This is my last day in Tokyo, at least until I come back on my way to Pusan, and on the way back home. I was a little tired because, once again, someone was making noise as I was trying to sleep. They switched my room again and the other room was a lot quieter.

I had to get out of the room early because today was the day I had tickets for the Ghibli Museum. They let people in twice a day, and you can stay in as long as you want. It’s a ways out of town and I got there in time.

There was a long line to get in. The one curves to the left. Right behind me is a fake ticket booth with Totoro in it, but you have to get tickets at a machine in any Lawson convenience store.

Almost in. The clock says 10:03 and my ticket is for 10AM.

You can’t take any pictures inside but you can outside. I took a picture of this guy on the roof who is from a movie I haven’t seen yet.

There’s three stories. The bottom story has a small movie theatre (you get to see the movie once per visit) and one display room. The second story has two. The third story has the cat bus and the store. I don’t think I’m forgetting anything.

There’s also a cafe that has a long wait to get in.

I spent two hours at the museum and I had to work at it. Turns out that some of the crowded rooms empty out if you wait, but I’m not sure if it was worth the build-up. I’ve seen more interesting things at real studios in Portland.  I wouldn’t talk anyone out of going, but it seems like it would be a lot more fun for kids.

I took the bus to the museum but on the way back I walked through the park again. I found even more wood chimes in the park, including ones you run by hand.

It was a lot nicer to walk than to be crammed in a bus.

I took a slightly different path back, and I saw the spring that feeds the lake. This is one of the historic water sources for Tokyo.

I also saw some people practicing some sort of dancing at the edge of the park.

On the way back to the hotel I changed my tickets for my trip from Hamamatsu to Nagoya to make a side-trip to the Toyota factory museum. I didn’t know it was in the middle of nowhere until I checked more carefully on the intarwebs.

It was starting to rain by the time I got back and I spent the rest of the afternoon waiting for my laundry to finish. Lunch was from the Tesco and dinner was at Saizeria. I was looking at some of my pictures and I think I should have been more adventurous in my dining in Tokyo. Oh well.

Tomorrow I’m off to Hamamatsu. I’ll have to get some eel when I get there.