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Ghibli Museum and Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum Visit with Lunch

Activity Schedule

  • When does it run?

    Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 

  • Duration

    6 hours approx

  • Start time

    10:15am

  • Meeting Point

    Keio Plaza Hotel Shinjuku, Main Building 3F - JP
    Please ensure you arrive at the meeting point at least 15 minutes prior to the tour start time. Depart from check-in counter on the 3rd floor of Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo's main tower in Shinjuku at 10:15am.

  • Ending Point

    Shinjuku Station West Exit

Key Highlights

  • Anime lover, here is the perfect place for you in Tokyo!
  • Pre-book your museum visit - tickets run out fast!
  • Relive your anime fantasies as you tour the Ghibli Museum
  • Learn about the history and techniques of animation production
  • Enjoy a buffet lunch at a historical hotel that inspired a famous Ghibli film
  • See cultural and historic artefacts at an open air architectural museum

Overview

This hugely popular tour includes special entry to the advance-reservation-only Ghibli Museum.

Visit Hotel Gajoen Tokyo. This spectacular historical building is said to have inspired an important structure in one famous Ghibli film. Enjoy the atmosphere and savor a meal of the hotel’s prized cuisine.


Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum, which will be visited after the Ghibli 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 a Ghibli film.

Depart from Hotel Gajoen Tokyo. Take a commemorative photo and enjoy a buffet lunch at a spectacular, historical hotel said to be the inspiration for a famous Ghibli film (vegetarian options are not available). In the case that the meal cannot be provided at Hotel Gajoen Tokyo due to facility circumstances, the meal venue will be changed.

Next, visit Ghibli Museum. Enjoy freely walking around inside. The museum features a plethora of exhibits including animation production processes, a reading room, and a Ghibli original short animated feature viewable only at the museum. After arrival at Ghibli Museum, participants will have time to walk freely through the museum once entrance procedures are finished.

Then head to the Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum or Jindaiji Temple/Takahata Fudoson Temple. 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 a Ghibli film.

Inclusions

  • Ghibli Museum admission
  • Guide
  • Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum entry
  • Buffet lunch

Exclusions

  • Hotel transfers

Please note

The confirmation voucher includes the local activity operator’s contact details. They’re a nice bunch, and will happily answer any logistical questions you may have. Please give them a call at least 24 hours before your organised activity to reconfirm.

Voucher information: Sorry, but we will need you to print a paper version of your booking voucher (we're working on changing this).  At this time no refund can be given for customers without a printed copy of their voucher.

The interpreter guide does not provide guidance inside Ghibli Museum.

As Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum is closed on Mondays (excluding holidays), the tour will visit Jindaiji Temple or Takahata Fudoson Temple instead. The same applies for other closed days.


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