- Address: 1 Chome-1-83 Shimorenjaku, Mitaka, Tokyo 181-0013, Japan
- Phone: +81 570-055-777
- Official website: ghibli-museum.jp/en
- Working hours: daily 10: 00-18: 00, Tues - closed
- Opening: October 1, 2001
- Architect: Hayao Miyazaki
One of the main symbols of Japan is the anime culture. It, in turn, is difficult to imagine without the cartoons of the legendary director Hayao Miyazaki. It was he who gave the audience a lot of exciting animated films, which is dedicated to the anime museum of the Ghibli studio in Tokyo .
History of the Museum
Originally in 1985, the world-famous Japanese director Hayao Miyadzyaki founded the animation studio Ghibli, in which he later withdrew his famous works. In 1998, the director decided to create on the basis of an anime studio Gibli in Tokyo the museum of the same name, the photo of which is presented below. Construction began in 2000, and already on October 1, in 2001, its official opening took place.
Architectural style of the museum Ghibli
Despite the fact that this institution is called the Museum of Arts, it itself is very different from the usual museums . Over his creation worked Hayao Miyazaki, who tried to reproduce the atmosphere and atmosphere of his cartoons. At the same time he was inspired by European architecture, especially the buildings of the Italian commune of Kalkata. Therefore, even the building of the anime museum of the Ghibli studio in Tokyo is part of the exposition.
There are not so many exhibits, but there are many details that are even more immersed in the animation world. These are various stairs, labyrinths, corridors, traces of animals on the paths and their small figures.
Expositions and exhibitions of the museum Ghibli
When creating this art gallery, Hayao Miyazaki was primarily oriented towards children. This does not mean that the Ghibli museum will be uninteresting for adult visitors, especially fans of Japanese anime and manga. It is made in the form of a labyrinth, on each site of which the characters are waiting for the following cartoons of the great director:
- "My neighbor is Totoro";
- "Spirited Away";
- "Laputa's heavenly castle";
- "Walking Castle" and many others.
And the features of these animated films are read literally from the gates of the Gibli museum, which bear the name of Totoro's furry creature. The very building of the museum is small in size and looks like a 19th century French house.
The ground floor of the anime museum of Gibli in Tokyo is reserved for the exhibition hall, which clearly demonstrates the history of animation. Famous characters are also represented here. Thanks to mechanical devices, they literally come to life in front of the audience.
On the ground floor of the museum there is a room called the mini-Louvre. It is a mockup of a real animation studio, decorated with Hayao Miyazaki's sketches, and reference materials. Here, even the master's office is located, in which there is creative confusion. Thanks to this hall, visitors have the opportunity to see with their own eyes how the masterpieces of animation are created.
The most popular places for visitors to the Ghibli Museum are a plush bus and a huge robot, which can be seen in the cartoon "The Celestial Castle of Laputa." It should be remembered that photography is prohibited on the territory of the center.
In addition to permanent exhibitions, the Museum of Ghibli in Japan hosts exhibitions devoted to the work of other animation studios. So from 2001 to 2011 there were exhibitions on the theme of the following cartoons:
- "Welcome to the Saturn Theater";
- The Louvre;
- "Goldilocks and The Three Bears";
- "Ponce fish on the cliff" and others.
At various times, you could see materials related to the creation of films by Pixar, Aardman Animations and animator from Russia Yuri Norshtein.
The museum's infrastructure
This gallery is aimed at visitors of different ages, for the comfort of which they work here:
- souvenir shops;
- book Shop;
- a cafe;
- game room;
- a cinema in which short films specially created by Hayao Miyadzako are shown.
This Japanese museum is very popular with foreign visitors and locals, so getting tickets here is quite problematic. Tourists who do not know how much time to book tickets for the Gibli museum can better take care of this before departure. It is better to contact directly with the representatives of the studio Ghibli. Otherwise, it is necessary to do this through a special automatic machine, which is understandable only to those who wish to know the Japanese language well.
How to get to the Ghibli Museum?
In order to visit this entertaining place, you need to drive 10 km west of the center of Tokyo . Next to it is a large tennis court, a hospital and an elementary school. From the center of the capital of Japan to the Gibli museum you can get there by metro. In just 1.5 km from it are stations Inokashirakoen and Mitaka, to which lead most of the main branches of the subway . Directly at Mitaka station, you can change to a yellow shuttle bus, which will take you to your destination.
If you follow the car on the roads of Capital Highway No. 4 Shinjuku Line and Ino-dori Avenue / Tokyo Route No. 7, then all the way to the Ghibli Museum will take 36 minutes.