Pre-Booking Tips
＜teamLab Plants Tokyo＞
📍Shin-Toyosu station (Tokyo)
🗓️ Reservations open about 2 to 3 months before
🎟️ Where to book:
⚠️ Tickets are sometimes available last minute, but slots are limited, so you might not be able to select your preferred time; better to book a few weeks in advance
＜Shibuya Sky＞
📍Shibuya station (Tokyo)
🗓️ Reservations open about 1 month before
🎟️ Where to book:
🎟️ or save 5% with Promo Code (JAPANTRAVEL) by booking on the official travel agency Klook website 🙋🏻♀️
⚠️ Tickets for sunset hours sell out quickly
＜Universal Studio Japan＞
📍Universal City station (Osaka)
🗓️ Reservations open 2 months before
🎟️ Where to book: (official travel agency )
⚠️ Day Pass + Super Nintendo World Timed Entry Tickets usually sell out; this would secure your entry to Super Nintendo World, otherwise, you would need to obtain Timed Entry Tickets on the day at the park (need to arrive early to secure this ticket)
⚠️ Express Pass, which allows you to skip the line; this also sell out on most days; so better to book them in advance
＜Ghibli Museum＞
📍Mitaka station or Kichijoji station (Tokyo)
🗓️ Reservations open 10th of every month at 10am (Japan Time) for the following month
🎟️ Where to book:
(2) Online Lawson Ticket
⚠️ Tickets are usually sold out instantly
⚠️ Weekend tickets and 10:00 and 12:00 entry tickets are competitive and sell out quickly
⚠️ Before the booking time, prepare by registering your membership information on Lawson Ticket website
☝️Sometimes people forget to issue their tickets within the 3 day window, so tickets automatically get cancelled and released on the website; so check again on 13th 10am JPT, 16th 10am JPT…
☝️Drop-ins are NOT possible
☝️ If you can not get tickets, another option is to book through Klook which organize a walking tour including the entry ticket to Ghibli Museum
＜Pokémon Cafe＞
📍Nihonbashi (Tokyo) | Shinsaibashi (Osaka)
🗓️ Reservations open 31 days before at 6pm JPT
🎟️ Where to book:
⚠️Weekend tickets are usually sold out instantly (usually within 10 mins)
⚠️Weekday tickets are usually sold out by 7pm JPT
☝️Before 6pm, be ready on the website with the number of guests selected; once booking begins at 6pm, select the time slot (usually lunch times are more competitive) and book (no hyphens when entering your phone numbers)
☝️For Tokyo: A, B, C seats are tables for 2 to 8 people; D seats are counter tables for 1 to 2 people; recommended are A and D seats, because Pikachu walks by these tables; A seats are by the window, so you can also enjoy the window view
☝️Drop-ins are possible if there are cancelled seats; for Tokyo, the cancelled slots are announced at 10:30 on the day and number of available slots are displayed on a board in front of the cafe (weekends are almost impossible; weekdays sometimes has a few cancellation slots by luck)
＜Ghibli Park＞
📍Ai-Chikyuhaku Kinen Koen station (Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture)
🗓️ Reservations open 10th of every month at 2pm JPT for 2 months later
🎟️ Where to book:
🎟️ If you can not book your preferred date, Klook organizes a tour with park admission ticket and round trip from Nagoya included on selected dates 🙋🏻♀️
☝️Drop-ins are NOT possible
＜Kirby Cafe＞
📍by SkyTree (Tokyo) | Hakata (Fukuoka)
🗓️ Reservations open 10th of every month at 6pm JPT for the following month
🎟️ Where to book: (https://kirbycafe.jp/)
⚠️ For Tokyo: Weekend tickets are usually sold out quickly (within one hour); other tickets also usually sell out
⚠️ For Hakata: many available slots
☝️ Possible to book online on the day, if slots open up; drop-ins are possible if there are cancelled seats (10 mins past the reserved time is deemed as cancellation)
✨Here’s time and money saving tip:
If you plan to visit more than 2 attractions or activities in Tokyo, this Multiple Attraction Pass, which can save you time and money; You can book for multiple attractions at one go, no need to visit different websites and book/pay separately - money and time saver💰
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