Ghibli Museum

Omar Osorio★★★★★★★★★★4.03 months ago

This place was really cool but it’s also really small. A lot of interactive things to do and it’s definitely aimed more towards people with children. The gift shop was nice as they have many things related to studio ghibli. If you’re a fan I would give it a check out. They also provide you with a 20min short film that you can only see there and that was a great part of it. Hope you all enjoy!

E C★★★★★★★★★★5.0a month ago

I grew up watching Miyazaki movies. Coming to his studio museum has been a dream come true. Being able to see how the storyboard comes together and behind the scenes on a few of my favorite movies was just amazing. It’s super challenging to obtain tickets a month in advance but worth every effort. We arrived 15 mins before our allotted entrance time. There was already a line but I didn’t feel you needed to arrive early to enter. Staff is friendly and eager to help with any questions. No photos allowed inside. The gift shop is so fun to browse around but super crowded. It takes about 1-2 hours to walk through the museum, additional time if you decide to eat at its cafe.

Lee-Bath Nelson★★★★★★★★★★3.02 weeks ago

I made a mistake - I prepared and read Miyazaki’s statement on what he wanted this museum to be and not be. It is beautifully written (in English on their website) and really moved me. I was expecting to be embraced (like everyone) and to really have a cultural and artistic experience. When we entered it felt immersive and they were very paranoid about no photos no phones. Then I saw that everything (and I mean everything) is in Japanese - without the phone camera there’s no way to translate. So it’s inclusive for everyone, so long as they’re Japanese, and it’s a cultural experience, so long as you understand and read Japanese. To us foreign people it has some of the immersive feel of a goods theme park but it is way to small for that. To get a museum feel, almost by definition, it’s important to be able to understand the curatorial explanations. I was so disappointed (and though tickets are cheap, I had problems ordering them so took a service and paid a lot because I thought it would be amazing). I will say that the animation from inanimate objects going around in circles around a pole was mesmerizing and I watched it for quite a while. I think it’s possible thanks to precise timing but I’m not sure 🤔 if only I could read the signs…

Swee Hiang Poh★★★★★★★★★★5.02 weeks ago

An attractive museum which we need to book for tickets earlier. It is commercially run so well that catering for local market is more than enough. The Ghibli artists were a hardworking lot, creative and amazing! There were some interactive viewing of animation, from the days when digitalisation hadn't started. There was also a show which was screened every 15 minutes. Need time and patience to learn in details.

Douglas Aberdeen★★★★★★★★★★5.06 months ago

On the bucket list for any dedicated fan of Ghibli and Miyazaki. Your first challenge is getting tickets. Availability is very limited for non residents and you need to plan 2 months in advance. Even though everyone had timed tickets, the queue to check everyone in was still 15 minutes. Once in it was bigger than I had been led to believe, including a 15 minute mini anime. The building and a exhibits are very cute. The cafe is ok too, but busy No photos inside, and they are strict. Very little non Japanese information and we felt we couldn't take our phones out to translate, so we had a lot of questions about what we were looking at. A couple of souvenir stores as well of course! There's a park outside with picnic tables. My tip: go early and bring a picnic. Get your tickets early and enjoy being immersed in the Ghibli world for a couple of hours.