In Tokyo’s western suburbs you?ll find the one-of-a-kind Ghibli Museum ? a fantastic and whimsical museum dedicated to the legendary Studio Ghibli film studio (often considered “Japan’s Disney”).

Co-founded by director Hayao Miyazaki, Studio Ghibli is behind some of Japan?s ? and the world?s! ? most beloved animated films, such as ?My Neighbor Totoro,? ?Princess Mononoke,? ?Spirited Away,? and ?Ponyo.?

The wonderful Ghibli Museum attracts a huge number of visitors, and tickets are extremely limited. In this article we’ll go over ways you can get tickets, and other tips on visiting the Ghibli Museum.

Originally written in 2017, this post was updated on December 22, 2021.

About the Ghibli Museum
The name ?Ghibli? is from the Italian word for a hot desert wind, and it was Hayao Miyazaki?s hope that Studio Ghibli would ?blow a new wind through the anime industry.?

Miyazaki aimed to create worlds that were intricate and lush, and with so much attention to movement and detail that viewers might feel that these worlds could be real, no matter what sort of fantastical or amazing things happened in the course of the story.

The Ghibli Museum is dedicated to the studio?s work, as well as to illuminating the mechanics of the world of animation. Even though there are many references to the lovable films within the museum, you don?t have to be a Studio Ghibli fan to appreciate the amazing artistry on display, or be completely charmed...