Planet Tokyo

Hayao Miyazaki, the movie director of Studio Ghibli, says that he was inspired a lot by the nature of Tokorozawa, Saitama when he created one of his greatest works My Neighbor Totoro. He has been living there for a half century.

The movie portrays the ‘50s but there are still many forests like the one in the movie even today. Some of them are called Totoro’s Forest. I pedaled to the area and ended up in Totoro’s Forest #2. It looks like there are dozens of forests named Totoro’s Forest and their nature is protected by donations through the Foundation of Totoro’s Hometown. I respect their efforts.

I really enjoyed the peaceful atmosphere over there. I hope you guys feel it through the lens.

4 years ago | [YT] | 0