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If you're traveling with your family, or you are a fan of Japanese Anime, this afternoon tour to the renowned Studio Ghibli Museum is for you. You'll soon see why Studio Ghibli is famous for creating the best quality Anime around, and is known as “the Disney of the East”.
You'll join other animation lovers and take a local train to Mitaka, where the Ghibli Museum stands on a 4000-acre site in a green park. The museum houses various exhibits describing the animation process, a play space, a movie theater showing a short film by director Hayao Miyazaki, a restaurant and gift shops. Children are specially catered for, and the Ghibli characters feature in a fun way throughout the museum.
After visiting the museum you'll transfer to Kichijoji by local bus where you will have free time to spend in the biggest shopping center in western Tokyo.
- 4.5-hour afternoon tour from Tokyo to the Ghibli Animation Museum
- Exhibits explaining the animation process
- Exclusive film by famous Anime director Hayao Miyazaki
- Shopping at Kichijoji, western Tokyo's biggest shopping and entertainment district
- Pickup from selected Tokyo hotels
Tokyo Studio Ghibli Museum Afternoon Tour
- Monday, Wednesday and Fridays
Unavailable Dates:
- December 26 to January 7
Tour departs from selected Tokyo hotels
Departure Time:- Hotel pickup commences from 12:15pm
Tour returns to Tokyo Station at approximately 6:00pm. Hotel drop off is not available.
Hotel Pickup:Tour departs from:
- Grand Prince Hotel Akasaka: 12.55pm
- ANA InterContinental Tokyo: 1.05pm
- Century Hyatt: 12.20pm
- Daiichi Hotel Tokyo: 1.10pm
- Ginza Capital (Annex): 12.50pm
- Grand Palace: 12.40pm
- Hilton Tokyo: 12.15pm
- Imperial (Main Building): 1.10pm
- Keio Plaza Tokyo: 12.30pm
- Le Meridien Pacific (Shinagawa): 1.05pm
- New Otani (Main Building): 12.50pm
- New Sanno: 12.50pm
- Grand Prince Hotel New Takanawa: 1.15pm
- Okura (Main Building): 1.05pm
- Palace Hotel: 12.55pm
- Courtyard by Marriott Tokyo Ginza Hotel: 12.50pm
- Royal Park (next to TCAT): 12.20pm
- Shiba Park Hotel: 1.20pm
- Tokyo Prince: 1.20pm
- Tokyo Station (Hato Bus at Marunouchi South Exit):7: 1.05pm
- Westin Tokyo: 12.40pm
- Yaesu Fujiya: 12.40pm
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- Infants aged 5 years and under are free of charge, as long as the infant is sitting on parent's lap.
- Child prices are applicable for children aged 6 - 11 years.
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- Hotel pickup (from selected Tokyo hotels only)
- 4.5-hour English-speaking guided tour
- Public bus from the Ghibli Museum to Kichijoji (biggest shopping center in western Tokyo)
- Admission fees
- Food and Beverages
- Hotel drop off
- This tour must be booked at least 3 days in advance of your travel date
- Confirmation for this tour will be received at time of booking, unless you are booking within 7 days of your tour date. In this case, confirmation will be received within 48 hours, subject to availability
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Going along on a guided tour was really worth it since all the signs inside the museum were in Japanese. ... Read more ›
Anonymous, Sweden, August 2008
The museum is unlike anything you have ever seen before. The place is designed firmly with children's ... Read more ›
Christine A, United Kingdom, November 2008
