Totoro no Mori

Cute!

Very cute although I wouldn’t go out of my way for it. I suspect it was created by the Ryuo restaurant people to attract more diners, but it works.

Feels like you are in Hayao's world.

I visited there with 3 friends of mine in the beginning of June. It was the best season and beautiful weather in a Japan's rural village. Green rice field everywhere and blue sky above mountains are u...

A must visit for Totoro Fans

The original bus stop had been moved across the street due to a previous storm which caused some damage. In Japan, all bus stops have names. This bus stop in the mountains in Tabaru district, Ume, Sa...

It's not a big deal.

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I think you can go if you come close, but I think there is nothing to go all the way. I didn't eat the restaurant nearby, but it looks delicious so I would like to go there.

１０ It's been a few years since I visited again!

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　１０ I visited for the first time in several years. At the time of my first visit, I felt that there was a handmade guide board in the section of about ３ km from the "Totoro intersection" of the national highway ３２６ to the site, but this time there was no such display. When I visited on this day, the location of the bus pavilion and the cat bus was different from when I first visited, but the atmosphere of the quiet riverside "Totoro no Mori" remained the same. The color of the maple along the river was Zui 々 fresh green ...