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MAD FOR MANGA
NEW BOOK
100 Manga Artists (US$16; Taschen) charts the reach of Japan’s popular comic art form,
which has found influence everywhere from mainstream advertising to the film industry.
Offering an A-Z of all the major manga talents, the book includes plenty of examples of
their work, the distinctively wide-eyed characters popping up on almost every page.MANGA HIGHLIGHTS IN JAPAN
Kyoto International Manga
Museum
This former elementary school has a
vast collection of comics on display- a decent number of which have
been translated into English – and
hosts weekend sessions where
visitors can have their portrait done
by a manga artist (kyotomm.jp/en).
Manga drawing class, Yokohama
Inside Japan Tours can organise
tuition at a well-regarded animation
school in this seaside city just south
of Tokyo, if booked as part of a
longer tour package with them.
Guests will be taught alongside
Japanese students of the form, and
have the unique opportunity to
check out their designs as well as
creating their own frames
(insidejapantours.com).Studio Ghibli Museum, Tokyo
Anime is essentially manga
in motion and Studio Ghibli, maker
of films including Spirited Away, is
the undisputed master of the art. Its
museum in the western suburbs of
Tokyo features original sketches and
a giant cat-bus like the one featured
in My Neighbour Totoro (ghibli-
museum.jp).The king of the homeowner rental market is now
offering experiences hosted by locals – including
some one-off food tours. Its initial launch of 500
trips covers 12 cities worldwide – from two days in
Detroit exploring the roots of American classics
like hotdogs and deep-pan pizza (US$184pp;
airbnb.com/experiences/558), to a two-day
truffle-hunting masterclass embarking from
Florence (US$179pp; airbnb.com/
experiences/266).Airbnb
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