Props to boingboing blog Tonari no TotoroA replica of the Kusakabe residence, the house featured in Hayao Miyazaki's 1988 animated masterpiece My Neighbor Totoro, will be built for EXPO 2005 being held in Aichi, Japan, from 25 March - 25 September, 2005.
It will be constructed within the woods of the Expo site using techniques of the early Showa era and will undergo artificial aging. The furnishings will also be made to reflect the movie as faithfully as possible within the woods of the Expo site. Visitors will be able to freely explore the house, looking inside closets and chests and touching things, just like the heroines Satsuki and Mei did in the film when they first arrived at the house.
More info and picturesIf you are really into the manga scene (and hey who isn't) you'll want to visit:
The Ghibli MuseumLooks who there - Life size
