Cat Bus starts operating in central Japan park

NAGAKUTE, Japan, March 16 Kyodo -A low-speed electric vehicle modeled after the Cat Bus from Studio Ghibli's anime film "My Neighbor Totoro" runs in the Expo 2005 Aichi Commemorative Park in Nagakute in Aichi Prefecture on March 16, 2024. The service started the same day in the central Japan park, which houses the Ghibli theme park.(Kyodo)

Cat Bus starts operating in central Japan park

Cat Bus starts operating in central Japan park

A low-speed electric vehicle modeled after the Cat Bus from Studio Ghibli's anime film "My Neighbor Totoro" runs in the Expo 2005 Aichi Commemorative Park in Nagakute in Aichi Prefecture on March 16, 2024. The service started the same day in the central Japan park, which houses the Ghibli theme park.

Cat Bus starts operating in central Japan park

Cat Bus starts operating in central Japan park

A low-speed electric vehicle modeled after the Cat Bus from Studio Ghibli's anime film "My Neighbor Totoro" runs in the Expo 2005 Aichi Commemorative Park in Nagakute in Aichi Prefecture on March 16, 2024. The service started the same day in the central Japan park, which houses the Ghibli theme park.

[Breaking news] Cat Bus electric vehicles at central Japan park

NAGAKUTE, Japan, Feb. 27 Kyodo - Cat Bus low-speed electric vehicles, inspired by the animation film "My Neighbor Totoro," are parked at Expo 2005 Aichi Commemorative Park in Nagakute in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Feb. 27, 2024. (Kyodo)

Cat Bus electric vehicle at central Japan park

Cat Bus electric vehicle at central Japan park

A Cat Bus low-speed electric vehicle, inspired by the animation film "My Neighbor Totoro," is driven at Expo 2005 Aichi Commemorative Park in Nagakute in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Feb. 27, 2024.

Cat Bus electric vehicles at central Japan park

Cat Bus electric vehicles at central Japan park

Cat Bus low-speed electric vehicles, inspired by the animation film "My Neighbor Totoro," are parked at Expo 2005 Aichi Commemorative Park in Nagakute in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Feb. 27, 2024.

Cat Bus electric vehicles at central Japan park

Cat Bus electric vehicles at central Japan park

Aichi Gov. Hideaki Omura (2nd from R) rides on a Cat Bus low-speed electric vehicle, inspired by the animation film "My Neighbor Totoro," at Expo 2005 Aichi Commemorative Park in Nagakute in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Feb. 27, 2024.

Work to build Ghibli park gets underway

Work to build Ghibli park gets underway

(From L) Studio Ghibli Inc. president Kiyofumi Nakajima, Aichi Gov. Hideaki Omura and Chunichi Shimbun president Uichiro Oshima attend a groundbreaking ceremony on July 28, 2020, for a theme park based on the Studio Ghibli animations, to be created at the 2005 Aichi Expo commemorative park in Nagakute in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan. The Ghibli park is planned to partially open in the fall of 2022.

Work to build Ghibli park gets under way

Work to build Ghibli park gets under way

(From L) Goro Miyazaki, a film director and son of renowned director Hayao Miyazaki, Studio Ghibli Inc. president Kiyofumi Nakajima, Aichi Gov. Hideaki Omura and Chunichi Shimbun president Uichiro Oshima attend a groundbreaking ceremony on July 28, 2020, for a theme park based on the Studio Ghibli animations to be created at the 2005 Aichi Expo commemorative park in Nagakute in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan. The Ghibli park is planned to partially open in the fall of 2022.

Work to build Ghibli park gets under way

Work to build Ghibli park gets under way

(From R) Aichi Gov. Hideaki Omura, Studio Ghibli Inc. president Kiyofumi Nakajima and Chunichi Shimbun president Uichiro Oshima attend a groundbreaking ceremony on July 28, 2020, for a theme park based on the Studio Ghibli animations, to be created at the 2005 Aichi Expo commemorative park in Nagakute in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan. The Ghibli park is planned to partially open in the fall of 2022.

Work to build Ghibli park gets under way

Work to build Ghibli park gets under way

Aichi Gov. Hideaki Omura speaks at a groundbreaking ceremony on July 28, 2020, for a theme park based on the Studio Ghibli animations to be created at the 2005 Aichi Expo commemorative park in Nagakute in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan. The Ghibli park is planned to partially open in the fall of 2022.

Work to build Ghibli park gets under way

Work to build Ghibli park gets under way

Aichi Gov. Hideaki Omura speaks at a groundbreaking ceremony on July 28, 2020, for a theme park based on the Studio Ghibli animations to be created at the 2005 Aichi Expo commemorative park in Nagakute in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan. The Ghibli park is planned to partially open in the fall of 2022.

Work to build Ghibli park gets under way

Work to build Ghibli park gets under way

Photo taken July 28, 2020, shows visual images of facilities at a planned theme park based on the Studio Ghibli animations, to be built at the 2005 Aichi Expo commemorative park in Nagakute in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan. The groundbreaking ceremony was held the same day for the park, planned to partially open in the fall of 2022.

Work to build Ghibli park gets under way

Work to build Ghibli park gets under way

Photo taken July 28, 2020, shows the construction site at the 2005 Aichi Expo commemorative park in Nagakute in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, for a theme park based on the Studio Ghibli animations, planned to partially open in the fall of 2022.

My Neighbor Totoro

My Neighbor Totoro

Undated file photo shows Satsuki and Mei's House, inspired by Hayao Miyazaki's popular animation film "My Neighbor Totoro," in the 2005 Aichi Expo commemorative park in Nagakute in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo