The main area "Ghibli’s Grand Warehouse" full of Ghibli's secrets, including a video exhibition room, special exhibitions, stores and cafes!

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Posting date: 2022.10.17

The main area "Ghibli’s Grand Warehouse" full of Ghibli's secrets, including a video exhibition room, special exhibitions, stores and cafes!

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Top image: © Studio Ghibli

Ghibli Park will open on November 1st in Expo Aichi Memorial Park (Moricoro Park) in Nagakute City, Expo 2005 Aichi Commemorative Park. Of the three areas that will open in the first season, the latest information on "Ghibli’s Grand Warehouse", which will be the main area, will be revealed!

Ghibli’s Grand Warehouse is truly a Ghibli exposition. In one huge facility, "Ghibli" is tightly packed, including a video exhibition room, three special exhibition rooms, shops and cafes.

Tickets for Ghibli Park go on sale on the 10th of each month, and reservations are required to specify the date and time for each area.
Lottery sales for January admission are from October 10th (Sat) 10:00 to 21st (Wed) 23:59.

What is Ghibli Park?

Ghibli Park is a park that expresses the world of Studio Ghibli, created in consultation with the forest within Expo 2005 Aichi Commemorative Park (Moricoro Park). Ghibli Park does not have any major attractions or rides. It is a place where you can discover secrets while walking along the forest and roads, feeling the breeze, and discovering secrets.

The first phase of the park opened "Ghibli’s Grand Warehouse", "Hill of Youth", and "Dondoko Forest". "Ghibli’s Grand Warehouse" is an indoor facility filled with exhibits of Ghibli's works, both large and small. From robot soldiers to cat buses, from child-size soft objects to more formal exhibits that touch on the secrets of the works, there is plenty to see and do. Hill of Youth" is home to "World Emporium," which appeared in "Whisper of the Heart". Behind "Satsuki and May's House" in Dondoko Forest, "Dondoko-do" stands watching over Ghibli Park.

Highlight 1: Video Exhibition Room "Cinema Orion"

Screening of all 10 animated short films from the Mitaka no Mori Ghibli Museum of Art

Cinema Orion is a video exhibition room with about 170 seats.
A total of 10 short animation films produced by Studio Ghibli, which are only shown at the Ghibli Museum, Mitaka, will be screened in order. The movie that will be screened at the opening of the park is "Whale Bird".

Synopsis.
Shigeru goes to the Tulip nursery school. When Shigeru sees the older boys from the Star class building a boat with building blocks, he wants to join them, but they are not willing to let him in. At last, he completed the boat and named it "Elephant and Lion Maru", and went out to catch whales.

Running time: about 16 minutes
Original: "Iyaiyaen" (published by Fukuinkan Shoten), Rieko Nakagawa, Yuriko Omura
Screenplay/Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Music: Yuji Nomi
Production animator: Takeshi Inamura

Highlight 2: 3 Special Exhibitions

Three special exhibitions that provide an introduction to Studio Ghibli and Ghibli's works

Exhibition of Ghibli Narikiri Famous Scenes © Studio Ghibli

“Drawing Eating.” Expanded and revised edition © Studio Ghibli

A lot of Ghibli exhibition © Studio Ghibli

Ghibli Narikiri Famous Scene Exhibition

This is a hands-on exhibition where you can become a character in Ghibli's work and enter the famous scene. The number of exhibits is 13 works and 14 corners. In "Spirited Away", you can become Chihiro by sitting next to Kaonashi on a mysterious train that runs on the sea.

"Drawing eating." Enlarged and revised edition

*From the 2017 Ghibli Museum Mitaka Special Exhibition “Drawing Eating.” © Studio Ghibli

This is an expanded and revised version of the well-received exhibition "Drawing Eating" held at the Ghibli Museum in Mitaka. Why does the food in Ghibli films look so delicious? This exhibition unravels the secret. New materials from three films, "Spirited Away," "From Up on Poppy Hill," and "Earwig and the Witch," have been added, and the kitchen at Boarding House of Poppy will also be recreated.
*From the 2017 Ghibli Museum Mitaka's special exhibition "Drawing Eating."

Highlight 3: Shops and Cafes

Selling original products only available Ghibli’s Grand Warehouse

Adventurous Flying Squadron
In addition to goods related to all Ghibli works, this shop offers Ghibli Park original products. You can transform your memories at Ghibli Park into a form and take them home.

Cafe Transcontinental Flight
A cafe where everyone who explored the large warehouse can rest their wings. Sandwiches and pizzas are lined up with the image of a meal taken with one hand while piloting a long-distance flight.

Milk Stand Siberi❆An
A counter-type milk stand that offers locally produced milk in bottles with original designs. You can also eat “Siberia”, a sweet made of red bean paste sandwiched between castella, which appeared in “The Wind Rises”.

There are many more Ghibli

Ticket sales schedule

Lottery sales for January
・ Application period: October 10th 10:00 to October 21st 23:59 (on sale)
・ Winner announcement: around 15:00 on November 4th
・ Application place: Online ticket sales site “Boo-Woo Ticket” (Boo-Woo Ticket)

All tickets are reservation-based, with a specific date and time for each area.
・On the 10th of every month, tickets for a new admission month will be released. For details on how to purchase, please see the ticket page on the official website (https://ghibli-park.jp/ticket/).
・A lottery sale will be conducted at the beginning of the January sale to avoid confusion due to access concentration. First-come-first-served sales for the same month can be purchased at 14:00 on November 10th from Boo-Woo tickets, Lawson and Ministop stores nationwide "Loppi".
・ Membership registration (free) is required in advance to use Boo-Woo tickets.

Facility Overview

・First season opening date: November 1, 2022
・Location: 1533-1 Ibaragabasama Otsu, Nagakute City, Aichi Prefecture (There is no dedicated parking lot. Please come by public transportation.)
・ Official website: https://ghibli-park.jp/

・Tickets: It is a reservation system with a designated date and time for each area. Tickets can be purchased from the online ticket sales site “Boo-Woo Ticket” and Lawson and Ministop nationwide “Loppi”. Ticket prices for each area are as follows.

○ Ghibli’s Grand Warehouse
Weekdays: Adults 2,000 yen, 4 years old to elementary school students 1,000 yen
Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays: Adults 2,500 yen, 4 years old to elementary school students 1,250 yen

○ Hill of Youth
Adult 1,000 yen 4 years old to elementary school student 500 yen

○Dondoko Forest
Adult 1,000 yen 4 years old to elementary school student 500 yen

* Separately, a system usage fee of 110 yen will be charged for each ticket issued.
*For those who have a disability certificate designated by Ghibli Park (Physical Disability Certificate, Mental Disability Certificate, Rehabilitation Certificate, Specific Medical Expenses Recipient Certificate, Atomic Bomb Victim Certificate, War Victims Certificate) and up to one accompanying person, please purchase the "Disabled Adult" or "Disabled Child" ticket type. It is half price of general ticket type. Please present either the original or a copy of your notebook or Mirairo ID when entering.
*Please see the ticket page on the official website for details on how to purchase tickets, release dates, and notes.

Spot Details

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https://ghibli-park.jp/

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