Manga Kissa can be simply translated from Japanese into English as
Comic Cafe, so a place where people go to read manga (japanese comic) and have a coffee. In reality, it is much more than anybody who have not been there could ever imagine!
Before, I`ve heard about manga kissa from
Daniel San who is a big fan of manga. I was sure that it must be some kind of library with soft drinks and icecream for free and additionally with a computer access. It turned out to be partly true. There were many bookshelves but not only...
After entering a rather large supermarket size building, Daniel and I stopped at the reception. The first awesome thing was that, while boys need to pay 399 yen to enter, for girls it is just 100 yen (1$) per hour. We have asked for a place with 2 seats - the other possibilities were single seat room or 3-seat room. Each of such rooms is very small but equipped with computer and internet access , TV, headphones for each person and lamps.
Among all those goods, my personal no. 1 is unlimited access to soft and hot drinks, as well as icecream. I should mention here, that average price of coffee in Japan is 250 yen so receiving as much coffee as somebody wants after paying 100 yen (in case od girls) is unbelievable! What is more, it is also possible to buy some food in vending machines, such as instant noodles, for a relatively low price.
Last but not least, additional surprises are access to showers and each guests` own safe for valuables.
It is still not enough to say that, Manga Kissa is a mix of internet cafe, a very cool library (if somebody knows how to read in Japanese) and a spot where even a person who missed their last train home or a desperate budget traveller can find a place to rest or even sleep - showers included! To such European girl as me, it gives a feeling of a café from an outer space.
Before, I`ve heard about manga kissa from Daniel San who is a big fan of manga. I was sure that it must be some kind of library with soft drinks and icecream for free and additionally with a computer access. It turned out to be partly true. There were many bookshelves but not only...
After entering a rather large supermarket size building, Daniel and I stopped at the reception. The first awesome thing was that, while boys need to pay 399 yen to enter, for girls it is just 100 yen (1$) per hour. We have asked for a place with 2 seats - the other possibilities were single seat room or 3-seat room. Each of such rooms is very small but equipped with computer and internet access , TV, headphones for each person and lamps.
Among all those goods, my personal no. 1 is unlimited access to soft and hot drinks, as well as icecream. I should mention here, that average price of coffee in Japan is 250 yen so receiving as much coffee as somebody wants after paying 100 yen (in case od girls) is unbelievable! What is more, it is also possible to buy some food in vending machines, such as instant noodles, for a relatively low price.
Last but not least, additional surprises are access to showers and each guests` own safe for valuables.
It is still not enough to say that, Manga Kissa is a mix of internet cafe, a very cool library (if somebody knows how to read in Japanese) and a spot where even a person who missed their last train home or a desperate budget traveller can find a place to rest or even sleep - showers included! To such European girl as me, it gives a feeling of a café from an outer space.
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