Hands-on at manga museum in Niigata

Visitors learn about expressions used in manga by playing with characters created by Fujio Akatsuka at the Niigata Manga Animation Museum in Niigata, Japan.

At a new museum in Niigata, fans get a first-hand view into the unique, imaginative world of manga and anime.

IN the fast-expanding field of manga and anime museums, an institution that opened in May in Niigata is aiming to take its exhibitions to a whole new level through a bonus element: interactivity.