Studio Ghibli Museum in Tokyo

The Ghibli Anime Studio Museum in Tokyo is dedicated to the world-famous anime produced by Studio Ghibli. It is located in the city of Mitaka, in the west of Inokashira Park (Tokyo Prefecture), and is a small fairy-tale house. The opening took place in October 2001. Hayao Miyazaki, one of the two founders of the studio, established in 1985, designed the design and interior of the museum.

History of creation

The idea to create the Ghibli Anime Studio Museum in Tokyo originated in 1998. The museum's appearance was influenced by the legendary animator's impression of European architecture. He made the project in a very original way - in the form of sketches, which he usually draws when making films. For example, a map is printed in the booklets that guests receive at the entrance. Miyazaki made her sketch back in the summer of 1999. The famous animator believes that the soul rests in the anime museum, and it needs to be carefully studied.

Ticket purchase

The purchase of entrance tickets to the Ghibli Anime Studio Museum in Tokyo is very peculiar. They can only be purchased in advance at special ticket offices that have a certificate. There are such ticket offices in Tokyo itself, in travel agencies in Europe, the United States and others. Online ticket purchase is possible at exactly 10 a.m. Tokyo time on the 10th of any month for a visit in the following month. It is difficult to do this in Japan itself. The Ghibli Anime Studio Museum in Tokyo is widely popular, with all available tickets selling out in less than an hour. There is a ticket counter at the entrance, an "open" sign is posted, Totoro (the troll from the movie) is silently watching from the box office, but he is not selling tickets! Resellers take advantage of the shortage of tickets, inflating the price by a dozen times.

The interior of the museum

A retro elevator, a bridge and secret passages from the halls are installed inside the institution. The walls are painted with the plots of films released by the studio. Stained glass windows and window openings are decorated with scenes from famous anime. Even the door handles resemble those drawn in anime. You can't take photos inside, but it's not forbidden in the courtyard, on the roof, or on the summer porch of the Straw Hat Museum cafe.

Where the film is born

This is the name of the permanent exhibition of the Ghibli Anime Studio Museum in Tokyo. On the ground floor there is an exhibition hall dedicated to the history of the origin and development of animation. A mock-up of an anime studio with drawings and explanatory materials has been created on the ground floor. The permanent exhibition gradually demonstrates the magic of creating an anime film. An exact copy of X's office was created for visitors. Miyazaki.

The Three Hawks

This is the name of the reading room. In Japanese, it sounds like "mitaka", that's the name of the city. The hall presents publications dedicated to the history of animation and related to the studio. These are albums, books, manga (Japanese comics). The author of some of them is Miyazaki himself. Among the books are those that are in X's personal library. Miyazaki. Any book in the room can be picked up and read, they are publicly available.

The movement begins

In the hall with this name, antique devices for obtaining images in the "anime" style are demonstrated. For example, here you can get acquainted with a stroboscope, a phenakistiscope. The strobe light looks like a carousel with small dolls, the characters of the famous anime "My Neighbor Totoro." With the help of pulsating light rays, the illusion of a constant rotation of the carousel appears, and the dolls seem to come to life.

Other expositions

The Ghibli Anime Studio Museum in Tokyo has several exhibitions dedicated to the activities of various anime studios. The Saturn Cinema Hall shows the studio's documentaries, and the interior resembles antique cinemas. There is a transparent projectionist booth here. Bobbins of film hang on the walls, and there is an antique movie projector with a modern one inside. Before the screening of the film, the cashiers are allowed into the hall only if they have a ticket. Only one film per day is shown at each of the sessions.

The museum has shops selling souvenirs and books related to anime themes. There is a real garden on the roof. There is a robot in it from the movie "Heavenly Castle Laputa". In the children's hall, the little guests are greeted by a life-size Cotobus. All the attributes and decorations of the museum are related to the characters and plots of popular animated films. Every anime lover, both adult and child, gets great pleasure when visiting the museum.