Germany Miniature Wunderland, Hamburg: Essentially a fantastic model railway complex where trains trundle through Hamburg (pictured) and a number of other countries and regions, including the Alps.

The opening scenes of the video will nearly convince viewers they are peering into an actual Japanese village, but around 0:35, the camera pulls back to reveal the giant face of a smiling blonde boy.

This new model honors the film, which was deemed culturally, historically and aesthetically significant by the Library of Congress in 1999, as well as a town that came together to preserve a landmark.

When the U.S. banned imports from Japan and Germany during World War II, the villages slowly disappeared from American homes in the 1950s and 1960s.

Notwithstanding occasional examples in Germany, Japan and the US, the model village — of which Bekonscot and Bourton-on-the-Water are the most significant examples — is a peculiarly English, ...

Making Models of Villages; Characteristic Settings in Miniature Being Prepared Here of English, Scotch, Irish, French, Japanese, Philippine, Turkish, Boer and Other Towns to Be Seen at Madison ...