Ghibli Museum, Mitaka

Information

Ghibli Museum was designed by Hayao Miyazaki, Japan's top animation director known for his Academy Award winning "Spirited Away". Visitors are welcomed by Totoro and other characters from his animation films. The museum exhibits the process of making animation films. At the movie theater in the museum, short movies that are only available here are shown. There are also a Neko Bus (Cat Bus) Room for little kids, a coffee shop, and a museum shop.
Visitors need to purchase tickets in advance to enter the museum. The tickets can be purchased at LAWSON convenience stores in Japan or designated local travel agencies in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea, North America, Europe and Australia.

Opening Hours

Admission allowed from 10:00, 12:00, 14:00, or 16:00 (Specified date and time on the ticket)

Closed

Tuesdays
Year-end and New Year's holidays

Price / Entrance Fee

1,000 yen (General, Adult)
700 yen (Student)
400 yen (Child)

Access / Public Transport

15 minutes walk from JR Mitaka Station
15 minutes walk from Kichijoji Station on the JR lines or Keio Inokashira Line (IN17)
15 minutes walk from Inokashira-koen Station on the Keio Inokashira Line (IN16)

Address / Location

1-1-83, Shimorenjaku, Mitaka-shi, Tokyo, 181-0013

Tweets

Brooke Arynn @BrookeArynn - 2019-07-22: @JanelleMonae Take the rainbow bridge train line to Odaiba; Nakano Broadway (super weird!); Ghibli Museum in Mitaka… https://t.co/ifArdwI8xl
Shila_Pathar🌈 (she/her) @shila_pathar - 2019-07-22: @PoseySessions I don’t have a cat but here’s a photo of a folder with a Catbus on it. My friend got me it from the… https://t.co/SEKDP8ndaG
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Savvy Tokyo @SavvyTokyo - 2019-07-17: Exploring The Studio Ghibli Museum: Glimpse inside the making of Hayao Miyazaki’s films and his lovable characters… https://t.co/ORSBmROGlZ
Clover Thursday @CloverThursday - 2019-07-14: The Studio Ghibli museum in Mitaka City, Tokyo!!!! So inspiring! (And I got some sweet mini patches and some enemal… https://t.co/v3NjcA9Q5q
Raamah @doubutsuka - 2019-07-11: @LucioleAnteater The Ghibli Museum in Mitaka!!
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Darren McNaney @DarrenMcNaney - 2019-07-04: @Studio_ARTL If you like Ghibli, don’t miss out in the Ghibli Museum, Mitaka. Brilliant place to visit. Tokyo is the best. Have fun!
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Frozen Feline @daxxcat - 2019-06-27: @insom_art Plus the Ghibli Museum in Mitaka is worth a visit but you must buy your tickets ahead of time at Lawson. Good luck finding one.
Fyre Feline @daxxcat - 2019-06-27: @insom_art Plus the Ghibli Museum in Mitaka is worth a visit but you must buy your tickets ahead of time at Lawson. Good luck finding one.
Lachlan Williams @lawksland - 2019-06-24: @elizabethdanger Inokashira koen in Kichijoji. If you get off at Mitaka station there's a lovely walk down towards… https://t.co/kcLwR7SldU
Louie Mantia Jr. @Mantia - 2019-06-21: Another place I've seen this done extremely well is the Ghibli Museum in Mitaka, Japan. Studio Ghibli didn't make a… https://t.co/zZW3S0tkn3
eternal sunshine ☀️ @dearestjoon - 2019-06-20: even tho i'm not that big of a ghibli fan, i still want to go to the mitaka museum once in my life :(
jon c @jobber99 - 2019-06-17: @reil_deil_neil I'm I. Tokyo, on the way to Mitaka (ghibli museum), and the ad for flowers came up. There's also a Mario one
Sadao Tokuyama @ Magicverse @tokufxug - 2019-06-16: @_LucasRizzotto The following is also recommended.

No.1 Meiji Jingu
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Sadao Tokuyama @ Magicverse @tokufxug - 2019-06-16: @_LucasRizzotto The following is also recommended.

No.1 Meiji Jingu
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No.2 GHIBLI MUSEUM, M… https://t.co/Bbvvi0dWvX
Scott Kinkade @SK_Author - 2019-06-16: #ghiblimuseum in #mitaka. #あにめ #とうきょう #アニメ #じぶり @ Ghibli Museum https://t.co/UU4ekN3jMN
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Hubert Wong @Hubert_Wong2 - 2019-06-15: Waiting to enter the Ghibli Museum in Mitaka for a 2 pm reservation. https://t.co/JDXQNG2iHK
Stephen Perkins @NehpetsSnikrep - 2019-06-15: @kateiselin The studio Ghibli museum in Mitaka, Tokyo is awesome.
Josie Foster @Josie_Foster9 - 2019-06-14: @animeincolor @AestheticsJapan The Ghibli museum in Mitaka had a temporary expo on FOOD the summer I went there, so… https://t.co/7RrbGDcPLC
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Tired is a skill, not a state of being. @nichiwwa - 2019-06-12: @RyneIsMean The Ghibli Museum in Mitaka, just outside of Tokyo! It’s really cheap but you need to order the tickets… https://t.co/F97GMngFS7