Now you can literally hug a Ghibli building.  Studio Ghibli is famous for conjuring up fantastical buildings in the anime world, but in Tokyo you can find a real-world Ghibli building, at the Ghibli M

**Now you can literally hug a Ghibli building. **

Studio Ghibli is famous for conjuring up fantastical buildings in the anime world, but in Tokyo you can find a real-world Ghibli building, at the **Ghibli Museum. **As you might expect from an architectural design overseen by the studio, the museum building has splashes of colour, gentle curves and charming features that make it seem like it’s a living, breathing character, and visitors enter it through what’s known as the “Cake House”

Image: Ghibli Museum

Seen on the right of the photo above, the structure that houses the entrance really does resemble a cake, with a garden of greenery providing a splash of colour on top. The plump symmetry gives the Cake House a wonderful sense of cuteness and character, so much so that you might feel the urge to throw your arms around it – something you can now do, thanks to the new Cake House cushion.

This beautiful product takes all the charming features of the Cake House and plumps it up with true-to-life detail.

▼ The white plaster walls, for instance, wrap right around to the back of the cushion.

▼ The windows on each side are also beautifully replicated.

▼ Up top is the garden in bloom.

In front, we have all the main details – the curved door canopy, with round lamps on either side, and a beautiful wooden door with acorns, the Catbus, and Totoro’s sillhouette depicted in the stained glass. Up top are the words “三鷹の森ジブリ美術館” (“Mitaka no Mori Ghibli Bijutsukan” [Mitaka Forest Ghibli Museum“]), the official name of the museum that references its** forest-like location in Mitaka’s Inokashira Park**.

At 30 x 34 x 18 centimetres (11.8 x 13.4 x 7 inches), the Cake House cushion is satisfyingly large so you can easily cuddle up to it. The museum suggests using it as a lap cushion to rest your book on while reading, or using it as a comfortable nap pillow. It also recommends hugging it tight at the end of a long day, so its soft touch will “soften and lighten your body and mind”.

Even when you’re not cuddling up to the Cake House, it will bring a beautiful air of Ghibli enchantment to any room just by being there. Priced at 5,940 yen (US$37.53), the cushion can be purchased at the Mamma Aiutto store inside the museum and online while stocks last.