“Fujiko-F-Fujio Museum” opened in September 2011 in Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture. This is a museum that mainly displays original drawings and related materials drawn by Japan’s leading manga artist, Fujiko F. Fujio (real name is Hiroshi Fujimoto). You can see valuable materials such as “Doraemon” and “Perman”.
The opening of the museum was triggered by a proposal to donate about 50,000 manga and original drawings, including Doraemon, to Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture, which has a connection with Fujiko F. Fujio.
Inside the museum, you can learn about Fujiko F. Fujio’s precious original paintings and the world view, but there is also a fun-filled space where children can actively enjoy. It can be said that this is a museum where children and adults can spend their time smiling.
A white wall that jumps out at your eyes when you enter the entrance. This is called the “laughing wall”, and if you look closely, the relief of the character drawn by Fujiko is engraved. There is a blue sky on the ceiling, but if you look closely you may find something. One of the common attractions of this museum is that the more you look slowly, the more you can discover and discover.
There is a white, clean wall in front of the spacious, high ceiling entrance, and you can see Nobita-kun waving his hand when you look away. There are “Doraemon” and “Obake no Qtaro”.
At the reception, you will receive an audio guide “Ohashi Denwa” that explains the episodes related to the exhibition and “F Theater” where you can watch the original short film.
In the video exhibition room with a 200-inch large screen, original short films that can only be seen in the museum are shown. You can view once per person with the ticket you received at the time of admission.
A cafe where you can enjoy gourmet food with a character motif is popular enough to wait 2 hours. If you want to go to a café, we recommend that you get a numbered ticket as soon as you enter. Since this numbered ticket is waiting in turn, you cannot enter the store at a specified time.
Access to the Fujiko F. Fujio Museum, but there is no parking lot in the museum. Please avoid visiting by car. Therefore, use public transportation for access.
First, take the Odakyu Odawara Line from Shinjuku Station and arrive at Noborito Station in about 15 minutes. There is a direct service from the Japan Railway Nambu Line Noborito Station to the Museum by Kawasaki City Bus. The bus takes about 9 minutes and runs every 10 minutes. By the way, the number on the bus license plate is 2112, which is the year that Doraemon was born. The inside of the bus is adorable with hanging leathers that are the motif of Doraemon, and will entertain you with a little production.
“Dokodemo Door” of “Doraemon” is being reproduced
Fujiko-F-Fujio World teaches a lot of things such as dreams, hope, laughter, wonderland through “Manga”. In the “Fujiko-F-Fujio Museum” you can experience works world such as “Kiteretsu Daihyakka” which is immortal masterpiece including “Doraemon”, “Paaman”. There, “Exhibition Room” where valuable original drawings are displayed, “Manga Section” which can read comics freely, “F Theater” where works can be watched on a large screen, can take pictures with characters “Harappa Garden” and others.
About 50,000 original drawings are collected here. Those selected from among them are released regularly while changing contents. Therefore, you can meet a new original every time you visit.
“Harappa Garden” on the roof of the third floor seems as if the world of Fujiko-F-Fujio pops out of the comic. “Dokodemo Door” of “Doraemon” is being reproduced, monuments such as Paaman No 1 and No 2 which enjoys a nap are full of lively. It is also famous as a shooting spot here. How about commemorative photos with your favorite characters? In the “Manga Section” there is Doraemon reading comic book “Dorayaki” with one hand. This is a popular spot where you can freely read Fujiko-F-Fujio’s work.
“Fujiko-F-Fujio Museum” where you can enjoy the world of Fujiko-F-Fujio who created works that continue to be loved by many people. Why don’t you visit with your family, friends, lover.
Enjoy the worldview of famous comics
The work of Fujiko-F-Fujio which is full of masterpieces including Doraemon (the name of a popular cartoon character animated TV program in Japan). It is “Kawasaki city Fujiko-F-Fujio Museum” to be able to enjoy the worldview of such a work. Not only seeing precious data, but also take a photograph with the famous character in an open field filled with greenery. The menu in connection with a work can be tasted in the cafe. There is the corner that can enjoy comics freely and is full of the highlight.
The original drawing selected out of about 50,000 sheets
The original color drawing of various works of comic book series like “Doraemon”, “Paaman”, “Kiteretsu Daihyakka”, which selected out of about 50,000 sheets, are exhibited in “exhibition room I”.
In order to prevent degradation of original drawing , the contents of exhibition are changed by the season.
You may read as many comics as you like
The next of the exhibition room leads to the zone of the play which an adult can also enjoy as well as children, such as “Manga’s department”, “F Theater”, and “Everyone’s plaza”. In the “Manga’s department”, you may read as many comics as you like. Doraemon reading a comic while eating Dorayaki cakes is a mark.
You can enjoy the original menu related with a work
You reach the “Museum Cafe” on third-floor when you go up the stairs in “Everyone’s plaza”. You can enjoy the original menu related with a work while looking at the green of the roof here.
The perfect photo spot
Outside of the “Museum Cafe”, there is roof space “Harappa” (a field) which can fully enjoy nature. There are many characters in the open space of the lawn everywhere and is the perfect photo spot.
Information(Access, Price/Charge, Tel, Address, Official site, etc.)
| Name: | Fujiko-F-Fujio Museum |
| Address: | Nagao 2-8-1 Kawasaki Tama-ku, Kanagawa 214-0023 Japan |
| Access: | Odakyu Odawara-sen Line “Mukogaokayuen-eki Station” (15 minutes walk) |
| Tel: | 0570-055-245 *This dial service is only provided domestically in Japan |
| Price/Charge: | 1,000 yen (Adult) 700 yen (Junior High and High School Students) 500 yen (4 years old or over) Please refer the official web page. |
| Official site: | http://fujiko-museum.com/ |
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