Moominvalley Park’s summertime Umbrella Sky event is now on, with 1,200 colourful umbrellas lined up above a 200-metre-long walking path. This year's display is themed on designs from the Moomin picture book The Dangerous Journey, published in 1977. The beautiful stretch of colourful translucent umbrellas creates stunning light and shadow effects. Some of the umbrellas even feature different Moomin characters.
The installation is supervised by world-renowned textile designer Masaru Suzuki. After the event, these umbrellas will be upcycled into new products by sustainable fashion brand Plasticity. The items will be sold from early October at the park's souvenir shop.
On June 5, 12, 19, 26 and July 3, kids can listen to the story of The Dangerous Journey on the second floor of the entertainment facility Kokemus (in Japanese only). Storytime starts at 3pm each day. A variety of souvenirs themed on the story are sold on the first floor of the same building, where you can also create your own Moominvalley x Umbrella badge for ¥500.
Moominvalley Park is open from 10am-5pm, Sat, Sun & holidays from 10am-6pm.