"On one of my visits to Ghibli a couple of years ago, Miyazaki-san drove me over to a nearby park and we went walking. I don't speak Japanese and he doesn't speak English, but we didn't need to talk; we just strolled along together, enjoying the woods and the beautiful old buildings." -John Lasseter.
This is my sketch of their walk through Samaya Forest that inspired Totoro.
This is my sketch of their walk through Samaya Forest that inspired Totoro.