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'Lembah Penyihir' di Taman Ghibli Dibuka dengan Meriah

Mar 18 (News On Japan) - Ghibli Park telah meluncurkan area barunya 'Valley of Witches' pada hari Sabtu, yang menarik banyak penggemar untuk merasakan keajaibannya.

Area kelima Ghibli Park, 'Valley of Witches', diresmikan dengan upacara yang dihadiri oleh Goro Miyazaki, sutradara dari Studio Ghibli, pada pagi hari tanggal 16.

'Valley of Witches' bertemakan film-film seperti 'Kiki's Delivery Service' dan 'Howl's Moving Castle', yang menampilkan lanskap kota bergaya Eropa. Acara ini juga memperkenalkan atraksi pertama di taman ini, termasuk komidi putar.

Dengan pembukaan 'Valley of Witches', Taman Ghibli di Prefektur Aichi kini beroperasi penuh, menyambut kunjungan para penggemar Ghibli yang mengenakan kostum karakter film-film studio tersebut. Sutradara Goro Miyazaki menyatakan harapannya bahwa Taman Ghibli, termasuk Valley of Witches yang baru, akan terus dicintai oleh pengunjung dalam jangka waktu yang panjang.

by https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RatGRNdfTMY

Source: FNN

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