Thank you for this video!! I waited 2hrs but managed to get myself a ticket today! Advice for others: - Queue up earlier than the actual ticket release. I started queuing 30min before and had ~3000 people ahead of me. But when I tried queueing on my phone 5min after the ticket release, there were ~10000 people ahead of me. - If you get "Access denied" keep refreshing. But don't spam the refresh button. I was afraid to hit refresh so I kept going back to the calendar and choosing a new date/new time but never got past the "Customer Information Registration" page (seen at 4:50). Eventually I just continued refreshing and the next page would eventually show up.
Video a little bit outdated concerning the reservation part but the screen shown are still the same, so it is still useful to prepare yourself. I just managed to get tickets on the 10/07 for August, so I can share my experience with the reservation: There is now a queueing system in place, it is in the first-come, first-served basis. I entered the site a bit before 9:30am JST and I got the message that I have been place in the queue. I was afraid to be kicked out out the site because of no activity, so I kept on refreshing the page, looking back I don't think it was necessary nor did it have an impact on my queuing number. At 10am, I got my queuing number: 4099 and my estimated waiting time: "more than 1 hour". You can see the queue progress, the system (queuing number and time) is updated very 5 min or so. I entered the reservation page at about 11:30am. I would say the tickets were 50% sold out, 30% low availability, 20% available. My first choice were on the low availability, I needed to book 3 tickets but I got the message that my requested number of ticket is too high compared to the availability. I still got my second choice which was on the available status (super happy). I am not sure at what time the queuing system open but I would strongly recommend you to enter the reservation site about 2 hours before. I would have rather wait 2 hours before 10am, securing myself the tickets, than wait 2 hours after, risking to not have a choice or no ticket anymore.
Thank you!! This method worked for my husband and I ❤ We've just bought our tickets! We purchased tickets online (out of Japan), and it worked!! Anyone asking about updates. Keep in mind the following: When you get to the page on the 10th - 10 am japan time; the page will crash multiple times.. But we never gave up!! We kept trying; both of us, each one on a different PC. After an hour and 10 minutes, it finally worked!! And booking dates were still available!!❤ So never give up and keep trying 😍
Transportation is worth a word. If you take the train out there, there's a bus you have to take to get from the station to the museum. It's on a loop route, but it's not specific for the museum. The trip out is relatively short, but the trip back to the station is quite long.
Or you can get off at Kichijoji Station and walk through Inokishira Park which is a nice walk if the weathers good. If you really want to take the yellow bus that departs from Mitaka.
I've just bought my tickets. It took me 40 minutes. The trick was having 2 computers. 1 making the queue and checking the time from the Japanese website. 2 seconds before I entered from my 2nd pc. (From which I reached a closer number in the line) The difference in the waiting list from the 2 computers was more than 5000 people ahead.
@@RedRoseyViper Hi can I ask did you have to make a Lawson web member account or can you just buy the tickets from the English Lawson site as a guest?
Thank you for all the info!!! it really helped out (cannot wait till the 10ths next month to get a ticket!!!... it solds out in hours or in days!! hope to get the tickets!! ❤
I am so happy I came across your video! Im currently getting ready to buy and your video has definitely brought my anxiety level down!!!! thank you so much!! Hopefully you were able to get your museum book from somebody haha
Thank you so much for the video! Gonna try to get tickets the next time the reservation slot opens :D Made me get at ease that I could do it myself and doesn't have to rely on a agency to do it for me ^^
How old is this method? Cause OOF! The process now for 2022/2023 is impossible for a foreigner (at least for someone in the US). Can't get any tickets unless you know someone who lives in Japan, which I don't. 😭
Thanks for the informative video! Would you happen to know the contact information for the museum? There's an email that's provided on the website but they mentioned that they don't respond to it. I'm trying to buy tickets for next year but I'm not sure how on how to view their availability. Thanks!
@@ShannonTravelsTheWorld I would love if you did! I'm going in june and I'm hoping by then it may lift, but since it has been suspended I'm unsure if I'll even be able to go :(
@@ShannonTravelsTheWorld Yes! If you could do a new one explaining it’d be so good! I am going in September and they have disabled the booking for international :(
I've bought tickets for the theme park, can i check if its an e-ticket do they mean the qr code given to you on the website? as i cant seem to find the barcode for the ticket
Can someone help me how to fill in the login/purchasing info? How does the phone number need to be written? It always says something is formatted incorrectly
So I managed to get tickets online but it says it needs to be picked up at a Lawson’s within 48 hours. :(( If I ask someone from Japan to pick it up for me, do they ask for ID at the cashier in Lawsons?
Do they still give you your tickets in the form of a QR code? I checked their website (in Japanese) and it said I have to either download the Lawson app or print out the tickets at a Lawson store.
I just printed mine at the Lawson store a day or two before I went to the museum. Me and a friend just walked into one of the Lawson's on Tokyo and used a kiosk to print them.
i just booked my ticket for the last session of the day! do they close on the dot, only giving you two hours? or if you browse a little longer is that ok?
@@samanthafuentes86 i’m currently in japan so i used my japanese phone number and my hostel address to make a lawson account, because i read that you can’t do it without a lawson account, i also booked them on 10 on the dot for a quiet monday, im not too sure if this helps!
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Thank you for this video!!
I waited 2hrs but managed to get myself a ticket today!
Advice for others:
- Queue up earlier than the actual ticket release. I started queuing 30min before and had ~3000 people ahead of me. But when I tried queueing on my phone 5min after the ticket release, there were ~10000 people ahead of me.
- If you get "Access denied" keep refreshing. But don't spam the refresh button.
I was afraid to hit refresh so I kept going back to the calendar and choosing a new date/new time but never got past the "Customer Information Registration" page (seen at 4:50). Eventually I just continued refreshing and the next page would eventually show up.
May i ask u still need the printed ticket from Lawson Store.
I printed out my ticket at home and that worked perfectly fine. I didn't have to go to a Lawson store :) @@caslie28
Did you have to make a Lawson web member account or can you just buy the tickets from the English Lawson site as a guest?
Video a little bit outdated concerning the reservation part but the screen shown are still the same, so it is still useful to prepare yourself.
I just managed to get tickets on the 10/07 for August, so I can share my experience with the reservation:
There is now a queueing system in place, it is in the first-come, first-served basis.
I entered the site a bit before 9:30am JST and I got the message that I have been place in the queue. I was afraid to be kicked out out the site because of no activity, so I kept on refreshing the page, looking back I don't think it was necessary nor did it have an impact on my queuing number.
At 10am, I got my queuing number: 4099 and my estimated waiting time: "more than 1 hour". You can see the queue progress, the system (queuing number and time) is updated very 5 min or so.
I entered the reservation page at about 11:30am. I would say the tickets were 50% sold out, 30% low availability, 20% available. My first choice were on the low availability, I needed to book 3 tickets but I got the message that my requested number of ticket is too high compared to the availability. I still got my second choice which was on the available status (super happy).
I am not sure at what time the queuing system open but I would strongly recommend you to enter the reservation site about 2 hours before. I would have rather wait 2 hours before 10am, securing myself the tickets, than wait 2 hours after, risking to not have a choice or no ticket anymore.
Great tips!!
Thank you!! This method worked for my husband and I ❤
We've just bought our tickets! We purchased tickets online (out of Japan), and it worked!!
Anyone asking about updates. Keep in mind the following:
When you get to the page on the 10th - 10 am japan time; the page will crash multiple times..
But we never gave up!! We kept trying; both of us, each one on a different PC.
After an hour and 10 minutes, it finally worked!! And booking dates were still available!!❤
So never give up and keep trying 😍
Awesome! Glad it worked for you!
@ShannonTravelsTheWorld btw, I bought the book from the museum based on your recommendation 🥰
Yay I hope you like it!
Transportation is worth a word. If you take the train out there, there's a bus you have to take to get from the station to the museum. It's on a loop route, but it's not specific for the museum. The trip out is relatively short, but the trip back to the station is quite long.
Or you can get off at Kichijoji Station and walk through Inokishira Park which is a nice walk if the weathers good. If you really want to take the yellow bus that departs from Mitaka.
I've just bought my tickets. It took me 40 minutes. The trick was having 2 computers. 1 making the queue and checking the time from the Japanese website. 2 seconds before I entered from my 2nd pc. (From which I reached a closer number in the line) The difference in the waiting list from the 2 computers was more than 5000 people ahead.
I just bought some tickets today as well! It took me about 25 minutes to get in since my tablet ended up being 2500 in the queue. So happy 🥹
Did these steps in my video still work? I made this based on my 2017 trip.. but I'm thinking of going back in April!
@@ShannonTravelsTheWorld it was helpful, thank you so much! ^^
Yay I'm happy to hear that!
@@RedRoseyViper
Hi can I ask did you have to make a Lawson web member account or can you just buy the tickets from the English Lawson site as a guest?
thank you for having the website walkthrough
Thank you for all the info!!!
it really helped out (cannot wait till the 10ths next month to get a ticket!!!... it solds out in hours or in days!! hope to get the tickets!! ❤
I am so happy I came across your video! Im currently getting ready to buy and your video has definitely brought my anxiety level down!!!! thank you so much!! Hopefully you were able to get your museum book from somebody haha
Thank you so much for the video! Gonna try to get tickets the next time the reservation slot opens :D Made me get at ease that I could do it myself and doesn't have to rely on a agency to do it for me ^^
How old is this method? Cause OOF! The process now for 2022/2023 is impossible for a foreigner (at least for someone in the US). Can't get any tickets unless you know someone who lives in Japan, which I don't. 😭
You can just order it online and get an mail. What is impossible about it?
There is a ghibli museum in tokyo, kyoto, Osaka and other places in japan, I'm soon will be in Osaka and kyoto ❤
I'm heading back to Japan in April!
Thanks for the informative video! Would you happen to know the contact information for the museum? There's an email that's provided on the website but they mentioned that they don't respond to it. I'm trying to buy tickets for next year but I'm not sure how on how to view their availability. Thanks!
how old is this video? it appears the ghibli museum has now suspended international sales :[
It's pretty old so possible the booking process has changed since then! I can look into making an updated video
@@ShannonTravelsTheWorld I would love if you did! I'm going in june and I'm hoping by then it may lift, but since it has been suspended I'm unsure if I'll even be able to go :(
@@ShannonTravelsTheWorld Yes! If you could do a new one explaining it’d be so good! I am going in September and they have disabled the booking for international :(
At what time the tickets are available in Japan?
I've bought tickets for the theme park, can i check if its an e-ticket do they mean the qr code given to you on the website? as i cant seem to find the barcode for the ticket
Can someone help me how to fill in the login/purchasing info? How does the phone number need to be written? It always says something is formatted incorrectly
Just got a ticket but bought for the 5th by accident, not the 12th. I am devastated. What can I do?
So I managed to get tickets online but it says it needs to be picked up at a Lawson’s within 48 hours. :(( If I ask someone from Japan to pick it up for me, do they ask for ID at the cashier in Lawsons?
How much is the Museum Book Shannon?
So helpful, thankss!
Glad it was helpful!
Do they still give you your tickets in the form of a QR code? I checked their website (in Japanese) and it said I have to either download the Lawson app or print out the tickets at a Lawson store.
Saw that too…but it seems the app may require a Japanese phone number?
I just printed mine at the Lawson store a day or two before I went to the museum. Me and a friend just walked into one of the Lawson's on Tokyo and used a kiosk to print them.
i just booked my ticket for the last session of the day! do they close on the dot, only giving you two hours? or if you browse a little longer is that ok?
hi im trying to book tickets now but the admissions wont appear on my screen :(((( what do i do.....
Wait, i´ve been like 2h fighting with lawson webpage and the webpage she shows, but on the bottom of the page there´s nothing, how did you do it?
@@samanthafuentes86 i’m currently in japan so i used my japanese phone number and my hostel address to make a lawson account, because i read that you can’t do it without a lawson account, i also booked them on 10 on the dot for a quiet monday, im not too sure if this helps!
@@chillion was there a deadline to pick up your tickets from lawsons or can you pick it up a few weeks after booking? Or did you get an e ticket?
@@AdamC2013 yep you have 2 days to pick them up