Ghibli Museum ジブリ美術館 Jiburi Bijutsukan

Going to Ghibli Museum is one of the weirdest thing I did.. Why? Because I only watched 2 Studio Ghibli's movies before going there and obviously I didn't really know most of the displayed items, characters or animations..

Since I only watched My Neighbor Totoro (となりのトトロ Tonari no Totoro) and I Can Hear the Sea (海が聞こえる Umi ga Kikoeru) before going there, the only thing I want to see is Totoro.. ^^

Now, back to the topic, I went there on 20th February with my friends.. I think the ticket price is reasonable and worth it.. Only cost 1000yen but you have to buy it in advance. My friend bought the tickets for all 12 of us at Lawson convenience store.

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The official name for the museum is 三鷹の森ジブリ美術館 Mitaka no Mori Jiburi Bijutsukan or Ghibli Museum, Mitaka.

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Rikkyo's students group trip to Ghibli Museum, :)

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We must refrain from taking any pictures in the building, so, I only took some pictures while I'm outside.

We were greeted by a big Totoro doll near the main gate.. So cute!

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Then we went to the rooftop to see a robot (I don't know what the robot is at that time),

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Omelette fried rice (nasi goreng pataya in Malay) for 1000yen (RM38) per plate? I'll pass.. Hehe..

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As there was too many people in our group, we split into 2 groups and end up walking back to Mitaka station separately..

This is from the other entrance,

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Walking back to Mitaka Station,

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It was a nice experience but it doesn't mean much to me at that time. Based on my friend recommendation, I started to watch Studio Ghibli's movies a few days ago.. As of now, I've watched 6 movies after the trip, below is the list:

- Spirited Away 千と千尋の神隠し Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi

- Kiki's Delivery Service 魔女の宅急便 Majyo no Takkyubin

- Howl's Moving Castle ハウルの動く城 Hauru no Ugoku Shiro

- Laputa: Castle in the Sky 天空の城ラピュタ Tenkuu no Shiro Rapyuta

- Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind 風の谷のナウシカ Kaze no Tani no Naushika

- Whisper of the Heart 耳をすませば Mimi O Sumaseba

After watching those movies, I was like, "So, that was Yu-Baaba from Spirited Away in the showroom.. and Calcifer from Howl's Moving Castle!" "The robot on the rooftop is from Laputa: Castle in the Sky.." and "Jiji, the black cat is from Kiki's Delivery Service!" Haha.. Even though I only knew what I saw a few days after the trip, it's still okay I guess.. Well, good night ^^V