Ghibli museum, Mitaka, Dec 2008 (31 images)

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The Ghibli Museum in Mitaka, western Tokyo opened in 2001. It was designed by animator Miyazaki Hayao and receives around 650,500 visitors each year.
  • The museum is a 15 minute walk from Mitaka station through a leafy suburb of Tokyo. The Ghibli Museum in Mitaka, western Tokyo opened in 2001. It was designed by animator Miyazaki Hayao and receives around 650,500 visitors each year.

  • Visitors to the museum by a robot figure on the roof of the museum. The character is from Miyazaki's film Laputa (Castle in the Sky). The Ghibli Museum in Mitaka, western Tokyo opened in 2001. It was designed by animator Miyazaki Hayao and receives around 650,500 visitors each year.

  • A robot figure on the roof of the museum. The character is from Miyazaki's film Laputa (Castle in the Sky). The Ghibli Museum in Mitaka, western Tokyo opened in 2001. It was designed by animator Miyazaki Hayao and receives around 650,500 visitors each year.

  • A robot figure on the roof of the museum. The character is from Miyazaki's film Laputa (Castle in the Sky). The Ghibli Museum in Mitaka, western Tokyo opened in 2001. It was designed by animator Miyazaki Hayao and receives around 650,500 visitors each year.

  • A robot figure on the roof of the museum. The character is from Miyazaki's film Laputa (Castle in the Sky). The Ghibli Museum in Mitaka, western Tokyo opened in 2001. It was designed by animator Miyazaki Hayao and receives around 650,500 visitors each year.

  • A robot figure on the roof of the museum. The character is from Miyazaki's film Laputa (Castle in the Sky). The Ghibli Museum in Mitaka, western Tokyo opened in 2001. It was designed by animator Miyazaki Hayao and receives around 650,500 visitors each year.

  • Visitors queuing up to enter the museum. Visitors must by tickets in advance and the museum is regularly sold out at weekends and on public holidays. The Ghibli Museum in Mitaka, western Tokyo opened in 2001. It was designed by animator Miyazaki Hayao and receives around 650,500 visitors each year.

  • Visitors queuing up to enter the museum. Visitors must by tickets in advance and the museum is regularly sold out at weekends and on public holidays. The Ghibli Museum in Mitaka, western Tokyo opened in 2001. It was designed by animator Miyazaki Hayao and receives around 650,500 visitors each year.

  • Visitors queuing up to enter the museum. Visitors must by tickets in advance and the museum is regularly sold out at weekends and on public holidays. The Ghibli Museum in Mitaka, western Tokyo opened in 2001. It was designed by animator Miyazaki Hayao and receives around 650,500 visitors each year.

  • The interior of the museum. There is no set route for visitors to take around the museum. The Ghibli Museum in Mitaka, western Tokyo opened in 2001. It was designed by animator Miyazaki Hayao and receives around 650,500 visitors each year.

  • A little girl exploring the museum. The Ghibli Museum in Mitaka, western Tokyo opened in 2001. It was designed by animator Miyazaki Hayao and receives around 650,500 visitors each year.

  • A "neko bus" soft climbing frame for children. The neko bus is a character from My Neighbor Totoro. The Ghibli Museum in Mitaka, western Tokyo opened in 2001. It was designed by animator Miyazaki Hayao and receives around 650,500 visitors each year.

  • A cinema in the museum. The seats are child-sized. The Ghibli Museum in Mitaka, western Tokyo opened in 2001. It was designed by animator Miyazaki Hayao and receives around 650,500 visitors each year.

  • A cinema in the museum. The seats are child-sized. The Ghibli Museum in Mitaka, western Tokyo opened in 2001. It was designed by animator Miyazaki Hayao and receives around 650,500 visitors each year.

  • A stained glass panel in a door opening out onto one of the museum's many walkways. The Ghibli Museum in Mitaka, western Tokyo opened in 2001. It was designed by animator Miyazaki Hayao and receives around 650,500 visitors each year.

  • A stained glass window showing a scene from Spirited Away. The Ghibli Museum in Mitaka, western Tokyo opened in 2001. It was designed by animator Miyazaki Hayao and receives around 650,500 visitors each year.

  • The museum contains a recreation of Miyazaki's "ideal workspace" and is filled with objects that belong to the animator. The Ghibli Museum in Mitaka, western Tokyo opened in 2001. It was designed by animator Miyazaki Hayao and receives around 650,500 visitors each year.

  • The museum contains a recreation of Miyazaki's "ideal workspace" and is filled with objects that belong to the animator. The Ghibli Museum in Mitaka, western Tokyo opened in 2001. It was designed by animator Miyazaki Hayao and receives around 650,500 visitors each year.

  • The museum contains a recreation of Miyazaki's "ideal workspace" and is filled with objects that belong to the animator. The Ghibli Museum in Mitaka, western Tokyo opened in 2001. It was designed by animator Miyazaki Hayao and receives around 650,500 visitors each year.

  • Australian tourist Alex Seel. He is a 3D games animator from Brisbane. The Ghibli Museum in Mitaka, western Tokyo opened in 2001. It was designed by animator Miyazaki Hayao and receives around 650,500 visitors each year.

  • Australian tourist Alex Seel. He is a 3D games animator from Brisbane. The Ghibli Museum in Mitaka, western Tokyo opened in 2001. It was designed by animator Miyazaki Hayao and receives around 650,500 visitors each year.

  • The museum cafe is built around a large red pine (in the top right of the picture). The Ghibli Museum in Mitaka, western Tokyo opened in 2001. It was designed by animator Miyazaki Hayao and receives around 650,500 visitors each year.

  • A signpost in the grounds of the museum. The Ghibli Museum in Mitaka, western Tokyo opened in 2001. It was designed by animator Miyazaki Hayao and receives around 650,500 visitors each year.

  • A sign at the entrance to the museum. It is decorated for Christmas. The Ghibli Museum in Mitaka, western Tokyo opened in 2001. It was designed by animator Miyazaki Hayao and receives around 650,500 visitors each year.

  • A sign at the entrance to the museum. It is decorated for Christmas. The Ghibli Museum in Mitaka, western Tokyo opened in 2001. It was designed by animator Miyazaki Hayao and receives around 650,500 visitors each year.

  • A wall mosaic commemorating the completion of the museum in 2001. The Ghibli Museum in Mitaka, western Tokyo opened in 2001. It was designed by animator Miyazaki Hayao and receives around 650,500 visitors each year.

  • A sign pointing the way to the museum. The Ghibli Museum in Mitaka, western Tokyo opened in 2001. It was designed by animator Miyazaki Hayao and receives around 650,500 visitors each year.

  • A Totoro soft toy outside the Mitaka tourist information office. The Totoro is a character from Miyazaki's My Neighbor Totoro. The Ghibli Museum in Mitaka, western Tokyo opened in 2001. It was designed by animator Miyazaki Hayao and receives around 650,500 visitors each year.

  • Children from a local nursery take a stroll through the museum grounds. Miyazaki designed the museum specially for children. The Ghibli Museum in Mitaka, western Tokyo opened in 2001. It was designed by animator Miyazaki Hayao and receives around 650,500 visitors each year.

  • A "neko bus" soft climbing frame for children. The neko bus is a character from My Neighbor Totoro. The Ghibli Museum in Mitaka, western Tokyo opened in 2001. It was designed by animator Miyazaki Hayao and receives around 650,500 visitors each year.

  • A Totoro soft toy outside the Mitaka tourist information office. The Totoro is a character from Miyazaki's My Neighbor Totoro. The Ghibli Museum in Mitaka, western Tokyo opened in 2001. It was designed by animator Miyazaki Hayao and receives around 650,500 visitors each year.

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