GHIBLI MUSEUM, Ghibli Museum

Hi, my name’s Jill, and I’m your personal guide. Along with MyWoWo, I’d like to welcome you to one of the Wonders of the World: the Ghibli Museum.

The Ghibli Museum, one of the best-loved tourist attractions in Tokyo, is dedicated to the works of the Japanese animation studio Ghibli. You’ll find it a spectacular experience even if you’re not a particular fan of cartoons, because it combines features of a children’s museum, a technology museum and a fine arts museum, all bound together by movie animation techniques. 

The museum was officially opened on October 1st 2001, and is based on a project by one of Studio Ghibli’s directors, Hayao Miyazaki, using storyboards similar to those used for his movies.

The entrance to the museum is pointed out by a giant reproduction of Totoro, an imaginary character of the studio, and is decorated with colorful hand-crafted lamps and windows. If you look up at the ceiling, you’ll see a fresco of a blue sky with a shining, smiling sun, surrounded by plants and flowers....