Ever wish you could dive into the world of the Ghibli movies to go on exciting adventures? Below are 16 real-world locations that are rumored to have inspired the movies:
Kiki’s Delivery Service
Gotland Island, Visby, Sweden

Stockholm, Sweden

Spirited Away
Jiufen, Taiwan

Dōgo Onsen (hot springs)
Ehime, Japan

Porco Rosso
Dubrovnik, Croatia

Zakynthos Island, Greece

Castle in the Sky: Laputa
Caernarfon Castle, England

Beng Mealea (Temple Ruins), Cambodia

Howl’s Moving Castle
Alsace, France

Nausicaa of the Valley of Wind
Kata Tjuta (Valley of the Winds), Australia

Hunza, Pakistan

Crimea peninsula, Ukraine

Princess Mononoke
Yakushima, Japan

The Secret World of Arrietty
Seibi-en, Aomori, Japan

Ponyo
Tomonoura, Hiroshima, Japan

My Neighbor Totoro
Totoro’s Tree, Japan

Which do you want to visit? While Spirited Away isn’t my favorite Ghibli movie (that award goes to Castle in the Sky), is definitely looks like the best vacation!
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This is a really fantastic post with amazing pictures! Hope to see more details and some fun trivia soon!
Caernarfon Castle that inspired Laputa is actually in Wales, NOT England….so could you please change it?
For kikis delivery service, check out Troy, NY in addition to stockholm. The resemblance is very uncanny. Especially the aerial shot of the two bridges. Maybe troy and stockholm use the same architecture.