Ghibli Museum, Mitaka & Ghibli Film Appreciation Bus Tour

This hugely popular bus tour includes special entry to the advance-reservation-only Ghibli Museum, Mitaka. There will only be booking reception for April to December 2025 tour dates. The Ghibli Museum features a plethora of exhibits introducing animation and production processes as well as a small theatre where a Studio Ghibli’s original short, animated film is screened. Includes original merchandise exclusive to this tour! All tour participants will receive a Ghibli Museum teacup on board the tour vehicle. Feel free to bring it home as a souvenir. Visit Hotel Gajoen Tokyo, the lunch venue. This spectacular historical building is said to have inspired an important structure in a Studio Ghibli film. Enjoy the atmosphere and savor a buffet featuring the hotel’s prized cuisine. Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum is an outdoor museum featuring historical structures with high cultural significance which have been moved to the museum from their original sites, recreated and preserved for exhibit. Walk down streets lined with colorful and intriguing buildings which evoke an atmosphere just like in the Studio Ghibli film, “Spirited Away.” Take some time to ponder while strolling around.

** The tour operates Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays **

From AUD$303

ITINERARY

Meeting / Pickup Point

JTB Sunrise Tours Sales Office on the 3rd Floor of Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo's Main Tower in Shinjuku

Start time

10:20 am

End point

This tour ends upon arrival near Shinjuku Station West Exit.

What To Expect

Spend 2.5 hours at the Ghibli Museum, Mitaka. Visit Hotel Gajoen Tokyo, the lunch venue. Visit Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum. Guided by english speaking guide.

Visit Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum

The Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum is an outdoor museum featuring historical structures with high cultural significance which have been moved to the museum from their original sites, recreated and preserved for exhibit. Walk down streets lined with colorful and intriguing buildings which evoke an atmosphere just like in the Studio Ghibli film, "Spirited Away."

Enjoy freely walking around inside Ghibli Museum, Mitaka

The museum features a plethora of exhibits introducing animation and production processes, a reading room, as well as a Ghibli original short animated feature viewable only at the museum. A Studio Ghibli original teacup will be handed out on board the tour vehicle.

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This is a special tour for international visitors. Please understand that residents of Japan cannot make bookings for this tour.
Tour bookings may be made until 5:00 in the morning on the day of the tour. Please make a reservation through the system by the reservation deadline.
If the minimum number of participants (1) is not met by 4 days before the scheduled date, the tour on that date may be canceled.
The tour will be canceled if Ghibli Museum is closed due to unforeseen circumstances.
If the tour cannot visit Hotel Gajoen Tokyo or Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum due to facility circumstances, an alternate destination will be visited and the tour will still be held. (Instead of the Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum, the tour may visit Jindai-ji Temple or Takahata Fudoson Temple.) Refunds will not be issued in case of this itinerary change. Thank you for your understanding.
Participants may not go directly to the destination on their own, and may not join the tour midway. Leaving the tour midway at Ghibli Museum is allowed. In such cases, customers must head to their next destination on their own from Ghibli Museum, and no refunds will be provided.
Arrival times may be delayed by traffic conditions.
The National Government Licensed Guide Interpreter does not provide guidance inside Ghibli Museum. After arriving at Ghibli Museum, participants will have time to walk freely through the museum once entrance procedures are finished.
Baby strollers cannot be taken into Ghibli Museum.
Children 3 years of age and younger may join the tour, but they will not be provided with bus seats or meals.
The meal is served buffet style. All meal requests including vegetarian meals and allergy-friendly meals are not accepted.
At the restaurant, each dish will have a label displaying the dish name and icons of ingredients referring to any of 8 food allergens used in the dish. On the day, customers themselves must check the ingredients before taking food.
The tour operates Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays only
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