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Ghibli Museum and Ghibli Film Appreciation Bus Tour

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Overview

Available languages

English

8 hours 30 minutes

Mobile ticket

This hugely popular bus tour includes special entry to the advance-reservation-only Ghibli Museum. The museum features a plethora of exhibits introducing animation and production processes as well as a small theatre where a Studio Ghibli’s original short animated film is screened. All tour participants will receive a Ghibli Museum teacup on board the tour vehicle. Feel free to bring it home as a souvenir. During the tour, Visit Hotel Gajoen Tokyo, the lunch venue. This spectacular historical building is said to have inspired an important structure in a Studio Ghibli film. Enjoy the atmosphere and savor a buffet featuring the hotel's prized cuisine. At Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum, walk down streets lined with colorful and intriguing buildings which evoke an atmosphere just like in the Studio Ghibli film, "Spirited Away." Take some time to ponder while strolling around.

©Museo d'Arte Ghibli

Additional Info

Public transportation options are available nearby

Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap

Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health

Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Children 3 and younger are free of charge; no seat or meal will be provided

Baby strollers cannot be taken into Ghibli Museum.

If the tour cannot visit Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum due to facility circumstances, an alternate destination will be visited and the tour will still be held. (Instead of the Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum, the tour may visit Jindai-ji Temple or Takahata Fudoson Temple.) Refunds will not be issued in case of this itinerary change.

Participants may not go directly to the destination on their own, and may not join the tour midway. Leaving the tour midway at Ghibli Museum is allowed. In such cases, customers must head to their next destination on their own from Ghibli Museum, and no refunds will be provided.

Arrival times may be delayed by traffic conditions.

The National Government Licensed Guide Interpreter does not provide guidance inside Ghibli Museum. After arriving at Ghibli Museum, participants will have time to walk freely through the museum once entrance procedures are finished.

For lunch, enjoy a buffet at Hotel Gajoen Tokyo until September 30, 2025. From October 1, 2025, lunch will feature a Japanese set menu focusing on seasonal ingredients at either Meiji Kinenkan or Tenkuunoniwa Hoshinonaruki. One soft drink is included. For vegetarian options, please select the vegetarian option when booking.

Parental permission in writing is necessary for all tour participants under the age of eighteen. Any participant under the age of fifteen or not yet enrolled in middle school must be joined by a parent or guardian on the tour.

Cancellation Policy

All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.

What‘s Included

Round-trip transfer by air-conditioned coach

Admission fee for Ghibli Museum

Lunch

Admission fee for Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum

Professional guide (except during museum visits)

Guide in the museums

Gratuities

Hotel pickup and drop-off

What To Expect

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Tokyo Prefecture

For lunch, we will visit Hotel Gajoen Tokyo until September 30, 2025. The opulent historic building reportedly inspired a Studio Ghibli film. Enjoy the atmosphere and savor the hotel's renowned buffet. From October 1, 2025, lunch will feature a Japanese set menu focusing on seasonal ingredients at either Meiji Kinenkan or Tenkuunoniwa Hoshinonaruki. One soft drink is included. For vegetarian options, please select the vegetarian option when booking.

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Not Applicable
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Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum

The Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural 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 the Studio Ghibli film, "Spirited Away." Instead of the Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum, the tour may visit Jindai-ji Temple or Takahata Fudoson Temple.

1 hour 15 minutes • Admission Included

Options

With Vegetarian Lunch

Vegetarian Lunch

With Standard Menu Lunch

Standard Lunch: Buffet (Until 30 September 2025) / Set Menu (From 1 October 2025)

Reviews

4.52

445 reviews

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  • This was a fun day. Our...

    Rebecca B,

    Oct 8, 2025

    - Viator

    5.00

    This was a fun day. Our tour guide gave information to the planes we visited & he was funny. The lunch was good. We really enjoyed the open air museum and Ghibli. The only suggestion I would give is to spend more time at the Open Air Museum. Thanks for a great day.

  • Great tour with perfect balance

    Prathmesh S,

    Oct 6, 2025

    - Viator

    5.00

    The tour was wonderful- fro mother Buffet at this beautiful property, to the Open Air Musuem to finally Studio Ghibli musuem. 100% worth it since it takes away the stress from getting these elusive tickets.

  • The tour is very...

    JeanElie L,

    Oct 4, 2025

    - Viator

    5.00

    The tour is very interesting, good food, nice Architectural museum, and Ghibli museum is incredible.

  • Amazing experience

    Kulsum Y,

    Sep 27, 2025

    - Viator

    5.00

    The whole appreciation tour provided a context on Hayao Miyazaki’s thinking and imagination. I loved it as I got to understand how the amazing Studio Ghibli movies were conceptualised and made. A fantastic experience. Marie was very helpful, kind and funny. The luxurious Gajoen hotel where we stopped for lunch was another experience by itself. This tour was fantastic.

  • A rather long day

    Anonymous,

    Sep 26, 2025

    - Viator

    4.00

    The Ghibli museum is magical and deserves to be a tour in its own right. The outdoor architectural museum was interesting but I would rather visit it separately. Buffet lunch was fine, lots of variety. Put together it was a very long day and should start earlier.

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