やなせたかし展 人生はよろこばせごっこ

■会期：2025年7月11日(金)～8月24日(日) 会期中無休

■開館時間：10:00～19:30 (入館締切：閉館30分前)

■入館料(税込)：
一般 1,000円(800円)
高・大学生 800円(600円)
小・中学生 500円(300円)
※高・大学生の方は学生証をご提示ください。
※( )内は前売料金。「障害者手帳」をご提示のご本人さまとご同伴者1名さまは、当日料金より200円割引。

■前売：
【販売期間】2025年5月30日(金)～7月10日(木)
【販売場所】当館チケット窓口(休館日を除く)、チケットぴあ(Pコード687-171)、ローソンチケット(Lコード53204)

■主催：美術館「えき」KYOTO、京都新聞

■協力：公益財団法人やなせたかし記念アンパンマンミュージアム振興財団、株式会社やなせスタジオ、株式会社フレーベル館、株式会社サンリオ

■後援：NHK京都放送局

■企画協力：世田谷文学館

■企画制作：NHK財団

■協賛：
株式会社アガツマ、稲垣服飾株式会社、株式会社金正陶器、四国旅客鉄道株式会社、株式会社ジョイパレット、株式会社セガ、アートトランジット株式会社

■特別協賛：
仙台アンパンマンこどもミュージアム＆モール、横浜アンパンマンこどもミュージアム、名古屋アンパンマンこどもミュージアム＆パーク、神戸アンパンマンこどもミュージアム＆モール、福岡アンパンマンこどもミュージアム in モール、株式会社ACM、伊藤産業株式会社、株式会社バンダイ、株式会社バンダイナムコエクスペリエンス、株式会社不二家、レック株式会社

This first major traveling exhibition celebrates Yanase Takashi (1919-2013), the creator of Anpanman. A consummate entertainer, Yanase was a multifaceted artist who worked as a manga artist, poet, children’s book author, illustrator, graphic designer, and editor. For him, bringing joy to others was life’s greatest pleasure.

Through his harsh wartime experiences, separation from family, and encounters with various people, Yanase constantly asked himself, “Why are we born, and how should we live?” His answer emerged in the form of a hero who, though perhaps not cool or flashy, could offer bread—anpan—to those truly in need.

To commemorate the 30th anniversary of The Anpanman Museum in 2026, this exhibition features original artwork organized into themed sections: Understanding Yanase Takashi, Manga, Poetry, Picture Books/Yanase’s Fairy Tales, and Anpanman. We invite you to experience these inspiring works that continue to give us courage.

Born in Kochi Prefecture in 1919. After graduating from the Tokyo Polytechnic High School of Craft and Design (Currently Chiba University Faculty of Engineering), he joined the advertising department of pharmaceutical company Tokyo Tanabe Co., Ltd. Following military service, he worked as a magazine editor at The Kochi Shinbun. In 1947, he moved to Tokyo and worked in the advertising department of Mitsukoshi Ltd. before becoming a freelance manga artist in 1953. His creative pursuits expanded to include stage design, songwriting, and radio and television production. In 1967, he won the Shūkan Asahi Manga Award for Boō-shi (Mr. Bō). In 1973, he became editor-in-chief of The magazine Poem & Machen (Sanrio) and published “Anpanman” in Froebel-Kan’s monthly Kinder ohanashi ehon (Children’s Storybook). In 1988, the animated TV series Soreike! Anpanman began broadcasting, achieving nationwide popularity. His works include the song “Tenohira wo taiyō ni” (The Palm of Your Hand to the Sun) (1961) and the picture book Yasashī raion (The Gentle Lion, Froebel-Kan, 1975) among many others. He passed away in 2013 at the age of 94.

■Museum「EKi」KYOTO (Kyoto Station Building 7th Floor)

■Exhibition dates: Friday, July 11th 2025 to Sunday, August 24th, 2025(open every day)

■Opening Times: 10:00 am to 7:30 pm (latest entry 7:00 pm)

■Entry fee (tax incl.): General 1000 yen (800 yen), high school and university students 800 yen (600 yen) *Present your student ID, junior high school and elementary school students 500 yen (300 yen).

Please note that prices indicated in brackets apply to advance purchase tickets.

■Advance purchase ticket sales dates: Friday, May 30th, 2025 to Thursday, July 10th, 2025

Advance tickets may be purchased at Museum「EKi」KYOTO (excluding days museum is closed), or through Ticket

PIA (P-Code：687-171 ), Lawson Ticket (L-Code：53204) and other major ticket sellers.