Sun.
The Prince of the Star Museum will close at the end of March next year.
Sad. One more shine of children’s literature…gone.
It seems that today’s junior high school students and younger know very little about “The Little Prince” and even when they do read it, it doesn’t ring a bell.
When I first heard this story, I thought, “What? but when I listened to the story carefully, I realized that “allegory” and “metaphor” did not resonate with them. To put it simply, it seems to be a bit muddled.
Perhaps, in this age of social networking, short and direct expressions are more valued. Just as symbolic poetry declined in the world of poetry in the past, so too is this wave coming to the world of children’s literature.
And not only in Japan, but also in Europe. I hear that the sales of the original “Moomin series,” the giant star of Scandinavian literature, have fallen considerably (data not verified).
Fables are the heart of children’s literature.
Returning to the topic of direct expression, it is the same reason why the Prince of Persia Museum has closed and USJ and Disneyland, which also turned fantasy worlds into reality, are thriving.
The reason is that they offer a plethora of stimulating attractions and experiential experiences. If all you have to offer is exhibitions at museums and art galleries, children may be bored out of their minds.
On the other hand, I don’t like the idea of a Flying Dinosaur in the Prince of Wales Museum.
As for myself, although I love the world of letters (I used to send luxury bound books as gifts), I also like to try to embody that worldview and excitement in a realistic setting, like the Anpanman Museum, no matter how childish it may sound.
I am sure that from there, they will come back to the world of letters (pictures) someday.
By the way, Ghibli Park, which is expected to open on November 1, is really going to be okay….
The moon in the afternoon gently floats in the distance
