• 2025.6.27

    [Ticket sales] Same-day tickets are sold at the counter.
    *However, please note that if the counter is crowded, you may have to wait a long time before you can make a purchase, and sales may be suspended if the number of people allowed into the building on that day is exceeded.
    *We recommend that you reserve your tickets in advance on the website.

  • 2025.7.31

    Notice regarding Typhoon No. 9
    ・The museum will be open on August 1st (Friday), August 2nd (Saturday), and August 3rd (Sunday).
    Events are also planned.
    ・Depending on the situation, the gallery may be temporarily closed or its opening hours may change. Please check the Azabudai Hills Gallery's official website and Instagram for future information.
    *If you have difficulty checking on SNS, please contact us by email.
    Email address: azabudaihillsgallery@mori.co.jp

  • 2025.7.10

    Ticket information has been added.

  • 2025.5.23

    The "Night Tour with Commentary by Studio Ghibli Curatorial Staff" is sold out.

  • Dates

    From Friday, June 27, 2025
    September 15, 2025 (Monday/Holiday)

  • Organizer

    Azabudai Hills Gallery, NHK,
    NHK Promotion

  • Planning cooperation

    Studio Ghibli

  • cooperation

    Tokuma Memorial Foundation for Animation,
    Shinchosha

  • Sponsorship

    A Factory

  • Sponsored by

    Let's Enjoy Tokyo, TOKYO MX,
    Embassy of Switzerland in Japan

  • venue

    Azabudai Hills Gallery 5-8-1 Toranomon, Tokyo Azabudai Hills Garden Plaza A MB Floor

  • Opening hours

    10:00-20:00 (last entry 19:30)
    *Tuesdays and Sundays from June 27th (Friday) to July 18th (Friday)
    10:00-17:00 (last entry 16:30)

  • Contact Us

    azabudaihillsgallery@mori.co.jp

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press release

The audio guide will be hosted by Ijuin Hikaru, who played the role of Abe no Daijin in "The Tale of the Princess Kaguya" and is renowned for his wide range of knowledge and speaking ability, and will be narrated by legendary voice actress Tamagawa Sakiko, who has appeared in numerous animation works, to help you enjoy the exhibition more deeply.
In addition to the audio guide, the exhibition will also feature an official playlist (5 songs planned) selected by film director Shunji Iwai, who has deep ties to both Isao Takahata and Studio Ghibli, to match the works on display at the exhibition.
Price: +700 yen (tax included) for each ticket
*Available for purchase as an attachment to the exhibition ticket.
Please check the ticket information for details.
Born in Tokyo in 1967. He became an apprentice to San'yutei Enraku VI and began his career as a rakugo performer under the name San'yutei Rakudai. In 1988, he appeared on radio under the name Ijuin Hikaru.
He is a talented talker and well-educated, and is a personality on radio programs such as TBS Radio's "Midnight Baka-ryoku" and Nippon Broadcasting System's "Ijuin Hikaru no Tane." He has also appeared on NHK's "100 Minutes of Masterpieces," and is active in a wide range of fields.
Born January 20th in Tokyo. Active as a voice actor and narrator in many TV shows and anime.
His major works include the anime series "Crayon Shin-chan" and "Eureka Seven," TV Asahi's "Super J Channel," and many others.
In 1995, he made his directorial debut with the feature film "Love Letter." His representative works include "Swallowtail," "All About Lily Chou-Chou," "The Case of Hana and Alice," "Last Letter," and "Kirie's Song." In 2012, he wrote the lyrics for the song "Hana wa Saku," which was created to support the recovery efforts following the Great East Japan Earthquake. In April 2025, to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the film's release, "Love Letter [4K Remaster]" will be released in theaters. He continues to work across borders in a variety of genres, both domestically and internationally.

Takahata Isao (1935-2018) is an animation film director who built a career in Japanese animation production for half a century from the 1960s and led the world of animation. Born in Mie Prefecture and raised in Okayama Prefecture, Takahata joined Toei Animation (now Toei Animation) in 1959 after graduating from the Department of French Literature at the University of Tokyo. At Toei, Takahata expressed a grand worldview in "The Great Adventure of Horus, Prince of the Sun" (1968), and in the 1970s he released a number of animations such as "Panda Gopanda" (1972), "Heidi, Girl of the Alps" (1974), and "Anne of Green Gables" (1979), challenging himself to create new expressions in animation. Since the 1980s, including when he helped found Studio Ghibli in 1985, he has pursued the expression of the reality of Japanese culture and the lives of ordinary people through works such as "Jarinko Chie" (1981), "Yanagawa Canal Story" (1987), "Grave of the Fireflies" (1988), and "Pom Poko" (1994). In the 1990s, he released "My Neighbors the Yamadas" (1999). He evolved the then-unprecedented technique of expressing hand-drawn sketches with computer-generated coloring instead of cel animation, and in the 2000s he created "The Tale of the Princess Kaguya" (2013), an advanced version of that technique.
The year 2025 marks the 80th anniversary of the end of the Pacific War, and new materials focusing on Grave of the Fireflies will be exhibited. In addition, during the preparations for the exhibition, a harmony cel of the heavy cruiser Maya, a cut from Grave of the Fireflies created by Hideaki Anno, head of Studio Khara, was accidentally discovered, and will be shown for the first time at this exhibition. Please take note of this point as well.
Layout: Hideaki Anno Harmony Cel * : Noriko Higuchi
* A cel drawn with a painting-like touch. Normally, cels are painted in a single color, but harmony is a technique that allows for a more realistic expression.

<Takahata Isao Exhibition Commemoration>
Shunji Iwai x Seiji Kanae "The Story of Yanagawa Canals"
Talk Event

To commemorate the opening of the Takahata Isao Exhibition, there will be a talk session where special supporters Iwai Shunji and Kanae Seiji will talk about "The Story of Yanagawa Canals."
Date: Friday, August 1, 2025
Time: 19:00-20:30
Venue: Hills House Sky Room
(Azabudai Hills Mori JP Tower 34th floor)
Price: +1,500 yen (tax included) for each ticket during the event
*1 drink included. Sales period: Friday, July 11, 2025, 11:30am
How to participate: Make a reservation by clicking "Buy tickets" below
* First come, first served, while supplies last

Seiji Kanou

A film researcher. Lecturer at Asia University, Joshibi University of Art and Design, Taisho University, and Tokyo Institute of Technology. Director of the Takahata Isao and Miyazaki Hayao Art Research Institute. Planning advisor and catalog writer for the "Takahata Isao Exhibition: His Legacy to Japanese Animation." Has written numerous articles for newspapers and magazines, as well as a serial in Asahi Shimbun's Ronza.
His books include "The People Who Built Japanese Animation: New Edition," "The Complete Works of Hayao Miyazaki," "The Light and Shadow of 'Frozen'," and "The King and the Bird: The Origin of Studio Ghibli," co-authored with Takahata Isao and Otsuka Yasuo.

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<Takahata Isao Exhibition Commemoration>
Movie night with meal

We will hold a film viewing event with a ticket to the Takahata Isao Exhibition and a meal supervised by Mikuni Kiyomi. After the film, a meal will be provided.
Enjoy the close-up view of Tokyo Tower from the 34th floor.
[Screening works]
8/2 (Sat) 10:30~ "Pom Poko"
8/2 (Sat) 16:00~ "Yanagawa Canal Story"
8/3 (Sun) 10:30~ "My Neighbors the Yamadas"
8/3 (Sun) 17:30~ "The Tale of Princess Kaguya"
8/4 (Mon) 10:30 ~ "The Great Adventure of Horus, Prince of the Sun"
8/4 (Mon) 17:30~ "Only Yesterday"

Dates: August 2nd (Sat), 3rd (Sun), 4th (Mon), 2025
Time: ①10:30 ②17:30
(Only on the 2nd: ①10:30 ②16:00)
Venue: Hills House Sky Room
(Azabudai Hills Mori JP Tower 34th floor)
Number of participants: First 50 people per session Price: +3,000 yen (tax included) for each ticket during the event
*Meals included.
*Drinks are charged separately.
Sales period: Friday, July 11, 2025, 11:30
How to participate: Make a reservation by clicking "Buy tickets" below
* First come, first served, while supplies last

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<Takahata Isao Exhibition Commemoration>
Yoshiyuki Momose Talk & Signing Event

To commemorate the opening of the exhibition, there will be a talk event between animation director Yoshiyuki Momose and Chiyoshi Tanaka of the Studio Ghibli Curatorial Department.
Date: Sunday, August 3, 2025
Time: 15:00-16:30
Venue: Azabudai Hills Tower Plaza 4th floor
NEUTRAL in OGAKI BOOKSTORE
Number of participants: First 40 people Price: +2,000 yen (tax included) for each ticket during the event
Sales period: Friday, July 11, 2025, 11:30
How to participate: Make a reservation by clicking "Buy tickets" below
* First come, first served, while supplies last
*Please purchase the books for the signing session separately at the bookstore on the day of the event.

Yoshiyuki Momose

Animation director. Joined Studio Ghibli when he was in charge of key animation for "Grave of the Fireflies" (1988), directed by Isao Takahata.
Since then, he has played a central role in many Studio Ghibli films, including Only Yesterday (1991), Pom Poko (1994), Princess Mononoke (1997), Spirited Away (2001), and The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (2013). His first short film was Ghiblies Episode 2 (2002). He has also worked on music videos for capsule and Yui Aragaki.
He then directed Samurai Egg, a story in Studio Ponoc's Little Hero (2018), the Olympic Cultural Heritage Foundation arts commemorative film Tomorrow's Leaves (2021), and the animated feature film Rajah in the Attic (23).

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Online sales (during the event)

[Ticket sales]
We recommend that you reserve tickets in advance on the website, but even if tickets are sold out online, you can still purchase tickets for this exhibition at the box office.
*Same-day tickets are also sold at the counter, however please note that if the counter is crowded you may have to wait a long time to purchase a ticket, and sales may be suspended if the number of visitors allowed into the museum on that day exceeds the admission limit.
Sales period: June 27, 2025 (Friday) 0:00 ~
General College/University/
high school student		 Ages 4 to junior high school students
2,000 yen 1,700 yen 1,400 yen

Purchase on the official website

Purchase on the official website

Purchase at Lawson Ticket

Purchase at Lawson Ticket

Over-the-counter sales

Sales period: Friday, June 27, 2025 to Monday, September 15, 2025
General College/University/
high school student		 Ages 4 to junior high school students
2,000 yen 1,700 yen 1,400 yen

*Please purchase at the ticket counter inside the venue.

Night tour with commentary by Studio Ghibli Curator staff

To commemorate the opening of the exhibition, a guided tour of the exhibition will be given by Chiyoshi Tanaka of the Studio Ghibli Curatorial Department.
Date: 1st session: Tuesday, July 1, 2025
2nd July 8, 2025 (Tuesday)
Time: 18:00-19:00
(Please come to the venue at 17:50 on the day.)
Venue: Azabudai Hills Gallery Price: +600 yen (tax included) to each ticket
Sales period: May 23, 2025 (Friday) 11:30
How to participate: Make a reservation by clicking "Buy tickets" below
* First come, first served, while supplies last

Chiyoshi Tanaka

Born in Asahikawa, Hokkaido in 1963. He first joined Studio Ghibli as a production assistant on Grave of the Fireflies, and has since worked on the production desk for many of their films. He also served as assistant director on My Neighbors the Yamadas. He later became involved in exhibitions at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, planning and producing exhibitions such as the Disney Art Exhibition and Studio Ghibli Layout Exhibition. He was also in charge of planning and structuring the Takahata Isao Exhibition held at the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo. He is currently the supervisor of Studio Ghibli's Studio Curatorial Room.

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Online sales (before the event)

Sales period: Friday, May 23, 2025, 11:30
~ June 26th (Thursday) 23:59
Target period: June 27th (Friday) to July 31st (Thursday)
General College/University/
high school student		 Ages 4 to junior high school students
1,800 yen 1,500 yen 1,200 yen

Sale period ended

Those who come to the exhibition on weekdays will receive a special paper case with a design exclusive to this exhibition as a special gift.
There are five different designs, each with a different design for each day of the week. The paper case can be used for anything, even as a mint case or a matchbox. When you open the box, you'll find an illustration of Isao Takahata drawn by Hisaichi Ishii.
(Paper / 50mm length x 70mm width x 15mm height)
Period: Friday, June 27, 2025 - first come, first served, while stocks last.

Great discounts on half tickets have been decided!

If you have a ticket stub from the "Ghibli 3D Sculptures Exhibition" (Tennoz), you can purchase a ticket for this exhibition at a 200 yen discount off the ticket price at the counter (only for tickets for same-day admission).
Ticket price:
200 yen discount off the ticket price on the day (tax included)
Sales period: Friday, June 27, 2025 to Monday, September 15, 2025

*Please note that this offer cannot be used in conjunction with other discounts.
*If you would like to receive a discount, please purchase your ticket at the counter on the day without making a reservation.
*Only applicable to "General" ticket types. "Vocational college/university/high school students" and "4 years old to junior high school students" ticket types are not applicable.

Notes

Ticket Notice

Important: To all invitation ticket holders: The dates during which the ticket cannot be used are written on the back of the invitation ticket, but there was an error in the notation of some of the days of the week. We apologize for the correction.
Invitation tickets will be available on Friday, September 12th.
Incorrect September 13th (Friday) - September 15th (Monday holiday)
Regular September 13th (Sat) - September 15th (Monday holiday)
  • If you have a disability certificate (only the holder of the certificate) you can purchase a ticket at half price from the pre-event online rate. You do not need to make a reservation. Just present your disability certificate at the counter when you visit and purchase a ticket.
  • An audio guide is available for this exhibition (700 yen | Japanese only).
  • Please purchase the audio guide online or at the ticket counter.
  • If you are purchasing a student ticket, you may be required to present your student ID card along with your ticket when entering the museum.
  • Each ticket is limited to one per person and is valid only for the date printed on the ticket.
  • Once purchased, tickets cannot be refunded, exchanged, reissued, or changed in type. Date changes are possible up to three times up until the day before your visit (excluding Lawson Ticket). *You cannot change to a date that has sold out.
  • When it is crowded, you may have to wait before entering.
  • Reselling tickets is prohibited. Please note that we are not responsible for any troubles related to fraudulently purchased tickets.
  • All prices include tax.
  • Group discounts are available for parties of 15 or more. If you are interested, please contact Azabudai Hills Gallery in advance (email: azabudaihillsgallery@mori.co.jp ).

Venue Notices

  • There may be changes to the exhibition period, opening hours, etc. Please check the official social media and exhibition website for What's on.
  • In order to protect the artworks, we keep the temperature inside the museum constant. We recommend that you wear clothing that is easy to regulate your body temperature.
  • In order to protect the artworks, we ask that you leave large luggage, backpacks, etc. in the lockers.
  • This exhibition does not have a rotation system, but we ask that you please be considerate of others so that as many visitors as possible can enjoy it.
  • Please do not touch the exhibits or display cases.
  • Photography is prohibited inside the venue.
  • Re-entry is not permitted.
  • As traffic within the venue is generally one-way, please follow the designated route.
  • If you would like to use the parking ticket service, please present your ticket purchase screen at the Azabudai Hills Gallery Information Counter on the day of your visit.
  • Please follow the instructions of the museum staff when visiting. Any behavior that may cause inconvenience to other visitors is strictly prohibited. If you do not follow these rules, you may be refused entry or asked to leave the museum.
  • The hotel will not take any responsibility for any disputes between guests.
  • Facility lockers and umbrella stands can only be used during Business hours.

〒105-0001
5-8-1 Toranomon, Minato-ku
Azabudai Hills Garden Plaza A MB floor

Directly connected to Exit 5 of Kamiyacho Station on the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line 8 minutes' walk from Exit 4 of Roppongi-itchome Station on the Tokyo Metro Namboku Line