Join me as I travel across Japan to uncover the places which inspired Studio Ghibli's "Spirited Away". From stunning bathhouses, to an ancient festival which Hayao Miyazaki used as the basis of his iconic Spirit World.

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music
Footprints Ardie Son (Artlist)
Penance warmkeys (Artlist)
Beyond ANBR (Artlist)
Renewal The David Roy Collective (Artlist)
A Tender Heart The David Roy Collective (Artlist)
Lifelines Nobou (Artlist)
Heirloom Jakub Pietras (Artlist)
Murmuring Yehezkel Raz (Artlist)
Many Years Ago idokay (Artlist)
Proximity Roie Shpigler (Artlist)
Landing on the Ground Instrumental Version Yehezkel Raz (Artlist)
Waiting and Hoping Lance Conrad (Artlist)
A Journey in Time Nobou (Artlist)
Theory of Lost Memories Marco Martini (Artlist)
Sophisticated Nostalgia Nobou (Artlist)
Daisho Two Swords Roie Shpigler (Artlist)
Moon Waltz 2nd Movement Francesco DAndrea (Artlist)
Angel’s Kiss HUKU (Slip.stream)
Driving Home Noam Zaguri (Artlist)

timestamps
00:00 Intro
01:37 Part One
10:34 Part Two
15:40 Part Three
22:50 Epilogue

sources
Books:
Starting Point: 19791996 Hayao Miyazaki
Turning Point: 19972008 Hayao Miyazaki
Mixing Work with Pleasure: My Life at Studio Ghibli Toshio Suzuki
Studio Ghibli: Architecture in Animation Studio Ghibli
Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of World War II John Dower

Essays:
Spirited Away: Film of the Fantastic and Evolving Japanese Folk Symbols Noriko T. Reider

Websites:
https://shimotsukimatsuri.com/english/
https://bakemono.lib.byu.edu/

Documentaries:
The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness Mami Sunada (TOHO)
The Making of Spirited Away (Disney)
Spirited Away: Human Document Breathe Life into Pictures Hayao Miyazaki (NHK)

Films:
Spirited Away Hayao Miyazaki (Studio Ghibli)
Princess Mononoke Hayao Miyazaki (Studio Ghibli)
The Wind Rises Hayao Miyazaki (Studio Ghibli)
Kiki's Delivery Service Hayao Miyazaki (Studio Ghibli)