Trip Mengejar Sakura - Day 4 - Ghibli Museum

Day 4 - 9 April 2014

Harinih kitorang berjalan jauh sket dari Tokyo ... kitorang nak pegi Ghibli Museum di Mitaka ... basically Ghibli Museum ni is ( quoted from wiki ) "a museum showcasing the work of the Japanese animation studio Studio Ghibli" ... salah satu citer animation yg glemer yg Studio Ghibli ni buat is Spirited Away .. rasenye ramai penah tengok citer ni kan ... me and my bro ni ala2 hantu citer katun jepun sket kan... so tempat2 mcm ni harus la kitorang terjah ...

Akan tetapi, nak masuk museum ni, tiketnye agak susah nak beli utk kite2 yg dok outside jepun ... actually tiket nak masuk sini boleh dibeli kat Lawson kat jepun tu, tapi tiketnye limited , pastu timing nak masuk museum pun hanye 4 timing saje in one day ... and tiket tak dijual dimuseum tu sendiri... all tickets are by reservation and to be purchased in advanced ...jadiknye, lepas survey2 sket, kitorang decide utk pakai service Bridge.jpn utk tolong belikan tiket kitorang in advanced ... ni pun lepas ade beberapa org forumers yg suggest suh pakai service diorang ... so aku pun try contact2 Bridge.jpn ni tanye arrangement cemane and diorang pun explain la just set the date bile nak pegi ( sebolehnye 1 or 1.5 months in advance kene beli dah tiket tu) , then payment boleh buat pakai Paypal, and tickets can be delivered to the hostel/hotel yg kite nak duduk nanti .. of course there will be some additional charges for posting and services, tapi bagi aku i dun mind paying a little bit more just to secure the ticket ... normally kat website bridge.jpn tu akan mention when is the best time to book the ticket ... kitorang beli our tickets in early march, payment semua settle time tu jugak and request them to send the tickets to Khaosan Original tempat kitorang nak dok nanti ... then few days before our arrival date, org bridge.jpn tu contact aku saying they have delivered the tickets to the hostel ... siap bagik parcel tracking number semua siap ... before that aku dah contact hostel siap2 mentioning that bridge.jpn will send one mail to me and mintak diorang accept on my behalf and keep it until my arrival  ... all in all, it was a safe transaction and the tickets selamat sampai kat tangan aku the day aku check-in kat hostel ...in total we paid 3,285 yen ... the ticket is 1,000 yen per person with additional 1,285 yen for the service and postal ... selain dari ticket to Ghibli Museum, diorang jugak boleh belikan tiket utk masuk ke Fujiko Museum .. sape2 rase nak tengok Doraemon, boleh la cube service diorang

Mail from Bridge.jpn addressed to Khaosan Tokyo Original

Tiket diorang masukkan siap2 dlm envelop Lawson lagik

Our tickets

Dari hostel , Hyperdia suggest utk amik Toei Asakusa ke Nihombashi, then transfer to Tozai Line sampai Nakano and transfer to Chuo Line utk ke Mitaka station ... tapi serius serik weii naik Toei Asakusa line time morning rush hour ... sekali lagik kitorang terpenyek kat dlm train.. sob sob...

Pastu 2 station before sampai Nihombashi, tetiba ade announcement inform train yg kitorang naik tu is an express train and the next stop will be Shimbashi... maknenye die skip beberapa station including Nihombashi ...dah tu elok2 je sampai kat satu station before Nihombashi, kitorang kene push kluar sebab org dok bersesak2 nak kluar train... aku cakap kat adik aku, dah takyah naik dulu ... tunggu next train lah... sebab tak pasti sangat pasal express train tu, dah tu tak tahan dengan train yg sarat sangat sampai rase nak sesak napas pun ade... so kitorang tunggu next train jer lah ... seb baik the next train mcm kurang padat so dapat la kitorang selit2  ...

Sampai Nihombashi, tukar pi Tozai line plak utk ke Nakano ... sampai Nakano kitorang turun dari train, masuk station utk amik Chuo Line... org crowded gile dalam station sampai kitorang terpaksa dok kat tepi dinding utk tengok signboard ... pusing2 dlm station sesambil follow signboard, naik to other platform, then adik aku cakap, eehh ni platform yg kite turun tadik... haaaa penat turun naik tangga pusing2 okehh....last2 balik ke tempat yg same gak... rupenye Tozai Line ni ade certain2 time diorang akan extend service until Mitaka station ... kitorang pun tak tau sebab info ni mmg takde mention dalam Hyperdia or any subway maps yg aku penah jumpe ... jadiknye kitorang amik tozai line je la sampai ke Mitaka.. takyah susah2 tukar naik jr chuo line ...

Sampai kat Mitaka station, kitorang amik South Exit then proceed to bus stop no 9 ... kat situ ade signboard with patung totoro kat atas .. dari situ ade bus yg akan bawak pegi Ghibli Museum

Tambang bas tak silap aku 220 yen one way, 320 yen return trip.. utk one way, boleh bayar pakai Passmo/Suica... but utk return ticket, kene beli dekat vending machine kat tepi bus stop tu... kitorang aritu tak sempat nak amik gambar vending machine tu sebab elok2 je tengah nak queue beli tiket, tetiba bas dah dtg... so sgt rushing nak beli tiket bas dengan queue yg agak panjang

Naik bas ni kejap je pun.. less than 10 minutes ... and bas berenti betul2 kat depan entrance Ghibli Museum nih .. timing bas ni tak silap aku every 10/15 minutes ... kitorang aritu agak rushing takut miss our entrance time which is at 10am ... diorang bagi grace period 30 minit je after our actual entrance time utk masuk.. if lepas 30 minit tak sampai2 jugak, then burn gitu je la tiket sebab diorang tak bagi masuk dah....

But, here's the not-so-good-part about this museum tour... no photo taking inside the building!!! Kat luar building je boleh amik gambar ... hadehhhh... agak ampeh disitu... tapi ape2 pun kite follow the rules lah yer... basically kat dlm ni diorang showcase all about animation making ... cemane dari beberapa lukisan diorang gerak2 terus jadik mcm katun.. cemane dari film strips bleh jadik movie ... lukisan2 yg diorang buat mase diorang nak produce the animation ... siap display mcm2 jenis kaler yg diorang pakai ... pendek kate semua lah... siap ade small cinema lagik and setiap orang boleh tengok satu short animation ...pastu bangunan tu mcm berbilik2 gitu.. tempat agak sempit, so nak tengok exhibition pun kene beratur kaw2 nye... redho jer lah... but the best part is, you have no time limit once you are in ... makne kate nak lepak sampai diorang tutup pun takpe ... anyway, here are some photos i found over the internet on how the inside looks like ...

Lame jugak la kitorang kat dalam tu.. pusing2 kejap, then kluar pi lepak2 kat cafe ..then sambung balik pusing2 kat dalam tu.. about 3 hours jugak la rasenye ...

Grape juice paling mahal aku penah minum... satu paper cup kecik 300 yen 

Kepala paip yg comey

Free gift for the visitor ... actual film strip 

Banyak betul slot2 recycle bin kat sane.. nak buang sampah pun rase complicated yg amat

Spiral staircase utk naik ke rooftop garden

Patung ni besar gedabak

Poneglyph?

Plannye mcm nak shopping sket2 kat sini ... tapi too bad harga semua mahal2... keychain totoro yg kecik pun 500 yen??? adehh punah harapan aku nak beli mcm2 kat sini... tengok2 jugak jigsaw puzzle sebab akak aku suka beli jigsaw puzzle Ghibli Studio punye sebab lawa ... skali tengok harga rase nak pengsan.. mahal bebeno... last2 aku rembat postcard je la... tu pun 164 yen sekeping ... tak campur tax lagik tu... dahh toksah mimpi nak sopping sakan kalau takat bawak duit ciput jer... T_T

Abis pusing2 kat dlm museum tu, kitorang proceed to Inokashira Park located next to the museum.. tak tahan menengok sakura yg masih banyak ...