Hong Kong girls rush to Okayama for the Miyazaki exhibition! Ride the Totoro bus + Hong Kong girls really have to worship + Howl’s Moving Castle secret tips with Shinkansen money-saving hacks 🇯🇵

### Title: "Hong Kong Girls Rush to Okayama for the Miyazaki Exhibition! Ride the Totoro Bus + Howl’s Castle Secrets with Shinkansen Money-Saving Tips 🇯🇵"

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Opening 💃
"Help~ This April you don’t have to fly to Tokyo to see the Totoro bus! Okayama is hosting the **Miyazaki Exhibition** with a giant Totoro, secrets behind Howl’s Moving Castle, and the world’s first public display of original manuscripts! I personally tested it from Takamatsu/Hiroshima and it’s super convenient.

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### 📅 Exhibition Quick Guide: Dates + Location + Tickets
- **Dates**: April 1 to April 30, 2024 (**Open every day!**)
- **Location**: Okayama Prefectural Museum of Art (8-minute walk from Okayama Station)
- **Admission**:
→ Adults ¥2,500 | Children ¥1,200 | Free under 3 years old

- **Opening Hours**: 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM (Last entry 4:30 PM)

**⚠️ Lesson Learned:**
Recommend going on weekday mornings to cut queue time in half~

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### 🚄 Best Way to Get There? Transportation Tips from Hiroshima/Takamatsu
1. Hiroshima → Okayama
- **Shinkansen**:
→ Hiroshima Station → Okayama Station (30 minutes, ¥6,000)
→ Buy the "Hiroshima-Okayama Shinkansen + Exhibition Ticket" combo for ¥1,500 off!
- **Bus**:
→ Hiroshima Bus Center → Okayama Station (2 hours, ¥2,800), cheap but slow, don’t try if your legs aren’t strong~

2. Takamatsu → Okayama
- **JR Limited Express**:
→ Takamatsu Station → Okayama Station (1 hour, ¥3,300)
→ **Money-saving tip**: Take the local train (2 hours, ¥1,900), but it’s a pain to sit for that long...
- **Driving**:
→ Rent a car for about ¥6,000/day, drive straight over the Seto Ohashi Bridge (1.5-hour drive)

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### 🎨 Must-See Exhibition Spots: Hong Kong Girls’ Top Photo List
1. Ride the Totoro Bus!
"The world’s first **1:1 giant Totoro bus**, and you can actually sit on it and pretend to be Mei! The key: **the fur all over really looks like the cartoon, and if you stand outside, you’ll notice the scenery outside the windows keeps changing 🥹
I was so moved I almost cried.
Went back to the hotel and immediately watched Totoro again 😝

2. Howl’s Moving Castle Mechanism Puzzle
"Discover how the castle ‘walks and moves’! The exhibition has interactive models where you press buttons to see the gears turn, and how Howl’s Moving Castle was built from scratch. It’s really touching. There’s also an interview revealing **Miyazaki father and son’s secret quarrels** ~🔥"

They are both true artists. People always think Miyazaki Hayao is the strictest, but looking at the manuscripts, his son’s drawings are really beautiful.

3. Top Secret Manuscripts + The Cat Returns Original Drafts
"First public display of **The Cat Returns storyboard drafts**, showing the original design of the Baron! Also, collaboration notes between Miyazaki Hayao and his son Goro, with tons of hilarious doodles ~😹"

4. Totoro “Toilet Paper Countryside” Model
"Perfectly recreated the Kusakabe house! Even the **toilet paper rolls** in the Kusakabe family’s bathroom are insanely detailed. There’s a hidden spot: open the cupboard and you’ll see the dust bunnies! ✨"

Look closely at the photos, you’ll see the houses are super detailed, even the lighting simulates real countryside shadows.
If Miyazaki isn’t a detail freak, no one is.

5. Miyazaki Park Design Blueprints
"Get a sneak peek at the **unreleased areas of Aichi Ghibli Park**! Put on a headset and step right into the ‘Bathhouse’ from Spirited Away ~🎭"

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### 🛍️ Souvenir Shopping: Limited Edition Must-Buys
- **Must Grab No.1**: T-shirts
- **Hidden gems**: Lots of beautiful fridge magnets and coasters

**Hong Kong Girl Tips 💅**:
→ Rush to the souvenir shop as soon as it opens! Many items sell out by afternoon~
→ Bring an extra reusable bag, paper bags cost an extra ¥200, not worth it!

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### 🚨 Okayama One-Day Trip Plan: Time-Saving Route
1. **9:30 AM** Rush to the Miyazaki Exhibition
2. **12:30 PM** Eat “Momotaro Don” at Okayama Station (¥1,500, includes white peach juice)
3. **2:00 PM** Okayama Castle + Korakuen Garden (10-minute tram ride, entrance ¥800)
4. **5:00 PM** Stop by AEON Mall for last-minute shopping (next to Okayama Station, 24-hour discount store)

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**Hashtag Hit Moments**
> #RidingTheTotoroBusWasMyChildhoodDream #MiyazakiExhibitionMadeMeTearUp
> #HowlsCastleIsBuiltLikeThis #CatReturnsManuscriptsMakeMeWantToStealThem

**Interactive Spot 💬**
"Did anyone else cry facing the Totoro bus? Or did you snag limited edition souvenirs? Share your Miyazaki touching moments below~ 👇"

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**Attached: Okayama Exhibition Location**
If you want more “Hong Kong girl hilarious quotes” or itinerary tweaks, just let me know! 😜🎨

Hong Kong girls even took a ¥2,000 taxi to the wrong place, then rushed back to the city center just to see this Miyazaki exhibition.
They really didn’t even have time to eat.

Give this Hong Kong girl lots of hearts, she took tons of photos.
Actually, there are many places in the background you wouldn’t recognize.
It’s really worth going, Hong Kong girls really got teary-eyed.

#MiyazakiHayao #DirectorMiyazaki #OkayamaMiyazakiGarden