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Tokyo Weekender
10 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Tokyo Weekender
Everything You Need To Know About the New Studio Ghibli Sculpture Exhibition in Tokyo
Securing tickets for Ghibli Park in Aichi Prefecture is notoriously difficult. Eager fans and tourists are often left on an extensive digital waiting line, competing over the limited reservations. Not to mention that the park is located about a 3-hour train ride from the center of Tokyo. If you couldn't get your hands on the coveted theme park tickets, don't fret. Though there's plenty of Ghibli magic to be experienced throughout Tokyo, the newest attraction on the block stands out, as it invites guests to directly step inside Hayao Miyazaki's fantastical worlds. The Tokyo-exclusive Ghibli 3D Sculpture Exhibition (website in Japanese only) lifts our favorite characters off the screen and into an interactive space, with three-dimension recreations of some of the most iconic Studio Ghibli scenes. The exhibit runs from May 27 to September 23, 2025. Here's everything to know — getting tickets, how to get there and what to expect once you arrive. List of Contents: About the Exhibit Watch An Exclusive Short Film Exhibition Merchandise How to Buy Tickets Related Posts About the Ghibli 3D Sculpture Exhibition The Ghibli 3D Sculpture Exhibition is being hosted inside Warehouse Terrada's B&C Hall . The venue is located in the Tennozu Isle, situated between Shinagawa and Odaiba, which is accessible by either the Tokyo Monorail or Rinkai Haneda Airport line. The isle is often nicknamed as the 'art and design island' — a little artsy hub where you can enjoy cutting-edge galleries, stock up on art supplies and grab a bite complimented by peaceful seaside dining. The surrounding area, with its steady waves and full docks, pairs well with the serenity and tranquil moments that Studio Ghibli has come to masterfully interject and be renowned for. At the entrance of the exhibit, you'll find Ponyo sprinting atop a tower of fish to greet you in. The exhibit originally debuted in 2003 and now, after 22 long years, it's making its much-anticipated comeback. Running until September 23, the gallery features several large models recreating famous movie moments, including scenes from My Neighbor Totoro , Spirited Away , Howl's Moving Castle and Pom Poko . The models use various visual elements and techniques to add a sense of wonder to the figures. Dancing strips of paper placed on top of the light fixtures give the illusion of komorebi blanketing Totoro and Mei as they nap in the forest. Intricately arranged food scraps and garbage in the Spirited Away model subtly cast the ominous monstrous shadow of No Face following the banquet at Yubaba's bath house. Creaky and slightly unsteady mechanisms bring out the charming choreography of Howl's expressive moving castle. Various interactive photo spots can also be found through the exhibition. Interactive spots include areas where you can pet Moon the cat on a train, just as Shizuku did in Whisper of the Heart , or to confront the humanoid shapeshifting heron from Ghibli's most recent release, The Boy and the Heron . Coming to the gallery alone or need a helping hand for a group photo? Staff members are available at each interactive photo spot to snap your perfect shot. On top of the impressive 3D models, the exhibit also covers extensive history on how Studio Ghibli's films reached the hearts of millions of people across the globe. A significant portion of the attraction is dedicated to explaining international distribution plans and the translation/dubbing process. International theatrical posters adorn the walls of the gallery, showing the global enthusiasm of fans. Conclude your visit to the exhibit at the Porco Rosso Piccolo-inspired warehouse, where you'll find a recreation of the Savoia S-21 flying boat. Watch An Exclusive Short Film The exhibit is running a special screening of the short animated film Kuso no Sora Tobu Kikaitachi ( Imaginary Flying Machines ). Directed by Hayao Miyazaki, and accompanied by the ever-beautiful music of Joe Hisaishi, the short film was created in 2002 for the Ghibli Museum in Mikata. Exhibition Merchandise There are some exclusive goods available at the exhibit's gift shop, along with other merchandise from the Ghibli Museum and Donguri Republic. Exhibit-exclusive items include t-shirts inspired by Porco Rosso, bookmarks depicting all of the featured characters and an official catalogue book with 112 pages full of photos from the exhibit and interviews from Studio Ghibli's history. How to Buy Tickets Tickets for the Ghibli 3D Model Exhibition cost ¥1900 for adults, ¥1600 for junior and senior high school students and ¥1200 for elementary school students. You must have an advance reservation with a specific date and time selected prior to your visit; there is no same-day entry. The venue is open from 9:30 to 20:00, with last admission at 19:00. The first reservation time slot starts at 9:30 and the last slot is at 18:00. You can purchase through L-Ticket and pick up your ticket at a Lawson convenience store. A special limited-quantity ticket will be sold starting on June 27. Presented in collaboration with Nippon Television, the ticket includes a ham ramen meal as seen in Ponyo . This special ticket costs ¥2900 for adults, ¥2600 for junior and senior high school students and ¥2200 for elementary school students. Ramen vouchers can be exchanged up to three hours after the admission time written on the ticket. To purchase the special ticket, select the 'tickets with benefits' option when ordering on L-Ticket. 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Yomiuri Shimbun
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yomiuri Shimbun
300-Year-Old Hot Spring Inn Conjures Spirit of Anime; Traditional Onsen Culture Endures in Mountains of Gunma Pref.
The Yomiuri Shimbun The exterior of Sekizenkan is reminiscent of the bathhouse in the movie 'Spirited Away.' NAKANOJO, Gunma — Sekizenkan is an old ryokan inn in Nakanojo, Gunma Prefecture, that is believed to have inspired the bathhouse in the acclaimed anime film 'Spirited Away,' and it is still visited by many fans. About 330 years have passed since Sekizenkan was founded in 1694. The ryokan, located in a historical hot spring area called Shima Onsen hot spa, allows guests to experience a journey back in time. Guests cross a red bridge, the symbol of the ryokan, before reaching the entrance while listening to the gentle babbling of a river. The inn's Honkan main building, Japan's oldest existing wooden bathhouse, was built in the Edo period (1603-1867). It was a two-story building at first, but another story was added in the Meiji era (1868-1912). 'We can observe the architectural changes since the Edo period,' Yurie Kurosawa, 44, the ryokan's 21st president, said proudly. Until about 60 years ago, most of the guests visited the ryokan to cure an illness or heal wounds, and they stayed for more than two weeks. They brought futons for themselves and hung their laundry along the outer corridor. In the main building, guests still prepare their futons in modestly furnished Japanese-style rooms like in the old days. The 'Roman no Tunnel' at the end of the main building is reminiscent of the tunnel in the anime through which the heroine Chihiro and other characters pass. I went up in a nearby elevator to a wooden ryokan building called Sansou, which was built in 1936 because the number of guests increased mainly due to advances in transportation. The techniques of traditional craftsmen can be seen in the rooms, such as the intricate craftwork of kumiko shoji sliding doors and tokonoma alcoves. Then Prime Minister Hideki Tojo stayed in Sansou in 1942. Going further up the elevator, I reached Kashoutei, a ryokan building that has modern guest rooms. The bath is named 'Genroku no Yu' and is located beside the main building. There are five bathtubs in the tiled floor, and the windows are arch-shaped in the Taisho Romanesque style. The changing room and the baths are combined in an unusual style, and that structure remains as it was when it was constructed in 1930. The ryokan offers guests a tour of the buildings three times a week. On a busy day, the tour has as many as about 30 guests. 'I felt the long history of the ryokan during the tour. I was also impressed by the low ceilings and old glass,' said a man, 60, who participated in a tour in late April. 'I want to maintain the therapeutic style of the inn,' Kurosawa said. Sekizenkan will continue to convey traditional Japanese hot spring culture. Sekizenkan The Yomiuri Shimbun Address: 4236 Shima-Kabuto, Nakanojo, Gunma Prefecture Access: Take a bus from JR Nakanojo Station to Shima Onsen. It is about a 50-minute drive from the Shibukawa-Ikaho Interchange of the Kanetsu Expressway by car. Memo: Visitors can use the bath without staying overnight from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. for ¥1,500 for adults.
SoraNews24
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- SoraNews24
Studio Ghibli adds beanbag plushies to its anime merchandise store in Japan
Beanbags with character…from My Neighbour Totoro, The Boy and the Heron, and Spirited Away. In Japan, the concept of beanbags doesn't just apply to the large varieties you see in lounge rooms, but small, palm-sized varieties known as ojami , commonly played in a traditional children's game known as Otedama. With people having grown up playing Otedama, the affection for small beanbags remains strong into adulthood, and Ghibli is now tugging on those heartstrings with a new collection of goods called the Otedama collection. Unlike the plain, round beanbags used for the children's game, though, these have a lot more character. There are 10 to collect in the lineup, starting with three from the 1988 film My Neighbour Totoro. ▼ Large Totoro (2,640 yen [US$18.20]) In Japan the titular character is officially known as the 'Large Totoro' when there's a need to distinguish it from its smaller counterparts, and that's the case here as the giant is joined by two other woodland inhabitants. ▼ The Medium Totoro (2,640 yen)… ▼ …and the Small Totoro (2,200 yen) Moving on to another Ghibli classic, we have a trio of characters from the 2001 film Spirited Away. ▼ Boh Mouse (2,750 yen) ▼ Otori-sama (2,640 yen), representing the big birds who love to soak in the baths inside the bathhouse. ▼ Pick up a few of these and you'll be able to recreate the bathhouse scene from the film. ▼ And no Spirited Away merchandise set is complete without an appearance from the mysterious No Face (2,530 yen). ▼ There must be gold about, because we've never seen No Face looking this happy. Fans of the 2023 film The Boy and the Heron will want to snatch up these three Warawara (2,200 yen each) before they disappear. With the Warawara being unborn souls without individual names, they're listed here as: ▼ Warawara A ▼ Warawara B ▼ Warawara C ▼ And finally, representing the 1989 film Kiki's Delivery Service, is black cat Jiji (2,750 yen). With each beanbag easily fitting in the palm of your hand, these won't take up a lot of space so you can stock up on a few of them, and stroke them lovingly whenever you need to de-stress from the trials and tribulations of the everyday world. Source: Donguri Kyowakoku Top Image: Donguri Kyowakoku Insert images: Donguri Kyowakoku (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10) ● Want to hear about SoraNews24's latest articles as soon as they're published? Follow us on Facebook and Twitter!
Japan Today
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Japan Today
Official 'Spirited Away' cookbook teaches how to make food from the Ghibli anime classic
By Casey Baseel, SoraNews24 Mouthwateringly detailed depictions of food have become as much a symbol of Studio Ghibli anime as fanciful flight sequences and plucky heroines. Food takes on the most narrative and thematic significance, though, in "Spirited Away," where different dishes are used to symbolize greed, compassion, or sacrifice, serving as edible milestones on the characters' arcs. So it was a reasonable expectation that the official Ghibli anime cookbook series would eventually get around to "Spirited Away," and now it finally has. Like the other books in the line, "Ghibli's Table: Spirited Away" is a collection of recipes that recreate food seen within the Hayao Miyazaki-directed classic, and also mix in a few new creations inspired by the setting and characters. Publisher Shufu no Tomo says that the 64-page volume contains instructions for how to make the onigiri rice ball Haku gives to Chihiro, the tempura rice ball devoured by the spider-like Kamaji, a non-bitter version of the bitter dumpling Chihiro receives as a sign of thanks from the river god, charred newt-shaped cookies, and 'the chicken eaten by Chihiro's mother.' ▼ You can spot Zeniba's cake on the book's cover too, so it feels like a safe bet that there'll be a recipe for it too. Like all of the Ghibli cookbooks, the "Spirited Away" volume is meant to be simple enough for adults or kids to follow along with. The ingredients used are all things that can be found in a typical Japanese grocery store, so even if you're outside of Japan, odds are you'll be able to source what you need as long as you've got an Asian market nearby or an online ingredient source. The series also tends to have detailed photos of the cooking process, and the descriptions, though in Japanese, are written to be easy for kids and inexperienced home chefs to understand, so they shouldn't be too hard to decipher for non-natives with some basic Japanese language proficiency. ▼ For example, here's a page from Shufu no Tomo's "Castle in the Sky" cookbook, showing photos for the recipe steps and including phonetic readings for the kanji characters. "Ghibli's Table: Spirited Away" is priced at 1,760 yen and goes on sale July 31, but can be preordered now through Amazon Japan here. Source: Shufu no Tomo via Ghibli no Sekai Insert images: Amazon Japan, Studio Ghibli, PR Times Read more stories from SoraNews24. -- Studio Ghibli answers Spirited Away fan questions, reveals exciting facts and trivia behind the film -- Studio Ghibli cookbook teaches how to make beautiful, super-easy Laputa Levistone candies【Recipe】 -- Spirited Away posters for first theatrical release in China are stunningly beautiful External Link © SoraNews24
SoraNews24
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- SoraNews24
Official Spirited Away cookbook teaches how to make food from the Ghibli anime classic
From Haku's rice ball to cursed chicken and charred newt cookies, this book will show you how to make Spirited Away's fantastic fantasy fare. Mouthwateringly detailed depictions of food have become as much a symbol of Studio Ghibli anime as fanciful flight sequences and plucky heroines. Food takes on the most narrative and thematic significance, though, in Spirited Away, where different dishes are used to symbolize greed, compassion, or sacrifice, serving as edible milestones on the characters' arcs. So it was a reasonable expectation that the official Ghibli anime cookbook series would eventually get around to Spirited Away , and now it finally has. Like the other books in the line, Ghibli's Table: Spirited Away is a collection of recipes that recreate food seen within the Hayao Miyazaki-directed classic, and also mix in a few new creations inspired by the setting and characters. Publisher Shufu no Tomo says that the 64-page volume contains instructions for how to make the onigiri rice ball Haku gives to Chihiro, the tempura rice ball devoured by the spider-like Kamaji, a non-bitter version of the bitter dumpling Chihiro receives as a sign of thanks from the river god, charred newt-shaped cookies, and 'the chicken eaten by Chihiro's mother.' ▼ You can spot Zeniba's cake on the book's cover too, so it feels like a safe bet that there'll be a recipe for it too. Like all of the Ghibli cookbooks, the Spirited Away volume is meant to be simple enough for adults or kids to follow along with. The ingredients used are all things that can be found in a typical Japanese grocery store, so even if you're outside of Japan, odds are you'll be able to source what you need as long as you've got an Asian market nearby or an online ingredient source. The series also tends to have detailed photos of the cooking process, and the descriptions, though in Japanese, are written to be easy for kids and inexperienced home chefs to understand, so they shouldn't be too hard to decipher for non-natives with some basic Japanese language proficiency. ▼ For example, here's a page from Shufu no Tomo's Castle in the Sky cookbook, showing photos for the recipe steps and including phonetic readings for the kanji characters. Ghibli's Table: Spirited Away is priced at 1,760 yen (US$12) and goes on sale July 31, but can be preordered now through Amazon Japan here. Source: Shufu no Tomo via Ghibli no Sekai Top image: Studio Ghibli Insert images: Amazon Japan, Studio Ghibli, PR Times ● Want to hear about SoraNews24's latest articles as soon as they're published? Follow us on Facebook and Twitter!
