Film & TV / NewsFilm & TV / NewsThe Studio Ghibli theme park confirms its 2022 opening dateThe attraction is still on track to open on time, despite coronavirus disrupting its constructionShareLink copied ✔️July 25, 2020July 25, 2020TextThom Waite Good news, Studio Ghibli fans: the animation studio’s theme park is still set to open its gates in 2022 as originally planned, despite delays to construction due to coronavirus. Specifically, the park is planned to open in autumn 2022, as reported by Sora News 24 last week. Located in Japan’s Aichi Prefecture, the park will be split into five distinct zones. Three – based on locations from Whisper of the Heart, Spirited Away, and My Neighbour Totoro, respectively – are currently under construction. Two other areas are yet to start construction: Witch Valley, which will apparently draw from both Howl’s Moving Castle and Kiki’s Delivery Service, and Mononoke Village, which is modelled after locations in Hayao Miyazaki’s environmental epic, Princess Mononoke (obviously). Recently, a campsite planned to open in 2021 in Japan’s Uga Valley also drew obvious comparisons to some of the breathtaking locations in Princess Mononoke. Though it’s not explicitly tied to Studio Ghibli, the Hygge Circles Ugakei site is definitely an alternative for fans wanting to experience a version of the films firsthand. Obviously, 2022 is still a long way off, and even then travelling to Japan might not be an option. In the meantime, you can revisit the prototype images for the official Ghibli park from 2018, or watch all of the studio’s films at home, since they came to Netflix earlier this year. 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