Dec 26, 2018（wed） – Jun 4, 2019（fri） / Feb 4, 2018（mon） – Feb 4, 2019（mon）
Admission: free
* However, a General Admission ticket to the Museum is required.
https://www.kyotomm.jp/event/exh_gigatown/
Venue
Kyoto International Manga Museum
http://www.kyotomm.jp/english/
Access: Kinbuki cho 452, Karasuma-Oike, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto, 604-0846, Japan
Tel: 075-254-7414
Hours: 10:00 ~ 18:00（entry up to 30 minutes before closing.）
Closed:Every Wednesday
December 26–January 4 and February 4–8
About
The Kyoto International Manga Museum is honored to hold an exhibition to introduce “Giga Town: A catalog of manga symbols” (Asahi Shimbun Publications) created by Kono Fumiyo, who is known for “In This Corner of the World” and more.
In the manga, manga symbols, also called mampu in Japanese, are explained by using modernized characters of Choju jimbutsu giga*, one of the national treasures that the “Tera (temple) town=Kyoto”, is very proud of. This exhibition showcases precious original drawings of the manga and it also explains the world of mampu in detail.
*“Scrolls of Frolicking Animals and Humans” emakimono (picture scrolls) from 12th or 13th century, collected by Kosan-ji temple.
