Ghibli Park
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Current status shows nothing happening yet at the "Youth Hill" area of the upcoming theme park. Here's a description of that area:

Also known as Hill of Youth, this section is based partially on Howl’s Moving Castle. Located at the park’s north entrance, you’ll find a yellow gate and an observation tower, complete with nineteenth-century objects from Howl’s Moving Castle. This section also features European-style brick buildings and buildings reminiscent of the Seiseki-Sakuragoaka Tokyo neighborhood antique shop from Whisper of the Heart.

Sources: https://www.instagram.com/p/B_ryx9zJ8dI/ and https://www.jrailpass.com/blog/studio-ghibli-theme-park#Youth_Hill

Any movement on this? I would love to work on this one.

The Aichi Prefecture government announced that the theme park's approximate cost is 34 billion yen (31 billion for construction of all five areas and 3 billion for design and planning). It is estimated that there will be approximately 1.8 million visitors a year once all five areas are opened.

Newly released concept art:







Sources: https://www.asahi.com/articles/ASN246W20N24OIPE023.html and https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXMZO55242800U0A200C2L91000/ and https://www.pref.aichi.jp/uploaded/life/271598_953576_misc.pdf

Construction is scheduled to begin in July 2020 with an opening in Fall 2022! The theme park will be divided into five areas, three of which will be completed upon opening and the other two the following year in 2023.

Source: https://www.chunichi.co.jp/article/aichi/20200111/CK2020011102000050.html

More concept art from Studio Ghibli









Sources: https://www.fashion-press.net/news/39343 and https://www.excite.co.jp/news/article/Mainichi_20200205k0000m040126000c/

Is there a design company working with Ghibli?

News from Japan on the park:

https://www.likejapan.com/travel/%e5%90%89%e5%8d%9c%e5%8a%9b%e4%b8%bb%e9%a1%8c%e5%85%ac%e5%9c%92-%e6%84%9b%e7%9f%a5%e7%b8%a3-%e5%9c%b0%e5%9c%96-%e8%a8%ad%e6%96%bd-2022%e5%b9%b4/

Ghibli Park will be located on a 200-hectare plot of land on which the 2005 World’s Fair was held near Nagoya, Japan. The focus will be on bringing Studio Ghibli to life in a way that allows parkgoers to also enjoy nature.

Concept art and park map:







Sources: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-40128846 and https://generacionghibli.blogspot.com/2018/04/studio-ghibli-presenta-las-primeras.html and http://anime.reactor.cc/tag/Howl%2527s%2BMoving%2BCastle/new/10 and https://kotaku.com/first-look-at-the-studio-ghibli-theme-parks-official-co-1825523519 and https://www.seejapan.co.uk/press-releases/consumer/2017/06/02/studio-ghibli-theme-park-location-announced

Status: announced