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http://www.kyoto-seika.ac.jp/eng/index.html
Kyoto City
http://www.city.kyoto.jp/koho/eng/index.html
Japan Society for Studies in Cartoons and Comics
http://www.kyoto-seika.ac.jp/hyogen/gaikoku/index.htm
The website of a society founded in 2001 as a place to research manga academically.
The Contemporary Manga Library (Japanese)
http://www.naiki-collection.jp/
The website of the Library showcasing the private collection of curator Naiki Toshio, a hardcore manga fan, who has been amassing manga for over 20 years, including lending books and magazines. Part of the materials in this library are to be digitally archived, then transferred to the Manga Museum for storage.
Kikoyo Town Library (Japanese)
http://www.kikuyo-lib.jp/
Website of a library in Kumamoto Prefecture which stores 112 types and 3,000 volumes of girls' magazines and manga from Meiji, Taisho and Showa periods.
Kawasaki City Museum (Japanese)
http://www.kawasaki-museum.jp/
Website of a uniquely-themed museum storing manga, posters, photographs, films, videos, and other artworks produced through various technologies.
International Institute for Children's Literature, Osaka
http://www.iiclo.or.jp/english/english.htm
Website of Japan's first international centre for materials, research and information on children's literature, housing 650,000 items including collections of Meiji/Taisho period boys' magazines and monthly illustrated magazines.
Agency for Cultural Affairs
http://www.bunka.go.jp/english/2002-index-e.html
Kansai Genki Bunkaken (Japanese)
http://bunka-ryoku.goo.ne.jp/