Museum · Mitaka

Ghibli Museum, Mitaka 三鷹の森ジブリ美術館

Hayao Miyazaki's whimsical museum on the edge of Inokashira Park: a hand-built labyrinth of animation workshops, a giant Catbus and an exclusive short film. Tickets are sold only in advance via Lawson Ticket.

Hours10:00–18:00 (timed entry)

ClosedTuesdays (with exceptions), year-end, periodic maintenance

PriceAdult / university student (19+): ¥1,000
Ages 13–18: ¥700
Ages 7–12: ¥400
Ages 4–6: ¥100
Under 4: Free

Getting thereMitaka Station (JR Chuo Line, South Exit), 15 min walk or community bus

Time needed2–3 hours

Best timeFirst (10:00) entry on weekdays

Address1-1-83 Shimorenjaku, Mitaka City, Tokyo

Websiteghibli-museum.jp/en

About

Designed by Miyazaki himself, the Ghibli Museum is less a museum than a storybook house of spiral staircases, stained glass, tiny doors and rooftop gardens, with the motto 'Let's get lost together'. The ground floor explains how animation works with spinning zoetropes, while upstairs recreates a cluttered animator's studio full of sketches, reference books and paints. Children 12 and under can climb on a plush Catbus; everyone can visit the five-metre Robot Soldier from Castle in the Sky on the roof. The Saturn Theater screens a short film made exclusively for the museum, rotating monthly. Tickets are only sold through Lawson Ticket (the official overseas and Japanese site), released at 10:00 JST on the 10th of each month for the following month, and they sell out within hours for weekends. There is no ticket booth at the museum.

Highlights

Saturn Theater short films that can only be seen here
Five-metre Robot Soldier from Castle in the Sky on the rooftop garden
Life-size plush Catbus for kids
Recreated animator's workroom with original sketches
Straw Hat Cafe and the Mamma Aiuto gift shop with museum-only goods

Tips

Book on Lawson Ticket at 10:00 JST on the 10th of the prior month; have the passport name ready, it is checked at the door.
The entry time is fixed (10:00, 12:00, 14:00, 16:00) but you can stay until closing once inside.
Walk through Inokashira Park from Kichijoji Station (about 20 min) instead of taking the Mitaka shuttle bus.
Photography is banned indoors, enjoy it, then shoot on the rooftop.
Check the calendar for maintenance closures that can last two weeks.

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