Mitaka
Mitaka city is a district just west of Tokyo. It’s most famous for the Ghibli museum situated there. Pictured is the Ghibli bus, which runs between the station and the museum.
Footpaths can be insanely narrow to non-existent in some parts of Japan, but here in Mitaka, they’re not only wide, but clearly demarcated out in green. Nice.
This is the Toho bakery, just a little ways down from the Ghibli museum. They have all sorts of goodies here, including…
…Melon-pan.
Each lampost along the main street has a plate bearing a poem.
Contrary to what you might expect, you can’t buy tickets to the museum at the actual museum. You’ve got to buy them at the Lawsons (they’re a big convenience store chain) across the road. This particular Lawsons had a bunch of Ghibli merchandise for sale too.
This is the actual museum. You can’t take pictures inside, so here’s one from the outside.
A replica of one of the giant robots from Laputa can be found on the roof.
Koganei
The Gainax building is located in Koganei, not too far past Mitaka. Unfortunately, it’s just a dull office building.
The area around the building is pretty industrial, which might have contributed to the art direction in some of Anno’s work.
Posted in on October 20, 2008
One Response to “Mitaka”
Or visit Ghibli Museum on the west end of Inokashira Park, the museum of all tgnhis Ghibli….the Disney of Japan. Lose yourself in cells of animation, characters and the mazelike structure of the museum which seems to physically embody Ghibli motto let’s lose our way together.’ Please note, if you do plan to visit the museum…strangely one cannot buy tickets at the door, they must be purchased ahead of time, check out article for info on how to get tickets : Our Trip to the Ghibli Museum.
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