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Gavin Blair in Tokyo

No fun rides but plenty of spirit: Studio Ghibli offers anime fans a new walk in the park

A Ghibli Park visitor sits next to the No-face (Kao-nashi) character from the movie Spirited Away.
A Ghibli Park visitor sits next to the No-face (Kao-nashi) character from the movie Spirited Away. Photograph: Franck Robichon/EPA

Fans of Studio Ghibli have begun flocking to a new theme park based on films made by the beloved anime hit factory that opened in Japan this week.

Set in a little over seven hectares of green parkland in Aichi prefecture, about 250km west of Tokyo, Ghibli Park has no rollercoasters or other rides. Its aim, instead, is to immerse visitors in the worlds created by the studio’s co-founder and director, Hayao Miyazaki.

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