Ghibli Museum tickets for November 2026: release date and tips

When did November 2026 tickets go on sale?

November 2026 tickets went on sale at 10:00 JST on Saturday 10 October 2026, through Lawson Ticket.

• Tokyo: Saturday 10 October, 10:00
• London: Saturday 10 October, 02:00
• Paris and Madrid: Saturday 10 October, 03:00
• New York: Friday 9 October, 21:00
• Los Angeles: Friday 9 October, 18:00
• Taipei and Hong Kong: Saturday 10 October, 09:00
• Sydney: Saturday 10 October, 12:00

A weekend release changed nothing about the sale. For many people outside Japan it made the timing easier: Friday night in New York, or an early Saturday alarm in London, instead of a work night. If you missed it, the month is not necessarily gone: cancelled tickets go back on sale on Lawson Ticket, so check at different times of day and be flexible on the entry hour. Tickets Japan can no longer take requests for November visits; the months still open are on the booking page.

Is the museum open on Culture Day, 3 November?

Only the official calendar decides whether the museum opens on Culture Day, Tuesday 3 November. Tuesdays are normally closed, and a national holiday on a Tuesday is exactly the case the general rule does not settle. Check the official calendar before looking for returns for that date. It also says whether the museum closes on another day instead.

The other Tuesdays, 10, 17 and 24 November, are closed as usual.

Which November dates were expected to sell first?

The Labour Thanksgiving Day weekend, 21 to 23 November, was expected to go first, led by the 10:00 entry on each day. The holiday itself is Monday 23 November, and it is the last long weekend before the New Year break.

Shichi-Go-San, the children's kimono shrine visits, falls around 15 November, and the weekend of 14 and 15 November is a family weekend across Tokyo. Expect some competition for it too.

Schools are in term all month. Weekdays outside the long weekend are calm, and weekday afternoons are the slots that stay on sale longest, in November as in every month.

What is Mitaka like in November?

Highs are around 17 °C and it is mostly dry. Bring a layer for the rooftop, which is reached by a narrow spiral staircase and closes in bad weather.

Autumn colour in Inokashira Park runs from mid-November into early December, which puts the second half of the month in the best window. If the colour is on, arrive through the park: Kichijoji Station is on the far side of it, about a 15-minute walk from the museum. From Mitaka Station the route is the Tamagawa Josui waterway, also 15 minutes on foot, or the community bus every 15 minutes (¥230 for adults).

The park-first plan

The 10:00 entry is popular. If you find a returned ticket for 13:00 or 14:00, walk through Inokashira Park from Kichijoji in the late morning and eat in the Harmonica Yokocho alleys or along the Sun Road arcade before heading to the museum. There is no exit time, so you can stay until 18:00. Weekday afternoons are the slots most likely to reappear on Lawson Ticket.

Photography is not allowed inside the museum, only on the grounds and the rooftop. With the park on the way in, November is the month to bring the camera for the walk rather than the building.

The full release calendar for 2026 and 2027, with local times, is in the release dates guide. Entry times, prices and how our booking works are on the Ghibli Museum page.