Kitazawa Rakuten

In 1899, Kitazawa moved to Jiji Shimpo, a daily newspaper founded by Yukichi Fukuzawa.

From January 1902, he contributed to Jiji Manga, a comics page that appeared in the Sunday edition.

It was translated into English and Chinese and sold in not only Japan but also in the Korean peninsula, Mainland China, and Taiwan.

In 1929, Kitazawa held a private exhibition in Paris on the recommendation of the French ambassador, and was awarded the Legion of Honour.

This museum—supposedly the first public museum in Japan if not the world devoted to comics—also houses the major collection of Kitazawa's works, many of which are available in a reading room and some of which are on display.