A long time ago, when my husband and I were dating, he made a joke. We were on my university campus and saw a bunny rabbit go by. Without giving too much away, there are A LOT of bunny rabbits on campus. They are the reason why “breed like rabbits” exist in our vocabularies. At one point, these bunny rabbits became a point of contention between student cyclists and administration. I have no idea why because I never really paid attention outside of the lecture hall (…or inside of it, for that matter).
Back to the joke: he saw a rather fat bunny rabbit in front of us and it sort of zig-zagged in an attempt to flee from us (probably thought we were on of those cyclists). And he said: “he’s like a baby Totoro.” Well, maybe it’s not a joke and more of an observation.
“A who?” I asked.
Then a moment was born. Frank decided that very night he was going to show me the wonders of all things Studio Ghibli, starting with the beloved Totoro and then followed by some Ponyo.
Welcome! Time for some fun! Hey, Totoro, won’t your be our bffff?I instantly fell in love and wished I could have a goldfish for a best friend. Frank had grown up watching all of Hayao Miyazaki’s work. Therefore, it was only proper that we would visit Studio Ghibli in Japan. The studio is very popular and, honestly, we wanted to make sure tickets weren’t sold out. It’s cheaper to buy the tickets in Japan, but, again, you run the risk of the museum being sold out and you also can not buy the tickets directly at the museum. So, we used the following link to find out where to purchase tickets in Los Angeles.
Agh, everything is just so darn cute! …In case you get hungry.The museum is very kid-friendly. We probably should have figured this, since this is the maker of Totoro–and Totoro is the beezkneez. It’s also very interactive. Our tickets into the museum were actually three little projector slides on a card that told a story. We played our tickets on an old timey movie projector.
We also walked through Miyazaki’s “studio,” which was colorful and full of inspiration. In a way, the studio room reminded me a little bit of a Disneyland attraction, minus the exaggeration. Take for example, Toon Town, where rides and things like Mickey’s House are boisterous and bigger than life. Studio Ghibli had that same kind of fun, but it’s actually real.
On the roof of the museum, there’s a garden with a giant Laputan robot overlooking the museum. He was probably one of the favorites for everyone visiting, especially us. You know why? Because he’s awesome!
It’s a great day to visit a robot at the Ghibli Museum. From Laputa: Castle in the Sky.You can’t take photos inside the museum, so you’re just going to have to see for yourself what all the magic is about!
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