{
  "id": 12082426,
  "title": "Make-your-own-Totoro plushie workshop event coming to Ghibli Park park this fall",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/make-your-own-totoro-plushie-workshop-event-coming-to-ghibli-park",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-05T05:00:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "SoraNews24",
    "slug": "soranews24",
    "url": "https://soranews24.com/2026/10/05/make-your-own-totoro-plushie-workshop-event-coming-to-ghibli-park-park-this-fall/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Studio Ghibli's Ghibli Park park in Aichi Prefecture is set to host a workshop where visitors can create their very own Totoro plushie. This event, part of the park's fall schedule, is designed for individuals aged 6 and above and involves attaching eyes, adding an accessory leaf, stuffing the plushie with cotton, and sewing it up. Upon completion, participants can take their Totoro home to hug. With eight sessions scheduled across two days (November 21 and 22), reservations are being made through an online lottery system to gauge high demand. Tickets for Ghibli Park are not necessary, but the popularity of this workshop means applicants must enter an online lottery from October 7 to 12, with winners notified on October 16. While the Aichi Commemorative Park sessions are limited to 32 participants, there are similar events held at the Izu Teddy Bear Museum in Shizuoka Prefecture and the Nasu Teddy Bear Museum in Tochigi Prefecture, allowing visitors from both locations to participate.",
  "summary": "Why build a bear when you could build a Totoro? I don’t think it’s really going out on a limb to speculate that “people who want to visit Japan’s Studio Ghibli anime theme park” and “people who want to hug Totoro” are two groups with a whole lot of overlap. I’m not saying the Venn […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}