Dali Totoro Bus Stop

Taiwan loves Totoro, the iconic star of Miyazaki’s animated classic My Neighbor Totoro. Known locally to Chinese speakers as either Duōduōlóng (多多龍 or 豆豆龍) or Lóngmāo (龍貓, literally “dragon cat”), Totoro recently appeared on the streets of Taichung alongside Chibi and Chu Totoro, numerous makkuro kurosuke (soot sprites) and No-Face (who appeared in Spirited Away). These life-sized, fan-made sculptures have drawn so much interest that the site even appears on Google Maps.

Date CapturedMay 11th, 2015 at 08:56 UTCCameraNIKON D3100LensAF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED IIApertureƒ / 5.6Shutter Speed1/200 secFocal Length22.0 mmISO400Exposure Value12.6 EVOriginal Size1920 × 1280

Date CapturedMay 11th, 2015 at 08:55 UTCCameraNIKON D3100LensAF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED IIApertureƒ / 6.3Shutter Speed1/250 secFocal Length20.0 mmISO400Exposure Value13.3 EVOriginal Size1920 × 1280

Date CapturedMay 11th, 2015 at 08:55 UTCCameraNIKON D3100LensAF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED IIApertureƒ / 5.6Shutter Speed1/200 secFocal Length23.0 mmISO400Exposure Value12.6 EVOriginal Size1920 × 1280

The original report on Taiwanese news can be found here. Many more photos alongside commentary in Chinese can be found here, here, here, here, and here.

Unfortunately it seems as if the site was cleared around 2021, and these sculptures are no more.