What
were you raised with when you were a child? Many people in Japan might answer
‘Studio Ghibli’. Studio Ghibli is an animation film studio, and it has a long
and interesting history. The main director is Hayao Miyazaki, who represents
Japanese anime. The film studio use traditional animation technique. Ghibli’s
films are deeply related to Buddhism. We can see Japanese
traditional custom from the films. Studio Ghibli has its own museum called
Ghibli Museum in Mitaka. Many foreigners visit it every year. People are
fascinated by Ghibli for many reasons. This presentation will explain what
Studio Ghibli is, how Ghibli is related to Shintoism and Buddhism, and why the
Ghibli museum is so popular.
Last week, we took a trip to the Southwest for 7 days. This trip was an absolutely wonderful memory. I had never been to these areas so I was stimulated by every things, for example, cactus, adobe style buildings, Native American culture and amazing dessert views. It is one of the most interesting trips I ever took, because I experienced some rare things like visiting Grand Canyon, visiting high school and so on. On this trip I could understand about Indian culture from a folk art museum. I would like to introduce some my best memories on this Southwest trip. My first best memory is Georgia O’Keef museum. Actually, before this trip, I was not familiar with her and didn’t know about any of her artworks, but I was looking forward to visiting here because I like art museums. Her artworks were very unique, abstract and absolutely fabulous, and these were very fresh to me. I especially liked bone’s paintings which one of the most famous her artwork, because the color contrast is very c...