Musée
Yanase Takashi Memorial Museum (Anpanman Museum)
The original Anpanman museum, in the author's home valley in rural Kochi. Advance booking required.
The memorial museum for Takashi Yanase in the mountains of Kochi, where he grew up. He was personally involved in its creation, and it covers his poetry and illustration alongside Anpanman. It reopened after refurbishment in 2025.
Pourquoi ça vaut le détour
There are Anpanman museums in five cities, but this is the one the author made, in the place he came from. It is also a genuinely beautiful valley.
Quand y aller
Busy in school holidays.
Bon à savoir
Advance booking through the official site is required — do not turn up without it. It is 25 minutes by bus from Tosa-Yamada, and services are infrequent, so check the return times before you go.
Anpanman
The original museum, in the author's home valley.