Japanese Grandparents Create Life-Size Totoro Bus Stop For Grandkids via My Modern Met [Shared]

Japanese Grandparents Create Life-Size Totoro Bus Stop For Grandkids via My Modern Met

The image features a large, gray statue resembling a character from a popular animated film, standing in a rural setting with mountains in the background. Two children are interacting with the statue, one touching it and the other standing beside it. The statue has large, round eyes, a small mouth, and a round body with a pattern of scalloped lines on its belly. A sign in Japanese is visible to the left of the statue, reading "のびは 湯之元," which translates to "Totoro's Hot Spring." The scene is bathed in soft, warm light, suggesting it is either early morning or late afternoon. The background includes a hazy mountain range, trees, and a clear sky, creating a serene atmosphere.</p>

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Totoro is a hallmark character created by Studio Ghibli, Japan’s beloved animation studio. The plump bodied, wide smiling magical creature’s most iconic image is that of him waiting for an unusual bus in the rain. The magic of that scene (featured in the 1988 film My Neighbor Totoro) has been a spark of nostalgia, imagination, and inspiration for a variety of creatives. Such is the case for a pair of grandparents in Takaharu, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan. The couple—who is in their 70s—decided to recreate the magic of the film by designing a Totoro replica for their grandchildren.

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