Museum
Tokiwaso Manga Museum
The apartment where Tezuka, Fujiko Fujio and Ishinomori all lived, rebuilt exactly. Free.
Tokiwaso was a wooden two-storey apartment in Toshima. Between 1953 and 1962 it housed Osamu Tezuka, Fujiko Fujio (both of them), Shotaro Ishinomori, Fujio Akatsuka and Hideko Mizuno — at the same time, in rooms of about ten square metres each. The building was demolished in 1982. The city rebuilt it on a nearby site and opened it in 2020, reproducing the rooms, the shared kitchen and the staircase down to the worn treads.
Why it is worth it
Almost every franchise on this site descends from the people who lived in this building. It is free, and it takes an hour.
When to go
Rarely crowded. It is a small building in a residential backstreet.
Good to know
Reservations are prioritised but walk-ins are admitted when there is room. Book on the official site if your date is fixed. The surrounding streets have a few related shops and a small park with a monument, so allow a little extra time. It pairs naturally with the Tezuka Osamu Museum in Takarazuka if you are building a "where manga came from" trip, though they are far apart.
Osamu Tezuka (Astro Boy)
The apartment where he lived alongside Fujiko Fujio and Ishinomori, rebuilt.
Doraemon
Fujiko Fujio lived here before Kawasaki. This is where it started.
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