On the ground floor of Bandai City BP2, at Chūō-ku, Yachiyo 2-5-7, about 11 minutes on foot from Niigata Station. In 2018 it joined the ‘88 sacred places of Japanese anime’. About 1 km away, the Niigata Manga House in Furumachi is instead devoted to the local masters of gag manga and has no permanent section on Takahashi.
ℹ️ Admission 200 yen, open 11:00–19:00, from 10:00 on public holidays.
🚉 Niigata Kotsu Bandai City Bus center · 4 min walk
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Niigata is Rumiko Takahashi's home town, and the city's anime museum gives her a permanent station: ‘Tag with Lum’, where you step into the world of うる星やつら and try to catch Lum while dodging the lightning bolts she sends down. At the entrance, visitors are greeted by a sign drawn by the author.
Sources: museum.nmam.jp · nvcb.or.jp · biwaochan-blog.com
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