Here’s a summary linking up all the posts related to our 18-day Japan trip in November 2009. 
The posts with asterisks was updated with some videos after it was first published. Do go see!
July 26, 2010
Japan Trip: Day 14 (27 Nov 2009)
When we arrived in Japan, we had bought tickets to the Ghibli Museum for today’s admission at 10:00am. The tickets had to be bought in advanced and there is a limited number of tickets per day.
We took the JR Chuo Line and alighted at Mitaka station. Although there’s a shuttle bus (200 yen single trip / 300 yen round trip) from the station, we decided to walk to the museum as we read that it is a rather enjoyable walk and doesn’t take very long.
It was a bit confusing as we didn’t know from which direction to start walking, even with the printed map from their website. We almost started towards the wrong direction but eventually, we got our bearings right and onto the correct path. There were also signs along the way which directed us to the museum.
The museum is located within Inokashira Park and it was pleasant to stroll in the park.
At the entrance, we were greeted by Totoro from behind the booth. It was quite difficult to get a good shot due to the glass reflection. 
The tickets to the museum are in the form of a real 35mm film strips and there are different designs based on film scenes from Ghibli movies. Nice for keeps! We started our visit watching the special short film at the Saturn Theater. I forgot the title of the film but it involves characters from 2 separate Ghibli movies (Totoro and Ponyo).
Unfortunately, photography is not allowed within the museum so no photos to share. I should have taken more photos at the outdoor areas…*regret*
The museum is quite small but nevertheless, it was quite interesting to see some real drawings, and get to know the tremendous amount of efforts put in to create the lovely animations on screen!
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