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Advance tickets are 500 yen, same-day tickets 700 yen, preschool children enter free, and each ticket comes with one Meiji Milk Chocolate bar. Sales open at 10:00 on October 29 at Lawson Ticket and e+. The exhibition also traces the product's history from its launch on September 13, 1926.","whyItMatters":"The lineup is ordered by serialization start, so the roster doubles as a timeline of Japanese manga readership across Showa, Heisei, and Reiwa, which is why the exhibition can market nostalgia to several generations of the same household.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe exhibition is not the first under this name. Meiji ran a same-titled exhibition at the meiji gallery on the first floor of the Meiji Kyobashi Building in Kyobashi, Tokyo, from August 31 to October 23, covering related books and people, packaging changes, and past promotions. The Tokyo International Forum run is a separate event with a different venue and period.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the entrance, a giant Milch block wall printed with an image of a chocolate block will be installed. Inside, a timeline traces the product\u0026#39;s 100 years alongside past package designs and advertising visuals from Showa through Reiwa, including transit advertisements and campaigns with celebrities of each era. The exhibition also introduces people and books tied to the brand, among them Takashi Izumi, who wrote the lyrics and music for the Meiji Chocolate Theme, known for the line \u0026#34;Chocolate wa Meiji.\u0026#34;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJunior titles sit in the same lineup as long-running series. 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Meiji pairs a 1926 product history with current manga names in one room at Tokyo International Forum Hall E2, December 23 to 30.","newsletterBlurb":"Meiji marks 100 years of Meiji Milk Chocolate with an exhibition at Tokyo International Forum from December 23 to 30, 2026, pairing a historical display with newly drawn work from 40 manga artists. 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