The Natural World of My Neighbor Totoro
Located in Nagakute City, east of Nagoya City, it takes about 40 minutes to get there from Nagoya Station or Sakae Station by subway or other public transportation.
1. "Yuran Shokai"
Located in Nagakute City, a suburb of Nagoya City, Yuran Shokai has a nostalgic and leisurely atmosphere.
2. Ghibli Park in Aichi Expo Memorial Park in Nagakute City, Aichi Prefecture, has always been a hot topic.
3. The Ghibli Museum is a real building that embodies the imagery of director Hayao Miyazaki, but Ghibli Park is fundamentally different. It is the Aichi Expo Memorial Park that allows Ghibli to be integrated into it.
4. Tickets are by reservation only.
5. At Ghibli, visitors can step into a fairy tale world, tour the animated scenes that are restored to a 1:1 scale, enter Howl's Moving Castle, and visit Totoro's house.
6. Hayao Miyazaki's world begins with My Neighbor Totoro
The world of My Neighbor Totoro is recreated in the park where the Aichi Expo was held more than 10 years ago in Nagakute City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
The park covers an area of about 200 hectares and has recreated the lush and environmentally friendly natural world seen in My Neighbor Totoro since early 2020.
The home of the sisters in My Neighbor Totoro has attracted a lot of attention.
My Neighbor Totoro is a representative work of Hayao Miyazaki released in 1988. The image of "Totoro" has become the symbol of Studio Ghibli. The warm family animation tells a simple yet magical story.
Hayao Miyazaki's feature-length animated film My Neighbor Totoro is meant to be a happy and heartwarming movie.
In an interview in 1988, he said, "It's not nostalgia. Depicting the beauty of living in the green and encountering living things is an important gift for today's children. I want to tell everyone what true wealth is."