Being realistic, this tour is just to get access to Ghibli Museum with its very restricted ticketing. The other aspects of the tour are simply to pad the day out - tour starts at 10am, a long lunch (?) starts at 11am, the shrine is fine but nothing outstanding. Our day suffered from rain at the shrine and no wifi on the bus because...all hubs out already. Tour guide seemed surprised at how the day unfolded, changing times for Ghibli etc. Museum itself was fab, but considering the entry ticket cost 7 if you can get one direct the added attractions should have been better for overall cost of tour.

my family and i enyoyed every moment of it,english speaking guided tour lovely lady friendly,restaurant was brilliant

The tour started at the tour office in the fantastic keio plaza hotel, where they had special art exhibits to enjoy while waiting for the rest of the group to arrive.We met our tour guide, Yuki, and were led off to the tour bus which was very comfortable with good wifi. Yuki was amazing, so knowledgeable and friendly, sharing details about Japanese life. She handed out packets describing our itinerary.First, we would stop for an early lunch. I was expecting a box lunch but no, we went to a really wonderful hotel for a buffet lunch. This lunch was unbelievably good! I went on the national holiday known as the coming of age day, so got to see many young women dressed in their kimono. Next we went to the open air architectural museum, where you can stroll among several historical buildings showing Japanese life over time. I really loved this and would like to go back and spend more time. It was great getting to just relax on a tour bus and not have to worry about navigating from place to place myself.After the open air museum we were on to studio Ghibli. There are no words that can adequately explain how I felt about this .Even if you are not a fan, go! You'll see a short animation and wander through the multi story building. You'll see the inspiration for the animations and replicas of the working office . And don't miss the cat bus! Thank you Yuki for such wonderful tour and experience which far exceeded my expectations.

It was a Great trip, the tour guide. Id very friendly and helpful. Too bad can't take photos inside the museum . Thank you

The museums slogan “Lets get lost together” summarizes the immersive nature of the museum. A must do

A great day but a few things of note.Tour guide english was very poor.No movie or interesting facts were provided on bus ride like indicated.Museum is very small, easily done in under two hours, including the 15 minute movie which is the must see of entire experience.The hotel for lunch was nice, but the main viewing area was closed for private event when we went.Can't speak on open air museum, since we skipped that part and went home on our ownBottom line is this,If you like ghibli and couldn't get tickets on your own to the museum, this is a decent option to get you there and in. That said, its not essential for non fans, and probably best done without tour

It was a very beautiful tour. And the most appreciated part was our tour's guide, she told me a lot of unknown and interesting facts

Ghibli is, of course, the highlight of this trip and I think you're given just enough time at the museum. It is only small and we had plenty of time to explore, go to the gift shop, take photos outside, watch the film and have a drink at the cafe. The hotel you visit is nice, but the special rooms weren't open, so it was a bit of a weird excursion to eat an American bar and grill in Japan, all in all the food was nice. The Tokyo Edo Open Air museum was good and I would have gladly sacrificed the hotel for more time exploring there. It really looks like a film set. I'm sure the hotel is worth it when the rooms are open, and it is very fancy. Wish I could afford to stay there. The bathroom was bigger than my house.

Miki our guide on the tour was very knowledgeable about everything Ghibli and gave us some very insightful tips on how to tackle the entire museum and we were able to see most of it within 2 hours without feeling like we were rushing. the hotel that inspired Spirited away was an amazing plus that i don't think we would have seen other wise.

Our kids 16yr old boy and 17yr old girl were the main reason we booked this tour, but we ended up enjoying it just as much! The museum is beautiful and our guide Mari was amazing! She shared so much with us about Japanese culture so we felt like we got more than just the tour info!