Film & TV / NewsFilm & TV / NewsTake a sneak peek at the Studio Ghibli theme parkIt looks absolutely magicalShareLink copied ✔️April 26, 2018April 26, 2018TextAnna Cafolla A dream for any anime superfans, a Studio Ghibli theme park is opening in 2022, and we can now get a first look at what it’s going to be like. Situated near Nagoya, Japan, the Studio Ghibli amusement park’s front gate will reflect the designs of Howl’s Moving Castle. There will also be a ‘Big Ghibli Warehouse’ with exhibition spaces, a theatre, and play areas. As Kotaku reports, it will also feature a replica of Whisper of the Heart’s antique shop and attractions based on the stories of Howl’s, My Neighbour Totoro, and Kiki’s Delivery Service. Areas of the park are called ‘Dondoko Forest’ (a nod to Totoro), ‘Witch Valley’, and ‘Princess Mononoke village’. Fantastical installations of spirits – spiders, boars, and more – will be erected throughout the park. New images from the local government illustrate the proposed plans for the theme park. The legendary Japanese animating house, created by Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata, already has the very popular Ghibli museum, situated just outside of Tokyo. This new park will be built on the Expo 2005 Aichi Commemorative Park, according to the Aichi government. Projected costs have not been released. We recently reported that Ghibli co-founder Isao Takahata, the filmmaker behind The Tale of Princess Kaguya (2014), Grave of the Fireflies (1988), Only Yesterday (1991), and more magical films, passed away aged 82. Miyazaki recently began screening Boro the Caterpillar, his first anime in five years, at the Ghibli museum. Ex-Ghibli staffer Hiromasa Yonebayashi, who created When Marnie Was There and The Secret World of Arrietty, recently released his dazzling Mary and the Witch’s Flower with his new company, Studio Ponoc. Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREGetting to the bottom of the Heated Rivalry discourseMarty Supreme and the cost of ‘dreaming big’Ben Whishaw on the power of Peter Hujar’s photography: ‘It feels alive’Atropia: An absurdist love story set in a mock Iraqi military villageMeet the new generation of British actors reshaping Hollywood Sentimental Value is a raw study of generational traumaJosh Safdie on Marty Supreme: ‘One dream has to end for another to begin’Animalia: An eerie feminist sci-fi about aliens invading MoroccoThe 20 best films of 2025, rankedWhy Kahlil Joseph’s debut feature film is a must-seeJay Kelly is Noah Baumbach’s surreal, star-studded take on fameWatch: Owen Cooper on Adolescence, Jake Gyllenhaal and Wuthering Heights