Aug 21, 2013

Fujiko F. Fujio 80th Anniversary Exhibition

Tokyo Tower celebrated the 80th anniversary of Fujiko F. Fujiso with the special light up for four days from 7/18.
 
The exhibition “Fujiko F. Fujio 80th Anniversary Exhibition” (creator of Doraemon) was also started from 7/19 at Tokyo Tower. I believe there is no people who doesn't know Doraemon in Japan. Doraemon is one of the most famous animation character in Japan. The exhibition will continue to 10/6/2013.
On Friday night after work,  my friend and I went to see the exhibition.The time we got there was around 700PM and didn't see much people there. First, the staff told us to take the elevator to the top floor.
Just got off the elevator, life sized Doraemon figures welcome us. Each of them holds a different secret gadget which he always pulls out from his four dimensional pocket.



"ANKI PAN"                          "TAKEKOPUTA"
"Anki Pan" is one of the gadget what I wanted the most in my childhood. This is the fantastic gadget you can remember every word written on a slice of bread in a second right after you eat it. I never thought how many slices I had to eat, but I always thought about it before the exam.

"Takekoputa" is the flying gadget, and you can put it on your head when you want to fly. This is one of the most famous gadget, and you can see it many times in its manga, animation and movies.
It's cute to see them from behind.

It was prohibited to take a picture inside the exhibition such as original drawing. Down to the fourth floor, there is a another entrance for the exhibition. Once we got inside, the staff announced us the SF movie will start soon. Well, SF is not the abbreviation of Science Fiction…it is the abbreviation of “Sukoshi Fushigi,” that means a little bit mysterious(maybe). 
SF theater is one of the main attractions which is the first indoor 4D projection mapping in Japan. I felt like I was in the Doraemon's world for a while, but it made me dizzy a little bit at the same time.

There is another fun attraction, and it is called "NARIKIRI Chara Hiroba" where is the only place we are allowed to take a picture inside the exhibition. There are some imitated manga scene from Fujiko F. Fujio's manga, and we can be the hero or sub character. If you knows his manga well, it must be really fun. We were so much excited and got tired after we took the pictures... 

We were planning to go up to the Tokyo Tower after we see the exhibition, but we spent about 2 hours there and got exhausted... I will see the night view from the Tokyo Tower next time I visit there.
There is a souvenir shop and we got Doraemon's favorite "Dorayaki."