My Neighbor Totoro

となりのトトロ

Type

anime

Creator

Hayao Miyazaki

Year

1988

Publisher

Studio Ghibli / Toho

An animated film about two sisters who encounter forest spirits in rural Japan. Features a large camphor tree with a shimenawa rope and a small shrine.

Related Shrines

shinmei-jinja-tokorozawa

Fan Connection

Shrines in the Sayama Hills area of Tokorozawa, Saitama. The Sayama Hills are widely acknowledged as inspiration for the Totoro forest. The 'Totoro no Mori' preservation area is nearby.