Japanese Custom Pins

1. Hayao Miyazaki-Ghibli Studio

If we want to talk about Japanese animation, we must mention his iconic character, Hayao Miyazaki. In an obscure grey building outside Tokyo, Japan, he has white hair and white beard, big black-framed glasses and beige suspenders. In the eyes of children, he is the grandfather who painted Totoro, Spirited Away and Ponyo; in the eyes of environmentalists, he is a staunch anti-nuclearist; in the eyes of right-wingers, he is a [traitor" of Japan; and in the heart of all peace-minded people in the world, he is a master animator with a conscience.

His animation [spirited away" won the 75th academy award for best feature-length animation and won the 87th honorary Oscar for lifetime achievement in 2015.

Hayao Miyazaki founded Ghibli Studio in 1985, the most famous of which was the 1988 animated film [My Neighbor Totoro," in which the big Totoro became the Ghibli Studio logo and mascot at the beginning of each Ghibli Studio film.

Ghibli Studio`s boutique in Kyoto is filled with cute anime memorabilia!!!