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Studio Ghibli theme park: New details include official park logo drawn by director Hayao Miyazaki
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Producer Toshio Suzuki unveils logo at a press conference, along with special poster.
Ever since it was announced that Studio Ghibli would be opening its very first theme park in Japan, the animation studio–along with the Aichi Prefectural government and the Chunichi Shimbun newspaper, who are partners in the new enterprise– have been slowly teasing us with details.
And on Friday, Ghibli producer Toshio Suzuki, Aichi Governor Hideaki Omura and Chunichi CEO Uichiro Oshima held a press conference in Aichi to tease us with some more information regarding themed zones and give us the big reveal for the new theme park logo.
▼ Left to right: Suzuki, the governor, and Oshima at the press conference.
スタジオジブリの鈴木総合プロデューサー、中日新聞社の大島社長と大村とで一緒に、ジブリパーク整備の基本方針等について発表しています。愛知県庁講堂にて。 pic.twitter.com/NPiTGCHvU5
— 大村秀章 (@ohmura_hideaki) May 31, 2019
Governor Omura took to Twitter to share the information with the rest of the world online, giving us a closer look at designs from the five park zones they first introduced us to in December last year.
There’s the full-sized replica of the Chikyuya antique shop from Whisper of the Heart, set to be located in the park’s “Seishun no Oka Area” (“Youth Hill Area”).
「青春の丘エリア」の鳥瞰図です。来園者を迎え、導くジブリパークの象徴として参ります。 pic.twitter.com/FMZwe3zGNf
— 大村秀章 (@ohmura_hideaki) May 31, 2019
「青春の丘」エリアに整備する「地球屋」の設計図の一部です。 pic.twitter.com/OeqBndzBvo
— 大村秀章 (@ohmura_hideaki) May 31, 2019
▼ The opposite side of the Chikyuya antique shop.
「地球屋」を反対側から見た設計図です。 pic.twitter.com/jTis7src74
— 大村秀章 (@ohmura_hideaki) May 31, 2019
▼ Blueprints for the “Ghibli Dai Soko Area” (“Ghibli Large Warehouse Area”)
「ジブリの大倉庫エリア」の鳥瞰図です。ジブリ作品等の保管・保存、展示と憩いの空間として参ります。 pic.twitter.com/qfwik7Aro7
— 大村秀章 (@ohmura_hideaki) May 31, 2019
「ジブリの大倉庫」の設計図の一部です。 pic.twitter.com/JsV5XGjIVg
— 大村秀章 (@ohmura_hideaki) May 31, 2019
▼ The “Dondoko Mori Area” (“Dondoko Forest Area”)
「どんどこ森エリア」の鳥瞰図です。サツキとメイの家を中心とした自然豊かな空間として参ります。 pic.twitter.com/AQRFdHm7oB
— 大村秀章 (@ohmura_hideaki) May 31, 2019
▼ “Mononoke no Sato Area” (“Mononoke’s Village Area”)
「もののけの里エリア」の鳥瞰図です。あいちサトラボと一体となった体験の場として整備して参ります。 pic.twitter.com/VE1fpFnU8n
— 大村秀章 (@ohmura_hideaki) May 31, 2019
「もののけの里エリア」に整備する「タタラ場」の設計図の一部です。 pic.twitter.com/pWBBWwh8R2
— 大村秀章 (@ohmura_hideaki) May 31, 2019
▼ And the “Majo no Tani Area” (“Witches’ Valley Area“)
「魔女の谷エリア」の鳥瞰図です。ジブリ作品の体験を通した展示と遊び、休憩等の複合的空間として整備して参ります。 pic.twitter.com/zP2FXd3njR
— 大村秀章 (@ohmura_hideaki) May 31, 2019
「魔女の谷」エリアの設計図の一部です。 pic.twitter.com/uDmp3bnNF4
— 大村秀章 (@ohmura_hideaki) May 31, 2019
The biggest surprise from the press conference came with the unveiling of the new park logo, which was created by the two living co-founders of Studio Ghibli (sadly, the third co-founder, Isao Takahata, passed away last year). Legendary director Hayao Miyazaki created the first word “ジブリ” (“Ghibli”) while his longtime producer friend Suzuki created the second word “パーク” (Park).
今回の合同記者会見にあたって、スタジオジブリの鈴木総合プロデューサーがサプライズで用意してくださったジブリパークのロゴです。「ジブリ」の文字は宮崎駿監督、「パーク」の文字は鈴木プロデューサーの作です。 pic.twitter.com/dCYFWA4weR
— 大村秀章 (@ohmura_hideaki) May 31, 2019
合同記者会見後にスタジオジブリの鈴木総合プロデューサー、中日新聞社の大島社長と大村と。ジブリパークのロゴも一緒に。愛知県庁講堂にて。 pic.twitter.com/9bfw54cYJa
— 大村秀章 (@ohmura_hideaki) May 31, 2019
Suzuki also prepared a Ghibli Park poster for the press conference, with the logo on the bottom left, a flower in the foreground, and an image of Aichi Prefecture’s EXPO Park (once the site of the 2005 World EXPO, now the location for Mei and Satsuki’s house and the new Ghibli theme park) in the background.
▼ Across the poster is the message “Make efforts, now“.
同じくサプライズで用意してくださったポスターです。実際に愛・地球博記念公園で撮影された自らの写真に、「力を尽くして、いざ。」と鈴木総合プロデューサーの言葉が書かれています。文字どおり、力を尽くして頑張ります! pic.twitter.com/g0Z2zA8c2w
— 大村秀章 (@ohmura_hideaki) May 31, 2019
This message, written in Suzuki’s own hand, acts as a motto for the three partners behind the project, who are now charged with making every fan’s Ghibli dreams come to life and meeting the park’s opening date goal of autumn 2022.
▼ Until then, we’ll have to make do with official concept art of the park.
【続報】スタジオジブリが作成したデザインです(提供:愛知県) #ジブリパーク pic.twitter.com/xxb2xQbprj
— 東海テレビニュースONE (@tokai_newsone) April 25, 2018
According to the Aichi Prefectural Government, construction for the Youth Hill, Large Warehouse, and Dondoko Forest Areas will begin in 2020, with a projected opening date of 2022. Mononoke’s Village and Witches’ Valley will begin construction in 2021, with opening scheduled for 2023.
After visiting the limited-time Ghibli exhibition in Tokyo, which honoured the works of Suzuki and Studio Ghibli, we have high expectations for the upcoming Ghibli Park in Aichi Prefecture. Here’s hoping the giant talking Yubaba and Zeniba heads from that exhibition will be taking up permanent residence at the park when it opens in a few years!
Sources: Net Lab, Hachima Kikou
Featured image: Twitter/@ohmura_hideaki
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