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Beautiful new dangling Totoro socks let the Ghibli mascot sway with every step[Photos]
- Casey Baseel
Jun 28, 2026 - Tweet
Lacework designers turn their talent to Totoro for adorably fashionable socks and clutch bag.
- Japan
- (anime • bags • cute • fashion • Ghibli Museum • Ghibli Museum Online Shop • manga • My Neighbor Totoro • socks • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
Ghibli Museum building becomes a cuddly cushion
- Oona McGee
Mar 25, 2026
Now you can literally hug a Ghibli building.
- Japan
- (anime • anime merchandise • architecture • art • beautiful • building • buildings • Cake House • Catbus • cool • cushion • cute • design • Ghibli • Ghibli Museum • manga • merchandise • Studio Ghibli)
Studio Ghibli releases the My Neighbour Totoro tea caddy, with a magical self-closing lid
- Oona McGee
Mar 24, 2026
A unique product handmade by traditional craftsmen at Kyoto’s Kaikado, Japan’s oldest tea caddy manufacturer.
- Japan
- (anime • anime merchandise • beautiful • craftsmen • cute • design • Ghibli • Ghibli Museum • green tea • japanese design • Japanese traditional crafts • Kaikado • Kyoto • manga • matcha • merchandise • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • Studio Ghibli • tea • tea caddy • tea cannister • tea container • Totoro • traditional crafts)
Create a tiny Ghibli anime world on your bookshelf with new miniature papercraft art kits
- Oona McGee
Mar 23, 2026
Star characters from Ghibli short film Mr Dough and the Egg Princess play inside these mini museums.
- Japan
- (anime • anime merchandise • anime short • art • art kit • beautiful • cute • Ghibli • Ghibli Museum • Ghibli shorts • Mamma Aiutto • manga • merchandise • miniature • miniatures • Mr Dough and the Egg Princess • short films • Studio Ghibli)
Ghibli Museum clock is now yours to take home with you
- Oona McGee
Oct 20, 2025
New product will make you feel like you’ve ripped the clock right out of the wall.
- Japan
- (anime • anime merchandise • beautiful • clock • clocks • cute • Ghibli • Ghibli Museum • manga • merchandise • mosaic • Studio Ghibli)
Totoro ocarinas on sale from Ghibli Museum online shop, and no two are exactly alike【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Aug 11, 2025
Earthenware flutes include bilingual instructions, sheet music to play the My Neighbor Totoro opening theme song.
- Japan
- (anime • Ghibli Museum • instruments • manga • music • My Neighbor Totoro • ocarina • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
Tom Cruise visits Ghibli Museum, poses for photo with Totoro
- Casey Baseel
May 12, 2025
Mission: Adorable.
- Japan
- (anime • celebrities • Ghibli Museum • manga • Mission Impossible • Mission Impossible The Final Reckoning • movies • My Neighbor Totoro • Studio Ghibli • Tom Cruise • Totoro)
Totoro sequel anime short inspires cuddly T-shirt, adorable plushies at Ghibli Museum shop【Pics】
- Casey Baseel
Feb 19, 2025
Mei and the Baby Catbus lineup includes spooky but cute “Ghost Totoro.”
- Japan
- (anime • Catbus • cute • Ghibli Museum • manga • Mei and the Baby Catbus • My Neighbor Totoro • plushies • shirts • Studio Ghibli • t-shirts • Totoro)
Ghibli Museum coffee now available to purchase online
- Oona McGee
Dec 11, 2024
Exclusive Studio Ghibli blend, crafted with the help of a Kyoto coffee specialist.
- Japan
- (anime • cafe • coffee • Ghibli Museum • museums • shop • Straw Hat Cafe • Studio Ghibli)
Studio Ghibli releases anime art calendars for 2025
- Oona McGee
Aug 27, 2024
Make every day a Ghibli day with characters from 23 films, including My Neighbour Totoro.
- Japan
- (anime • calendars • Castle in the Sky • Ghibli Museum • Hayao Miyazaki • Kiki's Delivery Service • Laputa • My Neighbor Totoro • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
Ghibli Museum’s Summer Stand lets you get a taste of Ghibli fun even if you don’t have a ticket
- Casey Baseel
Aug 10, 2024
Advance tickets are absolutely required and tough to get for Tokyo’s Ghibli Museum, but on certain summer days there’s a special event for the ticketless too.
- Japan
- (anime • Ghibli Museum • museums • Studio Ghibli • tourism • travel)
Draw like a Studio Ghibli anime artist with exclusive watercolour set approved by Hayao Miyazaki
- Oona McGee
Aug 2, 2024
Set includes a specially made box of Holbein paints containing colours used by the director.
- Japan
- (anime • anime art • anime merchandise • art • artists • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • drawing • Ghibli • Ghibli Museum • Hayao Miyazaki • merchandise • painting • shop • Studio Ghibli • watercolor • watercolour)
High-fashion Totoro cuddle purse is like an elegant stroll in the forest【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Jul 25, 2024
Totoro proves he can be adorable and elegant.
- Japan
- (anime • bags • fashion • Ghibli Museum • Hayao Miyazaki • My Neighbor Totoro • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
Studio Ghibli adds new The Boy and the Heron figurines to its lineup in Japan
- Oona McGee
Jul 14, 2024
The grey heron and the grannies are here to protect you with their magical charms.
- Japan
- (anime • art • figures • figurines • Ghibli • Ghibli Museum • Hayao Miyazaki • merchandise • shopping • Studio Ghibli • The Boy and the Heron)
Studio Ghibli releases fluffy My Neighbour Totoro T-shirts that’ll have you touching your chest all day long
- Oona McGee
Jul 9, 2024
New flocked designs created by a skilled craftsman.
- Japan
- (anime • anime merchandise • art • cute • Ghibli • Ghibli Museum • Hayao Miyazaki • merchandise • My Neighbor Totoro • shopping • souvenirs • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
A Sumo Wrestler’s Tail: Studio Ghibli short anime film gets a new merchandise collection
- Oona McGee
Mar 7, 2024
Now you can own some of Ghibli’s rarest and cutest anime characters.
- Japan
- (A Sumo Wrestler's Tail • anime • anime art • anime merchandise • anime movies • art • Chu Zumo • cute • Ghibli • Ghibli Museum • Ghibli shorts • Hayao Miyazaki • merchandise • movies • shopping • souvenirs • Studio Ghibli)
Recreate the Ghibli Museum at home in cute miniature form
- Oona McGee
Mar 2, 2024
New Miniature Art range also includes individual kits for the museum’s Cat Bus, Robot Soldier and Totoro in the ticket window.
- Japan
- (anime • anime art • anime merchandise • art • Catbus • cute • Ghibli • Ghibli Museum • Hayao Miyazaki • merchandise • mini • miniature • My Neighbor Totoro • paper craft • papercraft • robot soldier • shopping • souvenirs • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
Ghibli Museum’s rooftop Robot Soldier captivates fans as snow falls in Tokyo【Video】
- Oona McGee
Feb 7, 2024
“Guardian of the Ghibli Museum” looks like it’s stepped straight out of the anime movie.
- Japan
- (anime • Castle in the Sky • cool • Ghibli • Ghibli Museum • Hayao Miyazaki • Laputa • Laputa: Castle in the Sky • Mitaka • robot soldier • snow • snow in Tokyo • Studio Ghibli • Tokyo • twitter • videos)
Ghibli Soot Sprite stickers use special Japanese washi paper for sticky realism
- Oona McGee
Jan 22, 2024
Plus, they only need water to adhere to surfaces.
- Japan
- (anime • cool • cute • Ghibli Museum • Hayao Miyazaki • makkurokurosuke • My Neighbor Totoro • Soot Sprite • stickers • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
Ghibli Museum now lets you bring features of the building home with you…in cute miniature form
- Oona McGee
Oct 24, 2023
Wooden sign magnets are the newest addition to the “Tiny Ghibli Museum” collection.
- Japan
- (anime • anime art • anime merchandise • art • cute • Ghibli • Ghibli Museum • Hayao Miyazaki • magnets • merchandise • mini • miniature • shopping • signs • soot sprites • souvenirs • Studio Ghibli)
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