Shizuoka Hobby Square grand opening on June 11th
A new museum of plastic models and dioramas was open in front of Shizuoka station south exit on the 3rd floor of South Pot Shizuoka on this 11th.http://hobbysquare.jp/index.html
I was happily enough to join a training program of a new “tour-guide” system of AISO (Asia Inbound Sightseeing Organization) and visited the new museum on its very ground opening day on 11th.
Shizuoka prefecture in the Tokai Rigion of or Chubu Japan, a central region, is famous for its world leading hi- tech companies of automobiles, motorcycles, music instruments , such as Yamaha .Yet, The prefecture is also well-known for its renowned toy manufacturers of plastic models, radio-controlled cars, – airplanes, and splendid dioramas, such as Tamiya, Aoshima , Bandai, and others .
The Square is associated with such models, toys, motorcycles,and picturesof those companies.
I was personally reminded of good old memories of those items which I eagerly assembeld and played in my childhood such as Aoshima’s robot model.
The museum also includes a souvenior store which sells some of the exhibited items. I made up my mind to buy some of the items which I really liked and some visitors bought those items there.
What was the most impressive is The chairperson of Tamiya was there and I spoke to him and exchanged our business cards. Some journalists who accommpanied us for our coverage also interviewed him.
In addition, the Square will sometimes host special exhibitions of artworks of famous artists of those items.
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