Experience the wonders of Ghibli Park together with a Ghibli fan as your guide! This way you can dive into everything the park has to offer and learn more than the eye can see.
29,000 yen/person
4 ~ 12 years old: 14,500 yen/person
0 ~ 3 years old: free
Private Experience
Nagoya Station (Google Maps)
Ghibli Park (Google Maps)
Start time 8:30 – 16:00 (7.5 hours)
English
English: Native ★★★★★
Accompanied by an experienced Ghibli guide, venture to Ghibli Park to discover its five captivating realms. The tour’s centerpiece is the Ghibli Grand Warehouse, granting you access to its wonders. While the four outdoor areas promise their own enchantments, exploration is limited to their exteriors, except for the charming souvenir shops.
Indulge in a delectable lunch featuring Nagoya’s culinary delights served in a delightful Bento box.
Meet your tour guide at Nagoya Station 10 minutes before the tour starts.
Choose your favorite Station Bento for lunch. We especially recommend the local Nagoya specialties.
Take the subway and monorail to Ghibli Park with your guide.
Begin your exploration at Ghibli’s Grand Warehouse, the main hub of Ghibli Park. Here, your guide will share fascinating details about your favorite Studio Ghibli movies and the exhibits on display. Make sure not to miss the cinema screening short movies, and the special exhibition showcasing the delicious foods seen in Ghibli movies.
Enjoy your Bento Lunch in the open air.
The largest outdoor area in Ghibli Park is Valley of Witches where witchy buildings from multiple Ghibli Movies such as “Kiki’s Delivery Service,” “Howl’s Moving Castle,” and “Earwig and the Witch” have been recreated (these buildings cannot be entered with the Ghibli Park O-Sampo Pass). This is also the only area in the park that offers rides! For an additional cost, children can enjoy the Flying Machine from “Castle in the Sky” and both adults and children can ride a carousel decorated with vehicles, animals, and characters from many of Studio Ghibli’s films.
The home of Totoro and his neighbors Satsuki and Mei. While you can’t visit the inside of the house, it is already quite interesting to see from the outside. Don’t forget to stop by Dondoko Shop to pick up some lucky amulets!
This area is for hardcore Ghibli fans as it is themed after some lesser-known movies such as “The Cat Returns” and “Whisper of the Heart”.
Mononoke Village is the smallest of Ghibli Park’s five areas. Here you will find the world of Princess Mononoke waiting for you. Included are some sculptures and a house inspired by the Tataraba Iron Town building from the movie.
As the day comes to a close you can choose to spend the remaining time before the park closes exploring a little more or you can head back to Nagoya Station with your guide.
Meet Erica, an American whose love affair with Studio Ghibli began with the mesmerizing experience of seeing “Princess Mononoke” in theaters. From that moment on, she was captivated by the enchanting worlds and compelling narratives crafted by Studio Ghibli.
Erica’s passion for Japanese culture and history knows no bounds. In an attempt to meld her three favorite things: history, food, and talking, she joined Nagoya is not boring as a tour guide back in the summer of 2023. Most days she can be found expounding on the superiority of red miso in cuisine and regaling guests with stories of the Nagoya of old.
