Thursday 13 June 2013

Fujiko F Fuijio Museum aka Doraemon Museum (Tokyo, Japan)

Cost:
Adult ¥1000
-- check out the official website for an extensive price list --
The purchase of the ticket CANNOT be done from the museum, instead, tickets have to be purchased from Lawson Stores' Loppi Machine. You can approach Lawson's staff for help when making purchase. It is important to buy the tickets a few days early as tickets might be sold out. In addition, there are designated timings for admission, so do make sure you have sufficient time to travel to the museum.

Directions:
From Shinjuku, take the Odakyu Odawara Line to Noborito Station and take the shuttle bus from the front of the station. The shuttle bus ticket costs ¥200.

Official Website:
http://fujiko-museum.com/english/welcome/

The museum was great! Just that the location is really far from central Tokyo :( and I've decided to save money by walking to the museum from the Mukogaokayuen Station. The distance was quite far and we kept getting lost, luckily some kind soul led us the right way but eventually we had to jog to the museum. (Because the tickets for admission have specific timing and we have to abide by the designated timing.)


These merchandise were sold in the museum shop, there were lots of kawaii items you would wanna bring home!


The food items are superrrr cute too! I bought the red bean pancake, it tasted fairly good!


So this is our hero, the genius 'inventor' of Doraemon! In this museum, we learned about his life, as both an animator, and a father, his aspirations and his road to success.


Wall painting :)


Haha, you have to keep pulling the lever for Gian to appear!


 It's a really cute museum, isn't it? The 'pocket' is for you to drop your 3D glasses, which are needed to watch the movie.


There is a reading area for you to browse through the collection of Doraemon comics. Trust me, you can spend HOURS there, just that the words are all in Japanese. Haha.





Aw, kachapon!











The visit to the museum was pretty inspiring and entertaining! The admission ticket includes the ticket for a short movie in the museum which was great even though we couldn't understand fully what the characters were talking about. There are two exhibition rooms which display Fujiko's original art pieces and some of his personal items and his work room. There's a themed-cafe which sells nice food albeit being a little overpriced. 





So, it is really a must-go museum for me! It was well constructed and decorated, the staff were all friendly and you could feel their love for the museum from the way they greet you and introduce you to the museum.


2 comments:

  1. Hello,

    How many days in advance did you buy your ticket?

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    1. hi! I bought mine more than 7 days in advance and had a hard time getting the time slot I wanted because a new exhibition was coming up. so best advice would be to buy the ticket once u touch down! :) good luck!

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