MANILA, Philippines – There’s a new Ghibli park and it’s not in Japan, where fans of the renowned Asian animation film studio can visit. A town in northern Philippines introduced last Friday, November 17, a Japan-inspired Christmas village in time for this year’s holiday season. The “Ghibli-inspired Paskuhan sa Bayambang” (Christmas in Bayambang) launched in Pangasinan, a four-hour drive or 300 kilometers north of the capital. Similar to the Ghibli theme park in Aichi, Japan, which opened to anime fans and tourists only over a year ago, this public park has popular Ghibli characters such as Totoro, Cat Bus, No-Face, Yubaba, Moro, Jiji, Laputian Robot, and a Howl’s Moving Castle, among others, where visitors can take selfies with the anime…
Published Date: 2023-11-25
Source: Rappler
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