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Ghibli Movie Bus Tour & Museum
The magical worlds of Miyazaki's animations collide to create a museum where the visitors are every bit as important as the exhibits on show.
Founded by master animator Hayao Miyazaki, Studio Ghibli has produced some of the finest works of animation to come out of Japan including creations such as My Neighbour Totoro, Princess Mononoke and the 2003 Oscar-winning Spirited Away. Miyazaki didn't want the museum merely to be a showcase of his work but instead a place for discovery and enjoyment.
The building itself plays a pivotal role in realising the musuem's motto "Let's get lost together" by being a vibrant nonsensical maze-like structure with spiral staircases to clamber up and miniature doorways to stoop through. However it's also the attention to detail which sets this museum apart. If you look hard enough there is always something that everyone else has missed, whether it be a miniature Totoro hiding behind a plant pot or a forest spirit hanging from the ceiling, and when you do spot it you will smile quietly to yourself and hope no one else sees it too. You will become privy to even more secrets as you sit in the cosy Saturn Theatre to watch the screening of a Ghibli short that cannot be found anywhere else in the world.
Entry to the advance-reservation-only is included as part of a very special Ghibli-themed bus tour. As well as exploring the museum, you'll have lunch at Hotel Gajoen Tokyo, said to be the inspiration for the Aburaya bath house in Spirited Away. You'll also visit the Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum. Here historical buildings from across Japan have been reconstructed to create the atmosphere of feudal era Japan - it's like walking through a Ghibli set.
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