Places to book ahead for a Japan Trip

Outline

• 2 ~ 3 months ahead

  • Ghibli Park

• 1 Month ahead

  • Ghibli Museum

  • Pokémon Café

  • Warner Bros. Studio Tour Tokyo - The Making of Harry Potter

• 2 ~ 4 weeks ahead

  • teamLab Planets TOKYO

  • mipig cafe - Harajuku

• 1 ~ 2 weeks ahead

  • Tokyo Skytree

• Not necessary to book ahead

  • Tokyo Tower

  • The National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation

2 ~ 3 months ahead

Ghibli Park

• Google Maps 📍: https://maps.app.goo.gl/u3YZ9GNK9uaC8ozA9

• Neighborhood: Nagoya City's Moricoro Park

• Prefecture: Aichi

• Near Station: Ai-Chikyuhaku-Kinen-Koen Station / 愛・地球博記念公園駅

1 Month ahead

Ghibli Museum

• Google Maps 📍: https://maps.app.goo.gl/cPkpLwLXpjhgo27s5

• Neighborhood: Mitaka

• Prefecture: Tokyo

• Near Station: Kichijoji Station / 吉祥寺駅

• Price (Adult): 1000 yen

🗓️ When to make reservations?

• You can buy tickets 1 month ahead of time.

• Tickets are released at 10:00 JST on the 10th of each month.

• Example: October tickets are released on September 10th at 10:00 JST.

⚙️ How to buy tickets

1. Create a Japanese Lawson Account (ローソンWEB会員): https://l-tike.com/login/newcustomer/

2. Go to 三鷹の森ジブリ美術館 - ローチケ (ローソンチケット)

3. Find the month you want to go (e.g. 8/2(水)～8/31(木)入場分 for August)

4. Click on 詳細はこちら

Electronic Ticket vs Paper Ticket

• Electronic Ticket: Reservations must be made on ローチケ電子チケット App

  • iOS: ローチケ電子チケット on the App Store

  • Google Play: ローチケ電子チケット - Apps on Google Play

• Paper Ticket: Reserve online and then go to a Lawson store to print out the ticket

Day of the visit

• Go to the museum at the designated time (e.g. 10:00 ~ 10:30).

  • Must enter within 1 hour of the designated time.

  • You might be able to enter earlier than the designated time if there is space.

Pokémon Café

• Google Maps 📍: https://maps.app.goo.gl/rNZkp5t9SHSYbE9J7

• Neighborhood: Nihombashi

• Prefecture: Tokyo

• Near Station: Nihombashi Station / 日本橋駅

🗓️ When to make reservations?

• You can reserve exactly 1 month ahead of time. (e.g. For August 1st, you can reserve from July 1st)

⚙️ How to make reservations?

• Go to https://reserve.pokemon-cafe.jp/reserve/agree

• Check the 同意する box and click 同意して進む button

• Click the 選択してください dropdown and select the number of people

  • Ex/ 1名 for 1 person

• A calendar will appear.

  • If the date is grayed out, it means that the date is not available (either fully booked or not yet available for reservations)

  • 満席 means that the date is fully booked

  • 未開放 means that the date is not yet available for reservations

• After selecting a date, click the 次に進む button

• Select a time

Additional Notes:

• You can try calling the cafe to see if there are any cancellations on the day of.

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Warner Bros. Studio Tour Tokyo - The Making of Harry Potter

• Google Maps 📍: https://maps.app.goo.gl/tJvDXYWYSN1auw3G7

• Neighborhood: Nerima City

• Prefecture: Tokyo

• Near Station: Toshimaen Station / 豊島園駅

2 ~ 4 weeks ahead

teamLab Planets TOKYO

• Google Maps 📍: https://maps.app.goo.gl/7q7McjvgPBRHdtGr7

• Neighborhood: Koto City

• Prefecture: Tokyo

• Near Station: Shin-Toyosu Station / 新豊洲駅

🗓️ When to make reservations?

• Tickets are released roughly 3 months ahead of time.

  • Example: Tickets for October will be available starting late-July.

⚙️ How to make reservations?

• https://teamlabplanets.dmm.com/en and click on Buy a Ticket

mipig cafe - Harajuku

• Google Maps 📍: https://maps.app.goo.gl/TgnaKpc8wopVup8a7

• Neighborhood: Harajuku

• Prefecture: Tokyo

• Near Station: Harajuku Station / 原宿駅

1 ~ 2 weeks ahead

Tokyo Skytree

• Google Maps 📍: https://goo.gl/maps/g9e5G99sQmehCiL28

• Neighborhood: Sumida

• Prefecture: Tokyo

• Near Station:

  • Oshiage Sta.(SKYTREE) / 押上駅(スカイツリー前)

  • Tokyo Skytree Station / とうきょうスカイツリー駅

• Book Online: https://www.tokyo-skytree.jp/en/ticket/individual/reservation/online.html

Not necessary to book ahead

Tokyo Tower

• Google Maps 📍: https://goo.gl/maps/jTCtyM4YCf4WEK9N6

• Neighborhood: Minato

• Prefecture: Tokyo

• Near Station:

  • Akabanebashi Station / 赤羽橋駅

  • Kamiyachō Station / 神谷町駅

  • Onarimon Station / 御成門駅

The National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation

• Google Maps 📍: https://goo.gl/maps/3MLKfejcCF4pSz1N6

Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo (MOT)

• Google Maps 📍: https://goo.gl/maps/ZRyug7Y15dQvgECPA

• Neighborhood: Kiba

• Prefecture: Tokyo

• Near Station:

  • Kiba Station / 木場駅

  • Kiyosumi-Shirakawa Station / 清澄白河駅

Events

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