Ghibli Theme Park

Ghibli Theme Park
to open in 2020 in Nagakute, Aichi Prefecture near Nagoya.
And note that the Tokyo Olympics is in 2020.

There is also a Ghibli Museum at Mitaka near Tokyo,
http://www.ghibli-museum.jp/en/

and according to the BBC, many fans visit a bathhouse in Kyoto city which was the inspiration for the Oscar-winning anime Spirited Away.
http://decodingkyoto.policy-science.jp/sento/index.php?category=shops&target=nishiki-yu

I think that is a stretch, as more likely models exist in Dogo Onsen in Matsuyama
http://www.onozomi.com/2015/09/24/5-best-spots-for-ghibli-fan/
and in Sekizenkan Ryokan in northwestern Gunma Prefecture
https://allabout-japan.com/en/article/120/
(An interesting theory puts the inspiration for the setting of Spirited Away in Taiwan -- see separate link.)

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http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/06/01/business/ghibli-theme-park-scheduled-open-former-aichi-expo-site-2020s

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