To all of you who were once children (and are now adults) — this one’s for you.
We’re Shimakuma couple 🐻🐼, born with Castle in the Sky, raised with Totoro, and once dreamed of flying like Kiki.
Here begins our Ghibli Park Adventure 🧳 — a travel diary for those who still carry a spark of wonder.
If this series can inspire fellow dreamers who are wondering whether to visit Ghibli Park, our mission is complete 🐾
Most Important: About Media Research
We’ll publish our favorite memories in a separate photo gallery, but this article intentionally keeps photos to a minimum. For the record, we took over 2,000 photos! 📸 So I think you make sure bring plenty of SD cards too.
List of what we will be showing you next
When you try to look up information about Ghibli Park, most reviews are written for families with kids. If you’re an adult wondering, “Is it okay to visit just by myself or with other adults?”, our own adventure story is for you — for grown-up fans who still believe in magic 🐾
After all, we are the Mei-chan generation from Totoro🌽 This is the adventure we have been waiting for!!!
Here are the titles of the posts I plan to share soon:
- Ghibli Park Ticket Booking Tips: The 2 Ticket Types Explained (My Personal Illustrated Guide)
- Visual guide to Premium vs. Standard tickets
- Details on same-day sales for Valley of Witches
- The exact booking method we personally used and recommend
- Ghibli Park Route Tips: 2 Original Itineraries, Time Slots & Duration Explained
- Two-day model itinerary (recommended)
- One-day version if you’re short on time
- Ghibli Park Dining Tips: Essential Notes on Food & Where to Eat
- Restaurants & Cafés in the Paid Areas(Ghibli Park)
- Restaurants & Cafés in the Free Areas(outside of Ghibli Park)
- Food & Drink Carry-in Policy (Crucial!)
- Guidelines for Trash Disposal
- Ghibli Park Access Tips: Train vs. Bus from Nagoya Station (Directions with my Photos!)
- Ghibli Park Essentials: Must-Haves & What to Wear (Ghibli-Inspired Outfit Tips)
- Ghibli Park Weather Tips: Beware of Mountain Weather, UV Rays & Safety Measures
- Ghibli Park Strategy: 3 Reasons Why a Suitcase Is Key & Baggage Size Limits for Train/Plane
- What to Wear to Ghibli Park? Local Sightings of Adult Ghibli-Inspired Outfits & Item Ideas
- Nagoya Station Best Hotel Review: Direct Connection, Top Location & Nagoya’s Local Specialty Breakfast
Each post stands alone, so you can start reading from any page. I will be adding the links to the completed articles here as I publish them, so please check back later. I update the blog slowly, so thank you for your patience.
I hope these articles will be helpful for everyone’s next adventure🐾 Stay tuned!
Translation Update
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Tickets Sold Out? There's Still Hope!
Even if the tickets are sold out, you might still be able to book this bus tour!
Still Available! Book Now!
Here's why: this bus tour is provided by Sunrise Tours (JTB). JTB is one of Japan's leading travel agencies and, crucially, an Official Partner of Ghibli Park! Booking through an Official Partner significantly increases your chances of getting a ticket.
Ghibli Park tickets are highly sought after in Japan, of course, so I went with JTB to secure mine.
Seriously! Got a minute for Japanese? Take a look at my Japanese page! You can see the photo of the JTB Original Bento (lunch box) I tried!
Update
- 2025/10/24 Added: Sunrise Tours information
- 2025/10/25 New: Japanese Page Link
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