"Zen and Studio Ghibli" Kyoto Exhibition Tickets | Heron and Boy

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What is the "Zen and Studio Ghibli" Kyoto exhibition?

• The "Zen and Studio Ghibli" Kyoto exhibition is an immersive exhibition based on the book "Zen and Studio Ghibli," a collection of conversations between Studio Ghibli producer Toshio Suzuki and a Zen monk.

• The exhibition is not simply a retrospective of animated works, but rather a space that can be personally entered and slowly experienced through the values ​​and situations that repeatedly appear in the world of Studio Ghibli, transforming the spirit of "Zen" that is not easy to express in ordinary times.

• The core work is Hayao Miyazaki's 2023 film "The Heron and the Boy," which won the 96th Academy Award and set a record for the largest number of overseas viewers in Studio Ghibli's history.

• This exhibition deliberately avoids providing standard answers; what viewers see and think is their own interpretation.

• The venue was chosen to be Kyoto, a city where Zen temples and Zen culture are still naturally integrated into the daily landscape, making a stroll through the streets after leaving the exhibition hall an extension of the exhibition experience.

What can you experience at the "Zen and Studio Ghibli" Kyoto exhibition?

• The exhibition centers on director Hayao Miyazaki's latest work, "The Heron and the Boy," and connects Studio Ghibli's previous works. Through classic lines and stills from each film, as well as calligraphy works by producer Toshio Suzuki, the exhibition presents the "Zen" perspective hidden in the world of Studio Ghibli from multiple angles.

• Those seemingly ordinary dialogues, the silences when characters are confused, and the blank spaces left in the landscape are rediscovered through the arrangement of the exhibition, becoming entry points for reflection.

• Toshio Suzuki's calligraphy uses the strokes and power of the characters to concretize the Zen sayings mentioned in the conversation, making it the part of the exhibition that is closest to "Zen" itself.

• It is recommended to slow down and walk freely, like taking a leisurely stroll, without rushing to find conclusions; lingering a little longer in front of a particular line of dialogue or a piece of calligraphy is often the best way to experience the exhibition.

• After leaving the exhibition hall, the Zen temples and street scenes of Kyoto itself are also suitable for continuing this tranquility.