The Osamu Tezuka Manga Museum — Attraction in Takarazuka

This was my first time in Osaka and there was no way I was gonna miss this. Osaka Castle? NOPE. Umeda Skytree? NOPE. But a 40th anniversary Macross event at the Osamu Tezuka Manga Museum COUNT ME IN. It took about 45 minutes from the Shin Osaka station, and another 15-20 minute walk from Takarazuka station. But this was well worth it. Now I’ll be the first to tell you I didn’t grow up on Osamu Tezuka’s manga’s or anime’s. But I sure as hell know of his importance to the industry. This place is all sorts of awesome, the bottom floor goes through all of his works. I loved the interactive displays that just brought his world to life (all those dials). When I grew up Robotech was one of THE cartoons to watch, as I got older I found out about the 1984 Macross: Do You Remember Love movie. I’ve been an fan ever since, so seeing all of the Macross art work on display was amazing. I had an absolute blast and will hopefully back for the Capcom exhibit...

A fun as well as educational experience on the "God of Manga", the museum tells the life story on one of the most defining mangaka in the history of Japan.

The first floor offers the history and acchievements of Tezuka Osamu, and how he has influenced the creation of manga to this day. This floor alone is awe-inspiring enough (and everything is available in English) to be worth the while of any manga-fan. There is also a video theatre.

The second floor has a rotating exhibition, which at the time I visited was on perhaps Tezuka's most curious and deep work, Hinotori (The Phoenix). Additionally, the shop here offers a fun selection of products inspired by Tezuka's manga, including commemorative coins and a machine to stamp your name and the current date in them (for free).

On the basement floor there are interactive games that are great for kids.

All in all a lovely museum well worth visiting. I...

its a 3 story museum, has 2 entrance, you can get in through the main door that will bring you straight to the 2nd floor where you see his history of legacy. We went up after where the souveniers are and had this screens in circle where you can seat and see his creation and mangas on screen, with options that you can also see who are the characters and voice behind the scene, this floor has the library where you can read the takoban. Also, have a little kids area, also more of his creations are displayed. We went on the 1st floor where you can try to draw and they stamp it on and show you being animated on the screen. This floor has a lot of hands on lever to explore too. PS: Their schedule isn’t fixed at times so make sure to check the website and see their calendar. They usually are closed on Monday but we visited on a Monday and it wasn’t...