Watching the fanciful films of Studio Ghibli, it’s all too easy to imagine yourself transported to these far-off worlds of fantasy.
(On special request from environmental conservationist Miyazaki, the park will not disturb any of the area’s pre-existing plant or animal life.)
The EXPO Park already contains a sizable nod to Ghibli, hosting a scale replica of the cozy little house from My Neighbor Totoro, but this will offer a fuller realization of Miyazaki’s utopian vision.
That dream has now inched closer to reality, as worthy competition emerges to rival the insane-sounding Avatar theme park that opened earlier this week.