Beautiful Studio Ghibli coin/card cases recreate scenes and props from anime classics [Photos]

What better place to carry your train pass than inside No Face’s Spirited Away train ride? In Japan, the vast majority of transactions involve either coins or a card.

Yen coins go all the way up to 500 yen (US$3.15) in denomination, so it’s inevitable that you’re going to accumulate a handful of change if you’re using cash to buy things or pay for meals, and rechargeable train pass cards like Suica can also be used for purchases at shops and restaurants.

So if you’re traveling in Japan, a card or coin case is a handy thing to have, and a Ghibli anime case is a handy thing to have that’s also awesome .

Studio Ghibli specialty shop Donguri Kyowakoku has designed a series of combination coin/card cases featuring artifacts and characters from some of their most beloved animated films.

Starting things off is this embroidered trio of No Face, Boh, and Yu-Bird taking a ride on the train seen in Spirited Away .

The reverse side of the case features the film’s name and an understated illustration, and when you open up the zipper, and you’ll find two compartments inside, allowing a layer of organization for different types of coins or cards.

Other charming details include Boh and Yu-Bird taking a nap on the extendable strap’s connecting-piece reel and a caterpillar-shaped zipper pull.

An especially clever design point is that the windows on the train are actually see-through , adding to the illusion that the characters are actually passing by scenery outside their train carriage. ▼ Though Boh and Yu-Bird are kind of in the emperor of Japan’s seat .

Next up we have another Ghibli character depicted in his most memorable setting: Calcifer peeking out from a cast-iron frying pan.

The Howl’s Moving Castle fire spirit is in the middle of cooking up the hearty breakfast seen in the movie, one of the most mouthwatering of all Ghibli meals.

Fittingly, the zipper pull for this pouch is shaped like a spoon, while the strap-connecting piece is a recreation of the multicolored dial next to the castle’s front door that allows the dwelling’s entrance to magically connect to different locations.

The Calcifer pouch is the only one we’re looking at today with only a single shared interior section, so we’re back to two compartments for the My Neighbor Totoro case.

Instead of being shaped like the cuddly studio mascot himself, this pouch is modeled after the container of caramels that sisters Mei and Satsuki share some snacks from early in the movie while they ride in the back of the moving truck on their way to their new home in the most idyllic of Ghibli countrysides.