Did you know you can visit Mei’s house from Totoro in real life?

A painstakingly realistic re-creation of Mei’s house was created in what is now Ghibli Park outside of Nagoya in Aichi Commemorative Park. In the park, you can visit Satsuki and Mei’s house in the park.

The house has been recreated in extraordinary detail. You sign up for a time slot and they give you a tour. That, however, is where similarities to other tours end. Unlike normal recreated gems like this, the tour allows you to open drawers, Mei’s backpacks, look in books and really explore the space. They have a strict no photography policy – which I think is great as it probably makes you really enjoy the space more instead of focusing on the perfect Instagram shot.

Links:

• https://www.boredpanda.com/my-neighbor-totoro-satsuki-mei-house-japan/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=organic
• https://www.kanpai-japan.com/satsuki-and-mei-totoro-house
• https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/satsuki-and-meis-house