Sankei Paper Craft Diorama Studio Ghibli Kiki's Delivery Service Guchokipanya

Product description

Introducing Studio Ghibli-inspired diorama, realistically reproducing Gütiokipänjä bakery (prononunced Guchokipanya), operated in Koriko in the Kiki’s Delivery Service movie.

Indulge yourself in an assembly of delicately laser-cut hard paper to create cute miniatures without the need for painting. This miniature art kit replicates the bakery, which is first seen by Kiki when she is travelling through Koriko on her first day. As she rests at the balcony outside the bakery, Osono runs out with a pacifier a customer had dropped.

This set will keep you engaged for hours, estimating approx. 18 hours of assembling time, and it’ll be great for someone who’s had previous experience in assembling dioramas, given the challenging difficulty level - it’s worth it!

Product features

• Diorama / paper craft
• Features Studio Ghibli - movie Kiki’s Delivery Service
• Reference assembly time: 18 hours
• Difficulty Level: ****
• Dimensions Size (W x D x H): Approx. 4.9 x 5.5 x 3.0 inches
• Great as a gift for Studio Ghibli fans
• Set Contents: Guchokipanya (Gütiokipänjä) bakery

Further Information

Gütiokipänjä (Guchokipan-ten), pronounced Guchokipanya), is a bakery in Koriko owned and operated by Osono and her husband Fukuo, as seen in the film, Kiki’s Delivery Service.

The bakery and storefront can be found on the ground level, while Osono and her family’s living quarters are on the second floor; they also provide a place for Kiki to stay in an old guest quarters. The name is a pun off roshambo (rock [gu], scissors [choki], paper [pa]) and bakery [panya] although the name is not referred to in the film.

A bakery named Bokcaféet Porten found on Östra Tullgränd, Visby, Sweden helped inspire the film’s setting. According to background artist Hiroshi Ono, "The bakery was based on the setting, but we didn’t really encounter any wooden structures during our research trip. I was impressed by the chimneys that turn the wind direction so I use that for the bakery chimney." Katsuya Kondō also contributed several image boards of everyday life in the bakery.

A real-life Gütiokipänjä bakery inspired by the film and Eiko Kadono’s original story could be found at Lake Hamana in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. Beneath the large ’Welcome’ sign are two figurines of Kiki and Jiji. Over fifty types of bread are available every day, including bread made from local delicacies. The interiors are soft and natural, decorated with wood elements similar to the version seen in the 1989 animated film. The second floor contains a dine-in area and decorations that evoke a traditional European bakery.