Characters galore -- and all piggy banks!
戸倉上山田温泉にある西沢貯金箱館の８月３１日までの展示会はキャラクターの貯金箱です。館内を見させて頂きましたが、キャラクターの展示会として面白いし、全部が貯金箱だという事を考えれば、凄いです。
とにかく、西沢さんは本当にこれだけのキャラクターをよく揃いました。私にはなじみやすいスター・ウォーズやスタートレックとか、子供のころに見ていたアニメのフリントストーンズやスピーディー・ゴンザレス。日本のンキャラクターももちろんたっぷり展示してあります：明治時代からの土びなのからバルトン星人まで。
大人も子供大喜び。
なおかつ、全部は貯金箱ですよ。驚きます。
一個一個は説明がちゃんとついていますし、展示がうんと上手です。この夏は是非、西沢貯金箱館を楽しんでください。
The Nishizawa Piggy Bank Museum here in Togura Kamiyamada Onsen is displaying a wide assortment of popular character-based piggy banks now through August 31st. I had the chance to view the display, and was pleasantly surprised at how fun it was to see all the characters.
Some of the piggy banks were of characters near and dear to my heart, like Star Wars and Star Trek as well as some cartoon characters I enjoyed as a kid: the Flintstones, Speedy Gonzales and so many more. Then there are the hundreds of Japanese-based characters. Everything from clay piggy banks dating back to the Meiji era to ones of space alien Baruton, Ultraman's traditional foe. And that's not to mention all of the 'cute' characters Japan is so famous for.
And each one is labeled with detailed information and displayed in a very professional style.
Just enjoying the characters as characters is fun, but it's amazing to think that each and every one is a piggy bank.
This summer, come and enjoy Japan's fascination with characters through piggy banks!
西沢貯金箱館のＨＰはこちら Click here for Nishizawa Piggy Bank Museum's website.
