

I've already kind of sorted out all the other mysteries of this movie but only
this painting thing is killing me.

[![The
painting](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Tq1d6l.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Tq1d6.jpg)

What is that painting? What's the story behind it? Why does it actually exist
in the first place? And most importantly, what is the relationship between
Chiaki and that painting?


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What is the significance of the painting in The Girl Who Leapt Through Time?


The painting contains the formula to time travel.

As said by Auntie witch:

> This painting was drawn hundreds years ago in a time of war and famine.
>
> Why did someone draw this painting when the world was on the verge of
> destruction?

The most plausible answer to that question is that the painting contains the
time travel formula.

Also, as seen in the movie [_Time Traveller: The Girl Who Leapt Through Time_
(2010)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Traveller:_The_Girl_Who_Leapt_Through_Time),
Auntie witch discovers the formula trying with different kind of herbs. The
painting contains those herbs and the quantity needed.

In the first movie [_The Little Girl Who Conquered Time_
(1983)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toki_o_Kakeru_Sh%C5%8Djo_\(1983_film\)),
the time traveler says to Auntie witch that they are trying with different
herbs to perfect the formula.

So, according to those facts, that is my answer. The painting contains the
formula to time travel.


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