Real-Life Locations That Inspired Studio Ghibli Films

Studio Ghibli movies, like "Spirited Away" and "My Neighbor Totoro", feel so real because they are often based on real places.

You can visit these places!

For example, "Spirited Away"'s bathhouse is based on Dogo Onsen in Japan.

"My Neighbor Totoro"'s forest comes from Sayama Hills in Japan.

"Howl’s Moving Castle" was inspired by the town of Colmar in France.

The magical forests in "Princess Mononoke" come from Yakushima Island in Japan, and Ponyo’s town is based on Tomonoura in Japan.

Finally, "Kiki’s Delivery Service"'s city is inspired by Visby, Sweden.

So if you want to feel like you're in a Ghibli movie, you can actually go there!