The Ghibli Museum in Mitaka, Tokyo, step by step (checked on the official site, Nov 2026): 🎟️ BOOK: tickets for the whole next month go on sale on the 10th at 10:00 am Japan time. In winter that is 8 pm ET / 5 pm PT on the 9th. From abroad, use the Lawson Ticket English page linked from ghibli-museum.jp, or a JTB Sunrise bus tour. Adults ¥1,000 plus a ¥110 system fee. The museum itself sells no tickets 🕙 PICK A TIME: entry slots every hour from 10:00 to 16:00. Be at the door within 1 hour of your slot. No exit time, open until 18:00, no re-entry. Closed Tuesdays, and Dec 27 to Jan 2 this winter 🚃 GET THERE: JR Chuo Line rapid from Shinjuku to Mitaka, about 20 min. South Exit, then about 15 min on foot along the canal, or the community bus from stop 9 (about 5 min, ¥230). Kichijoji Station is also about 15 min on foot through Inokashira Park 📵 INSIDE: no photos or video inside the museum. One short film per person. Eat only in the café or on its deck. The Catbus room is for kids of elementary school age and under ⚠️ WATCH OUT: resold tickets are refused. Ghibli Park is a different place, in Aichi near Nagoya. No parking, so come by train and leave Shinjuku an hour before your slot Save the last slide, the whole plan in one checklist 🔖 📲 Practice ジブリ美術館はどこですか (where is the Ghibli Museum?) with Kana's AI, it talks back. Search "Kana Language Partner" in your app store Which month are you trying to book? 👇 Photos: Wikimedia Commons. lumoplank (CC0), Rob Young (CC BY 2.0), Jakub Hałun (CC BY 4.0), Douglaspperkins (public domain), Thibaut120094 (CC BY 4.0). Not affiliated with the museum. #japantravel #japantips #ghiblimuseum #ghibli - @momomoko_jp