18 reviews of Tokyo Studio Ghibli Museum Afternoon Tour

The museum is unlike anything you have ever seen before. The place is designed firmly with children's imagination in mind. The design is to deliberately get you lost so you can discover small bits of whimsy. What ever they paid our guide it wasn't enough, She worked hard throughout to keep us informed and even personally escorted us to our relevant platforms at the end of the day. She was extremely knowledgeable about the museum, and animation. The only minor drawback is that it was two hours at the museum which isn't long enough to take it all in, and in the winter it gets dark while at the museum. A must see if you are in the area.

This was the best part of my trip to Tokyo. My eleven year old son was amazed by everything there. Our guide was wonderful and not only did a great job giving us the personal tour at the museum but also gave us lots of info on the way and on the return. She was also helpful at helping us plan additional activities on some of our free days afterwards.

Thank you so much. This was amazing thanks to our tour guide. He was the best tour guide I've ever had, no joke! Thank you!

Excellent, well worth the trip and my adviser was excellent and very kind, whom she also spoke exquisite English.

The museum was absolutely fantastic. My only frustration was the amount of time it took to get there; it seemed like we went from one end of Tokyo to the other & back again before we got on our way. There definitely could have been a more effective use of time & travel. Perhaps a more central meeting point. The guide was great.

This is a must-see experience for any fans of Miyazaki's work, or fans of animation in general. Unfortunately, you can't take pictures inside the building, but there are two gift shops which sell books and postcards with photos. There is a real fantasy feel to the place, I felt like a kid again. It was like going inside Miyazaki's mind! I considered it an added bonus that the tour guide was very friendly and spoke excellent English.

If you're an Anime fan, and specifically a fan of Director Hayao Miyazaki, then you won't want to miss this opportunity to see some of characters and places in 3-D form. Plus, you can see an exclusive Miyazaki short film on the premises. The short film is only in Japanese, though, which means if you don't understand Japanese, you can only focus on what you're seeing and the background music. I thought it was still a great story and very well drawn. This tour is helpful, as the Museum is outside the core Tokyo subway system and then a short bus ride beyond the train station.

This is a must-do trip for anybody who likes anime. The tour takes you through the Ghibli world. You have the opportunity to watch a short animated movie in the small cinema and then wander around the shop or take a look at how the movie was made.