Anime Pilgrimage & Museums
Anime pilgrimage (seichi junrei) spots and museums tied to specific shows and creators, across greater Tokyo.
Anime Pilgrimage in Japan: What Seichi Junrei Actually Means — and How to Do It Without Annoying the People Who Live There
Seichi junrei — literally sacred-site pilgrimage — means visiting the real places an anime was set in. Most of those places are ordinary stations, level…
Anime Tokyo Station, Ikebukuro: Tokyo's Free Anime Museum, What Is Inside, and When to Go
Anime Tokyo Station in Ikebukuro is free, needs no booking, and is four minutes from the east exit. Closed Mondays. What is inside, the current exhibitions, and how long to spend there.
Fujiko F. Fujio Museum: How to Get Tickets, How to Get There, and What Is On
The Fujiko F. Fujio Museum in Kawasaki, home of Doraemon's creator, is advance-booking only, with timed entry; no tickets are sold at the museum. Shuttle bus from Noborito Station. A Doraemon gadgets original-art exhibition marks its 15th year.
Ghibli Museum, Mitaka: How to Get There from Central Tokyo, What Is Inside, and What to Know Before You Go
How to get to the Ghibli Museum in Mitaka from Shinjuku or Akihabara, what is inside (Cat Bus, Robot Soldier, Saturn Theater short film), admission prices, and the November 2026 closure. Tickets are advance-only.
Ghibli Museum vs Ghibli Park: The Differences, the Tickets, and Which One Fits Your Trip
Ghibli Museum is a small museum in Tokyo (from ¥1,000, a few hours). Ghibli Park is a full day in Aichi, near Nagoya (day passes ¥3,300–¥7,800). The differences, the tickets, and which suits your trip.
Hasegawa Machiko Museum: Sazae-san's Creator in Setagaya, and What Is On
The Hasegawa Machiko Art Museum and Memorial Museum in Sakura-shinmachi, Setagaya, honour the creator of Sazae-san. One ticket covers both. Until 8 November 2026: a Sazae-san 80th-anniversary exhibition and a wood-carving collection show.
Japan Anime Tour Packages: When a Package Is Worth Buying, and When It Just Costs More
Most anime fans do not need a Japan tour package. Book flights and hotels yourself, pre-book what sells out, and pay for a guide for one half day.
Kanda Myojin: The Shrine Seven Minutes from Akihabara, the Love Live! Steps, and the Charm That Protects Your Laptop
Kanda Myojin is the shrine seven minutes from Akihabara's Electric Town Exit: Akihabara's own guardian shrine, the Love Live! steps, an IT protection charm and a sacred pony. How to visit, from a local guide.
GeGeGe no Kitaro in Chofu: The Statues, the Park and Kitaro Chaya's New Home
Chofu, where Shigeru Mizuki lived and drew for decades, has Kitaro statues along Tenjin-dori from the station to Fuda Tenjin Shrine, the Kitaro Hiroba park, Kitaro buses, and Kitaro Chaya, which moved to Tenjin-dori in November 2024.
Slam Dunk Crossing in Kamakura: What the City Asks of Visitors, and How to Visit Without Being the Problem
The Slam Dunk level crossing by Enoden's Kamakura-Kokomae Station is so crowded that Kamakura City has run guided crowd control, a photo area in Koshigoe Racco Park, trash stations and AI cameras. What the city asks of visitors, from its official pages.
Snoopy Museum Tokyo: How to Get Tickets, What Is On, and What to Know Before You Go
Snoopy Museum Tokyo in Minami-Machida Grandberry Park sells timed advance tickets on e+ until 20:00 the day before; same-day tickets only when there is room. Siblings are Wonderful runs to 28 February 2027, with 15 Peanuts originals never shown before.
Suginami Animation Museum: Free, Hands-On, and the Best Place in Tokyo to See How Anime Is Made
The Suginami Animation Museum near Ogikubo is free, theatre included, and closed on Mondays. Its Shin-Ei Animation 50th exhibition shows Doraemon from 6 October 2026. What is inside and how to get there.
Toei Animation Museum: Free Entry, Closed Wednesdays, and How to Reach Oizumi from Central Tokyo
The Toei Animation Museum in Oizumi, Nerima, is free and takes 30 minutes to an hour. Closed every Wednesday. How to get there from Ikebukuro, what is on in its 70th-anniversary year, and the photo rules.
Tokiwaso Manga Museum: The Apartment Where Manga Grew Up, and How to Visit
The Tokiwaso Manga Museum in Toshima rebuilds the apartment where Osamu Tezuka, Fujiko F. Fujio, Shotaro Ishinomori and Fujio Akatsuka lived. Book ahead for priority entry, bring socks (shoes come off), and note the Jiro Tsunoda exhibition to 23 November.