The International Manga Museum in Kyoto, Japan, is a building that is extremely well-suited for its purpose. While it is a museum that has formal exhibits and activities, much of the space is devoted only to collections of books. In this way, it functions almost like a library; visitors to the museum can grab books of the shelves and read them. The lawn seen here is one place to take books and read them; there are some chairs and tables (although not very many) within the museum as well.
I visited this building on a day when it was raining, and there were still a lot of people visiting the museum. One thing I remember is that the building does a fantastic job of guiding visitors through the different exhibits and collections, to the point where you don't really need a map or a guide to see what the museum has to offer. It also has a very calming and welcoming atmosphere. While I only meant to spend two or three hours there, I ended up staying for four or five.
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