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Nagano Trip Day 2 Azumino Chihiro Art Museum

安曇野ちひろ美術館。ずっと来たくて、やっと叶いました。チビ達は公園のトットちゃん広場にある電車の教室に大興奮。ずっと本を読んだり電車ごっこ。紙飛行機を作ったりして、広い公園を満喫。美術館に入ったらお腹が減ったとまずはカフェでおやつ。展示は興味がなさそうだけれど、面白そうな絵本が沢山。おやゆびひめの挿絵など記憶にあるなと思い出しながら、私は作品を鑑賞しながら、戦争の頃の話から次第に涙腺が緩くなってしまい、絶筆となった赤ちゃんの絵がなんだか切なくて。結局4時間強滞在し、もう一度読みたくなって、お土産に『窓際のトットちゃん』を購入。小学校の頃に読んで、私もこんな学校だったら毎日通うと思ったな。

https://chihiro.jp/azumino/ 

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