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Grandparents create life-size Totoro sculpture for grandkids, now a beloved attraction

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Jan 06, 2025
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My Neighbor Totoro

Two grandparents in Takaharu, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan, created this incredible life size Totoro sculpture next to a bus stop for their grandkids.These wonderful grandparents created the sculpture by hand in 2020, and you can see parts of their process here.

The sculpture is a recreation of a scene where Totoro, an iconic character fr…

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