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Ghibli Museum, Mitaka

Tokyo · Mitaka · Museums

Japanese name: 三鷹の森ジブリ美術館

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WHAT TO DOGhibli Museum, Mitaka

Designed from Miyazaki's own sketches, deliberately without a fixed route, so visitors get lost on purpose.

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Designed from Miyazaki's own sketches, deliberately without a fixed route, so visitors get lost on purpose.

About this place

The Ghibli Museum (三鷹の森ジブリ美術館, Mitaka no Mori Jiburi Bijutsukan; Mitaka Forest Ghibli Museum) is a museum showcasing the work of the Japanese animation studio Studio Ghibli. It is located in Inokashira Park in Mitaka, a western city within the Tokyo Metropolitan Area, in Japan. The museum combines features of a children's museum, technology museum, and a fine arts museum and is dedicated to the art and technique of animation. Features include a replica of the Catbus from My Neighbor Totoro (1988), a café, bookstore, rooftop garden, and a theater for exclusive short films by Studio Ghibli.

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Founded / opened:2001 Architect / artist:Hayao Miyazaki (basic design) Highlights / collection:Exhibits on the principles of animation, Robot soldier on the roof Genre:Manga and anime, Architecture

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