Part three of Popular Anime Tourist Spot in Japan!

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This is the last part  of My Popular Anime Tourist Spot in Japan!
And my Favorite Spot!

Ghibli Museum, Mitaka

Mitaka Forest Ghibli Museum) is amuseum showcasing the work of the Japanese animation studio Studio Ghibli. It is located in Inokashira Park inMitaka, a western city of Tokyo, Japan. The museum combines features of a children's museum, technology museum, and a fine arts museum, and is dedicated to the art and technique of animation. Some features include a replica of the Catbus from My Neighbor Totoro (1988), a café, bookstore, rooftop garden, and a theater for exclusive short films by Studio Ghibli. 

Hours Of Operation

Museum：10：00～18：00

Closed

The Museum is closed every Tuesday, except on these Tuesdays: 
　2016: January 5, May 3, August 2, 16
　2017: January 3, March 21
Tickets for October 1 and 2, 2016 are only available to residents of Mitaka city and other neighboring cities.

The Museum is also closed at Year-end and for New Year'sHOLIDAYS, and for periodic maintenance:
　　　Periodic Maintenance 1: May 9, 2016 through July 15, 2016
　　　Periodic Maintenance 2: November 7, 2016 through November 11, 2016
　　　Year-end and New YearHOLIDAYS: December 27, 2016 through January 2, 2017

Please click here for the Museum Calendar (subject to change)

＊Please check with designated local travel agencies.

Tickets

Entrance to the Ghibli Museum is strictly by advance purchase of a reserved ticket which specifies the appointed date of the reservation.

>>How to buy tickets outside Japan

>>How to buy tickets in Japan

Once you purchase a reserved tickets, no changes or refunds are allowed.
When you enter the Museum, you will exchange your reserved ticket with a "film" ticket (Only one film ticket per person).

Admission Fees

Over Age 19 ¥1,000
Age 13-18 ¥700
Age 7-12 ¥400
Age 4-6 ¥100

＊Children under 4 are admitted free of charge.
＊When purchasing the tickets outside Japan, charges will be calculated in your local currency at the current rate of exchange, and will also include a handling fee.

Special access for the Physically Handicapped

Restrooms

The Museum offers handicapped use facilities in restrooms on all floors (four either-sex facilities inside, and one facility each for males and females outside the Museum building). We also provide stands for changing baby's diapers.

The Saturn Theater

Hearing assistance earphones are available for loan for the hearing impaired. As of now, only japanese is available.

For visitors using wheelchairs

All facilities in the three-story museum building excluding the roof garden are accessible by wheelchair. Wheelchairs are available for loan at the Museum. There is no elevator or other way to ascend from the second floor to the roof garden, except by the stairs.

For visitors who do not feel well

There are spaces available where you can rest.
Please ask our museum staff for details.

Please Keep in Mind

The following rules were set to make your stay at the Museum pleasant, safe and comfortable.
We appreciate your understanding and cooperation

*Photography and video recording are not allowed inside the Museum.
-The Ghibli Museum is a portal to a storybook world. As the main character in a story, we ask that you experience the Museum space with your own eyes and senses, instead of through a camera's viewfinder. We ask that you make what you experienced in the Museum the special memory that you take home with you.

*Admission into the Saturn Theater will be limited to one screening per person.

*Smoking is strictly prohibited on the premises of the Museum.

*Please turn off all mobile phones. You are also asked not to use mobile phones outside the Museum building where they may disturb others.

*Those who are sensitive to light should be aware that in the Permanent Exhibition Room, there is an exhibit that flashes bright bursts of stroboscopic light.

*The garden roof may be closed in case of inclement weather.

*The Cat Bus is for elementary school children and under only.

*Eating and drinking are prohibited inside the Museum. Anyone who has brought food or beverages to the Museum must eat or drink on the Cafe's outside deck only (The deck area may be closed in case of inclement weather) and take with them any litter he/she has created.

*Please leave baby carriages at the designated storage area. Coin lockers are available for small bags and parcels. For large luggage, please contact our Museum staff for assistance.

*It is prohibited to enter the Museum with dangerous objects.

*Pets (except seeing-eye or guide dogs) are not allowed in the Museum.

*Any activities which may interfere with the operation of the Museum, either inside the Museum or in the facilities related to the Museum, are strictly prohibited.

*The Museum reserves the right to refuse admission to anyone who might interfere with other visitors or cause trouble to others in the Museum.

*No re-entry to the Museum is allowed.

*The Museum or its related service providers are not responsible for accidents caused by visitors' negligence.

*Visitor parking is not available at the Museum. You are kindly requested not to come to the Museum by car.

*Meetings, speeches, distribution of leaflets, and exhibit and sales of goods are prohibited within the Museum.

*Photography or video recording of the Museum for commercial purpose is not allowed.

*Ticket purchase for resale is not allowed.

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