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.
The Southwest trip was absolutely amazing because I leaned the culture of the area a lot. I spent 7 days in the southwest and I impressed by people who live there and by their culture. These things were totally different from Japan and the people there preserved their traditions carefully. I talk to a lot of Americans and I saw wonderful nature during the trip. There are three absolutely wonderfu and amazing places that I enjoyed. First, I went to a lot of museums and all of them were very interesting. I especially liked The Museum of International Folk Art. The museum has more than 130,000 objects from more than 100 countries! My favorite object was a smiling skeleton doll. This object’s theme was Day of The Dead. When I saw it, I remembered COCO which is a Pixar movie. I also liked The Georgia O’Keeffe Museum. Georgia O’Keeffe was an American artist and she painted a lot of flowers and nature. I think her paintings are brimming with kindness ...