Ghibli Museum

The best thing about the museum was the short film we got to see, called “Mei and Kittenbus.” It was entirely in Japanese (which I do not speak) and there were no subtitles, they didn’t talk much anyway and it was easy to get the jist of things and anyway, it was the cutest fourteen minutes of my life.

I have been in love with My Neighbor Totoro since shortly after birth, and I am really intrigued by Miyazaki’s work. It’s amazing.

I want to meet the Giant Totoro and ride on a catbus

You HAVE to visit, since they don’t let you take photos inside!

too far,

Easily one of the greatest highlights of our 2006 Japan trip is our tour of the Studio Ghibli Museum in Mitaka Inokashira Park, Tokyo. The museum houses an exhibit of the process of making animated films the Ghibli (pronounced Jiburi) way and screens exclusive-for-the-museum short films (although I’ve seen quite a few sprout up on YouTube: http://youtube.com/watch?v=iS0dZFx_TcQ”). If you’re a Ghibli/Hayao Miyazaki film fan, visiting the museum at least once in your life is an absolute MUST! The tour and most of the signs inside the museum is in Japanese but trust me, you don’t need to be able to read them to appreciate what’s in store.

You can read my in-depth review (with photos and how-to-get-there tips) here: http://bauzon.ph/cynthia/ghibli-museum
and on my Squidoo lens: http://www.squidoo.com/ghiblimuseum/

A Must if you ever watch Ghibli film. Everything inside is state-of-art. Short animation is unmissable.

I thought the reason I had to book a month in advance was because they only allowed small groups, but I was mistaken. It was a little overcrowded but I enjoyed myseelf immensly. They have some great displayes and its all inside this crazy place just like they house you dreamed of living in as a kid.
Highly recommended.