Thanks to Google maps japan this link will take you inside Sayama Forest, the very woods we are helping to save!! Take a virtual stroll and be very sure to keep on walking down the path … after a few clicks as the road veers to the left, you’ll see a very familiar friend. Amazing! 
How cool – I just took a stroll though Sayama Forest on my lunch break! I see a large lake nearby – is that part of the forest land?
what the!?
did you see Totoro sitting on the side of the street as you walk a few steps up?
Yes I took the whole stroll – even saw the guy on the trail!
I was looking at the underlying map (not streetview) when I saw the lake -It’s huge, with a dam — most likely miles away. So, since I can’t read Japanese…
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