AdamEfimoff
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- Aug 29, 2015
damn I really want to do this . really at at all costs.I have not. The closest I have come is going to the Ghibli museum (which was great) but there weren't any animators there or anything.
damn I really want to do this . really at at all costs.I have not. The closest I have come is going to the Ghibli museum (which was great) but there weren't any animators there or anything.
damn I really want to do this . really at at all costs.
It doesn't cost much at all.. if you live in the US just use their designated sales branch/TA here: https://online.jtbusa.com/Services/GhibliMuseum.aspx to buy them ahead of time. You *can* wait until you're in Japan to try and buy them at Lawsons or elsewhere but face a very real risk of them already being sold out for the day/week/month by the time you are there.
Not yet. Hopefully soon. In past I think ABD posts dates around April.Any itinerary posted or revealed yet?
Not yet. Hopefully soon. In past I think ABD posts dates around April.
Generally, it's been May. But there have been a few early announcements of new itineraries in April.Oh? I can't wait! Thanks!
I *am* planning on doing Japan with ABD, unless I don't like the itinerary, which I doubt will be the case . I have *no* idea of timing for this one. I need to research when the rainy season starts & ends, because I don't want to travel during that time. But when Japan was first announced, several people here put forth the idea of a bunch of us signing up for the same trip, so I also need to see if that happens or not.@sayhello - are you going to Japan with ABD? I am still on the fence due to timing. We can depart Toronto on June 16 but would have to back in the states around July 4. We will need a few days in Tokyo on our own to spend (extra?) time at the parks, the Ghibli museum (I don't think ABD would be able to get tickets for this due to the strict limitation on tickets for foreigners), Harajuku, the Pokemon store and the Anime area. I can't see ABD doing these things.
Now that I have started doing research on Japan I would also consider a private tour to tailor to our specific tastes. However I have a deposit with ABD that I need to put on a trip (since I will be cancelling our Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos trip in December), so I feel like we will go if we can make it work.
Just to give everyone a sense, advanced tickets for the Ghibli Museum, through JTB are sold out through June. They sell for the current month plus 3 months in advance. So, on April 1 you will be able to buy for July. I've been tracking and they sell out really fast. Not sure if there are more available in Tokyo, but it looks like you need to really plan if you want to go on your own. It does look like there are some day tours that include it, so that is another avenue if you want to go.
I was reading about getting tickets to the Ghibli museum on Trip Advisor, and it sounds kind of nightmare-ish!Those of you going to the Ghibli museum give yourselves time just talk walk around the surrounding neighborhood. There was a beautiful lake we walked by (it was even sakura time!) that had swan boats. I found the whole area charming.
We got into the Ghibli museum by booking a tour through a Japanese travel company. Participants met at one of the large subway stations, and our guide took us to and led us on a tour (in English) of the museum. We went this route because it was daunting to order the tickets ourselves, and because we went to Japan during Christmas/New Year’s.I was reading about getting tickets to the Ghibli museum on Trip Advisor, and it sounds kind of nightmare-ish!
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I was reading about getting tickets to the Ghibli museum on Trip Advisor, and it sounds kind of nightmare-ish!
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So what is the right website for the Ghibli museum?Its really not - as long as you know what to do and when. If you go to the right website on the right day, you'll get a ticket. If you wait or don't research it may sell out - just like with Disney or anything else. Trying to get a room for Miracosta at Tokyo Disney was WAY harder and more nerve wracking than my tickets to Ghibli! I was on the website the exact minute I needed to be and STILL couldn't get the room I wanted! I had to stalk the site and wait for a cancellation.
Its really not - as long as you know what to do and when. If you go to the right website on the right day, you'll get a ticket. If you wait or don't research it may sell out - just like with Disney or anything else. Trying to get a room for Miracosta at Tokyo Disney was WAY harder and more nerve wracking than my tickets to Ghibli! I was on the website the exact minute I needed to be and STILL couldn't get the room I wanted! I had to stalk the site and wait for a cancellation.
I didn't realize it was tough to get a rervation at those resorts. How far out is the booking window? If I am on the website on that day will I be able to get a reservation? Any suggestions? How far is the park from the downtown area (emperor's castle or Shinjuku {sp?})?
So what is the right website for the Ghibli museum?
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I didn't realize it was tough to get a rervation at those resorts. How far out is the booking window? If I am on the website on that day will I be able to get a reservation? Any suggestions? How far is the park from the downtown area (emperor's castle or Shinjuku {sp?})?
Reservations opens 5 months before or 6 months for packages. The packages include hotel, some meals, tickets, and extra Fastpasses (for a significant upcharge compared to booking separately).
How tough it is to get reservations depends on the hotel/type of room and if it's a busy time at TDR. The MiraCosta is very popular, the harbor view rooms are especially hard to get. To add to the angst, sometimes there are issues with foreign (non-Japanese) credit cards going through.
If you want to know if the time you're thinking of going is busy, here's the Japanese crowd calendar (use Google translate):
www15.plala.or.jp/gcap/disney
And if you want more details about it, here's a great article:
tdrexplorer.com/tokyo-disneyland-crowd-calendar
The Imperial Palace, you would take the train to Tokyo Station, which is less than 20 min from TDR (Maihama Station) and direct. From there, you could take another direct train (~15 min) to Shinjuku. If you plan to tour Tokyo proper for a few days though, you may want to move to a hotel in Tokyo. The two sites you mentioned are fairly convenient from TDR, but other places may not be. Here's the site I used to check train times/routing:
www.hyperdia.com