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A theme park in central Japan devoted to the world portrayed in Studio Ghibli’s animation movies such as “My Neighbor Totoro” and “Spirited Away” said Wednesday it will display a Citroen 2CV car once used by their director Hayao Miyazaki later this month.
The French classic car will be exhibited at Ghibli’s Grand Warehouse, one of the five areas of the park located in Nagakute, Aichi Prefecture. Also on display from Jan. 29 will be a manga by Miyazaki, co-founder of Studio Ghibli Inc., illustrating how he purchased the car to drop off and pick up his child at a nursery and gradually fell in love with it.
“We would like to cherish it as a treasure of Ghibli Park forever,” Aichi Gov. Hideaki Omura told a press conference. The theme park was constructed by the prefectural government on the site of the 2005 World Expo.
Aichi Gov. Hideaki Omura announces in Nagoya on Jan. 22, 2025, that Japanese anime director Hayao Miyazaki’s beloved Citroen 2CV car will be displayed at Ghibli Park in Nagakute in the central Japan prefecture. (Kyodo)
Goro Miyazaki, son of the legendary director, said in a statement, “The 2CV car is no longer used by the Miyazaki family but it is packed with memories. I hope it will be cherished in Ghibli Park for the years to come.”
Omura also said tickets for accessing single areas will be sold from April onward. Previously, there were only tickets covering multiple areas.
The Valley of Witches, featuring movies “Kiki’s Delivery Service” and “Howl’s Moving Castle,” became in March last year the last of the five areas to open.
The other areas include Mononoke Village based on “Princess Mononoke,” the Hill of Youth featuring films such as “Whisper of the Heart,” and Dondoko Forest themed on “My Neighbor Totoro.”
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