With the new Ghibli Park due to open in November 2022, Time Out Tokyo has provided some further information for those looking to make bookings. The article in full is [here,](https://www.timeout.com/tokyo/news/ghibli-park-will-be-difficult-to-get-into-with-lottery-based-tickets-and-daily-entry-cap-072522) however we have a breakdown of the information below:
>- For this first phase opening, Ghibli Park will unveil three of its five areas. November tickets for these three areas are scheduled to go on sale **August 10.**
>- Tickets are sold via a [lottery-based booking system,](https://l-tike.com/bw-ticket/ghibli/ghibli-park/) with online applications for the tickets available between August 10 and 22. Winners will be notified on September 2 around 3pm.
>- Tickets that are unclaimed by September 9 will go on sale on a first-come, first-served basis on September 10 at 2pm. Ticket prices are noted [here.](https://www.timeout.com/tokyo/news/heres-how-to-get-tickets-for-ghibli-park-and-what-they-cost-050922)
>- **You have to choose a specific date and time as well as your preferred area, and it’s not guaranteed that you’ll be able to visit all three areas on the same day.**
>- Along with staggered entry times to each area, tickets per day will be *extremely* limited.
>- The daily entry cap to **Ghibli’s Large Warehouse is 3,500 visitors on weekdays and 4,000 on holidays and weekends.**
>- **Hill of Youth is open to 780 people per weekday and 900 people per day on holidays and weekends.**
>- **Dondoko Forest is open to 650 people per on weekday and 750 people per day on holidays and weekends.**
>- Good news for local residents in Aichi prefecture. They can start applying for tickets for three special days in November – November 7, 17 and 27 – between July 25 and 29 at the link above. Winners will be announced on August 5 at 3pm. Make sure to bring your ID on the day of your visit to prove that you’re an Aichi resident.
**Now, the REALLY bad news – The BOOWOO ticket registration system only accepts Japanese addresses and Japanese credit cards, as well as all users needing to comply to the requirement to register for LAWSON WEB, which is a ticketing system located at the LAWSON Stores in Japan.** This makes it VERY unlikely that tickets will be available to tourists from overseas hoping to book FOR a trip later this year – and there is little indication right now on whether or not tour agencies will be able to swing tickets for entry for clientele as well.
I’m sure many of you know of previous ticketing options from GoVoyagin, for example, but right now there’s no indication on how this could or would be applied to tourists who may be entering later this year, or into the next year. **There is also indication that using an overseas ticketing agency may not be possible, as the Rules and Regulations for BOOWOO indicate that repeat emails for ticket booking will be declined – therefore they may be actively working to prevent mass purchase and resale of tickets, which Buying Services are often noted as.**
**We will continue to note any changes to this policy going forward – but right now if you are intending to visit Ghibli Park when it opens in November 2022, there are no options for purchasing advance tickets for overseas tourists at this time and you may want to adjust your plans until more information is widely known. We don’t expect anything to change until an official opening is announced for tourism from overseas, at some point in the nebulous future.**
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so like the regular ghibli museum was.
A major attraction in a country that isn’t yet properly opened up to tourists is restricting ticket sales to only locals? Shocking!
I have to assume the restriction to local residents and credit cards is at least in part due to the fact that the country is still largely closed to outside tourists. It wouldn’t really make sense to allow foreigners to buy tickets if they can’t even get there.
I got a feeling it will take years before most attractions will be accessible to an outside world again. Neither government nor tourist spots seem to be interested in going back to anything even remotely resembling pre-pandemic tourism.
Wow… that is some serious effort to not let tourists in.
Given the uncertainty of international access, it sort of makes sense that they’re not selling tickets which would be, presumably, non-refundable(?). Otherwise they’d potentially be facing a barrage of angry/pleading emails from foreigners with useless tickets.
If you’re a Ghibli fan who has been anticipating this, keep in mind the Mitaka museum is a little wonderland of its own, and worth the pilgrimage even if the park isn’t open to you. Don’t stress over park tickets if, miraculously, you’re able to enter Japan before the end of the year – plenty of Japanese fans will be waiting, too.
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This is just some of the stuff you’re going to have to deal with until all the restrictions are lifted, if ever.