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Place	:	Kyoto
Taken by	:	E. K . (Doshisha International Junior/Senior High School)

This is an example of "Shojo Manga", which are mostly love stories.

This is an example of "Shonen Manga", which are mostly about adventure and action.

This is how the inside looks. It is like a more detailed version of picture books with word bubbles.

This is an "Internet Café", where you can read manga and go on the Internet for a small fee.

At an Internet Café, other than manga, you can also read magazines and watch DVDs.

There are aisles of bookshelves full of manga.

"Manga" means comic book in Japanese, and as with novels there are many genres, like love romance, suspense, and horror. Manga are read by people of all ages, especially teenagers. Reading manga is a hobby for some people. In Japan, there are Internet Cafés where you can read manga and go on the Internet. The cost is about 300 yen for 30 minutes of time. They sell food there and give you free drinks. In the newest Internet Café, you can even take a shower and stay overnight! Manga plays an important part in Japanese teenage culture.

Child Research Net would like to thank the Doshisha International Junior/Senior High School and Emi Kitagawa, student and author, for permitting reproduction of this article on the CRN web site.