Hey everyone,
This will be my boyfriend and I’s first trip to Japan and also to Studio Ghibli Park. They just opened up the Valley of Witches, so I’m super stoked to visit that area. We are planning to arrive at the park 30 minutes early, as we do not know if it will be busy trying to get in. I was wondering in what order we should go about navigating the park. I want to make sure we have enough time to explore each area. We are planning to commute in the evening to Tokyo and probably want to leave the park at 4 pm. Also, just to note, we have reservations for Ghibli’s Grand Warehouse at 1300. Should we queue up early for it? Is the line going to be long?I was thinking of going in this order:
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1. Dondoko Forest
2. Valley of Witches
3. Mononoke Village
4. Hill of Youth
5. Ghibli’s Grand Warehouse at 1300
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Do you think it’s possible to explore all of those areas before 1300? How much time would we need in each area? I’m looking at the map, and Dondoko Forest looks quite big, so I don’t know how much time we would need to fully explore the area lol. I want to explore the Valley of the Witches, being that it has Howl’s moving castle! Also, note that we purchased the Sanpo Day Pass Premium.
For reference, here is a link to the [map](https://ghibli-park.jp/site/img/en/index/map1200-1x.webp)
by novaxlinda