Studio Ghibli × Tokyo

Studio Ghibli in Tokyo

Every major anime and game IP keeps its flagship store in Tokyo. Shibuya, Ikebukuro and Akihabara each cover a different part of the hobby, and all three sit on the same loop line.

Places

Museum

Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum 江戸東京たてもの園

Ghibli's own site names the Kodakara-yu bathhouse here as a major reference for the bathhouse in Spirited Away.

Nearest station: Musashi-Koganei (JR Chuo line), then bus
Time needed: 2 hr

Anime location

Seiseki-Sakuragaoka (Iroha-zaka & the rotary) 聖蹟桜ヶ丘（いろは坂・ロータリー）

The winding hill road and the rotary at the top, both drawn through Whisper of the Heart. Thirty minutes from Shinjuku.

Nearest station: Seiseki-Sakuragaoka (Keio line) · 15 min walk
Time needed: 1 hr 30 min

MuseumReservation required

Ghibli Museum, Mitaka 三鷹の森ジブリ美術館

Advance-ticket-only museum designed by Hayao Miyazaki. No tickets are sold at the door.

Nearest station: Mitaka Station · 15 min walk
Time needed: 2 hr 30 min

Official store

Donguri Kyowakoku Solamachi どんぐり共和国ソラマチ店

Official Studio Ghibli merchandise, no reservation needed. The realistic fallback if you cannot get museum tickets.

Nearest station: Tokyo Skytree Station · 2 min walk
Time needed: 30 min

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