Transportations To Ghibli Museum

Visitors to Ghibli have two options when choosing transportation to Ghibli Museum. One is a shuttle bus between Mitaka station and the museum.

 

 

 

The yellow bus leaves every ten minutes from the south exit of Mitaka station.  

 

  

The other way is walking to the museum along a promenade of wind called "Kaze no Sampomichi." It takes about 15 to 20 minutes. 

 

 

 

 

Please make sure that you have purchased a reserved ticket.

                                                                               

 

 

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Peace of Mind

Najio ganpishi
Part 1

Japanese traditional paper Washi has a long history for being from 610 till today.

Washi has always been part of Japanese people’s daily life by being used for fusuma  (Japanese sliding paper door)*1, Shoji *2, wallpaper, calligraphy paper, Japanese painting paper and yen notes.



Ninnaji's fusuma (Kyoto)

Genkuji'a shouji (kyoto)

 



Usually Washi is made by using the bark of gampi, kozo and mitumata, though Najio Gampishi *adds mud made from Najio colored rock which makes the paper more stronger , untearable and avoids biting by bugs.

*Najio in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture
                   

Rocks from Nashio area

Bark of the gampi tre

Therefore, it used as the foundation of the fusuma of
historical  temples  for Nijyoujyo, Katurarikyu 

and other famous temples.

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Peace of Mind

Najio ganpishi
part 2



Mr. Takenobu Tanino is a Living National Treasure paper maker who has inherited traditional way to produce Najio Gannpishi. 



He sit down at the fune(tank)
filled with mixture of paper material

        

Filtering out the paper material and
spread it equally on the suketa(screen)
moving back and forth and round



Mr.Masanobu Tanino is working
on thesmall size of Maniaish
                                                                                                                                                                   





Stretching sheets over long wooden
frames of ginko tree. Lay sheets to
dry off in the sun

Carefully tear off the sheet

Najio Gampishi was used to write peace message of Hiroshima
which was handed to Pope and foundation of gold and silver Byobu.

                                              

The atmosphere surrounded by Najio paper give us calm and tranquil feeling.

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