24 hr Manga Café

Soft armchairs, pleasant bosa-nova music, all you can drink soft drinks and teas, and your favorite Manga all found in one place, in a 24hr Manga Kisaten.

Not only used as a relaxing place to read the newest additions of Manga, the cafes are often used when riders get stuck away from home after the last trains leave. The customers don’t want to fit the bill for a hotel or taxi ride home. Semi-private enclaves are abundant as well as group seating.

While commonplace in Japan, watch out for adult themed cafés, be sure to explain to your hotel staff that you don’t wish to wish adult as known as ecchi or hentai comics. Also note that while smoking bans on the street are common in Japan, some manga cafes are not smoke-free and will doubtfully have a truly non-smoking area. Also manga Cafes also can double as internet cafes, complete with teenagers playing loud online video games. So keep that in mind if you are tired.

Fortunately Manga Cafes are starting up in the United States: Atom Café in New York and Manga Cafe Mika give you a chance to experience a small part of Japanese culture.