A love story to animation and an open ticket to your inner child....that and so much more await you inside the Studio Ghibli Museum in Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan.

Have you been to the museum? What was your fave part? Let me know in the comments section!

I hope you enjoy!

*** love & lumos, always - Ros


TIPS

** ABOUT TICKETS **
- get your tickets ahead of time
-------- no tickets are sold at the museum
-------- you MUST buy your ticket AHEAD of your visit
-------- get tickets from Lawson or JBT group overseas
* http://www.ghibli-museum.jp/en/ticket... *
-------- FOR JBT Group: Tickets go on sale from the first of each month for the following four months - for example, tickets for June 1 through September 30 go on sale on June 1. Tickets are good only for the specified day of entry.
-------- FOR LAWSON: Tickets go on sale from the tenth of each month for the following month - for example, tickets for July 1 through July 31 go on sale on June 10. Tickets are good only for the specified date and time of entry.
-------- re-sale sites are another option but these are typically more expensive and there is a risk your ticket will not be accepted. You would essentially be paying someone in Japan to go to Lawson to get your ticket for you but remember that the name on the ticket MUST match the ticket holder on the day of your visit. If you risk this then ensure they put YOUR NAME & information like passport number on the ticket. I recommend not risking this and just going via Lawson or JBT Group.
-------- here are some websites with more information about getting your tickets:
---- http://www.ghibli-museum.jp/en/ticket...
---- Canada = http://www.jtbgmt.com/eng/ghibli/Tick...
---- US = http://www.jtbgmt.com/eng/ghibli/Tick...
---- UK = http://www.jtbgmt.com/eng/ghibli/Tick...
---- see the first link - official Studio Ghibli page - for all other regions
---- Lawson - https://l-tike.com/st1/ghibli-en/sitetop


** ABOUT ID **
- bring your passport along
-------- they may check to confirm the ID on the tickets & you don't want to be turned away because you can't prove the ticket is yours


** ABOUT GETTING THERE **
- walk or take the bus
-------- it's about a 15 minute walk from Mitaka station or you can take the bus
-------- A Community Bus is in operation from Mitaka Station to the Museum. BUS Fare = Adult: 210yen - one-way , 320yen - round-trip
Child 12yo and Under: 110yen - one-way, 160yen - round-trip
-------- http://www.ghibli-museum.jp/en/howtogo/


** ABOUT .... **
- bring your sense of imagination & EXPLORE!
-------- with few exceptions most of the exhibit features are interactive and you are meant to open doors, look through windows and explore
-------- staff are super friendly and will often point out special hidden features
-------- look for - the Oscar, Calcifer inside the model Howl's Moving Castle, the projector machine to look at your film ticket & the rest you'll just have to find yourself so take your imagination!


** ABOUT $$$ **
--------- MUSEUM Fare = Adult =1,000yen, Age 13-18 =700yen, Age 7-12 =400yen, Age 4-6 =100yen
--------- Mamma Aiuto is the museum shop and can only be accessed with a museum ticket - it's inside the museum on the second floor
--------- there are some items exclusive to the museum so be ready to be tempted


** MORE INFO **
Official site
- http://www.ghibli-museum.jp/en/info/
- http://www.ghibli-museum.jp/en/ -- scroll to the bottom for info about yearly closures, etc

Trip Advisor
- https://www.tripadvisor.ca/Attraction...

Other websites with more info
- https://www.twoenroute.com/blog/2017/...
- http://www.bauzon.ph/cynthia/ghibli-m...
- http://www.therealjapan.com/visiting-...


MUSIC
Touching Moment - by Wayne Jones