Ghibli Park
Ghibli Park is a set of five areas scattered across a large public park in Aichi.
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Ghibli Park
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Ghibli Park is a set of five areas scattered across a large public park in Aichi.
It has almost no rides, but its indoor Great Warehouse holds Children's Town, a play area for ages 12 and under.
MoreWhat kind of place
The park opened on November 1, 2022 inside Expo 2005 Aichi Commemorative Park, with Mononoke Village added in November 2023 and Witch's Valley in March 2024. Today it has five areas, and the Great Warehouse is built from a former heated swimming pool.
With kidsThe part that matters
Children's Town is where one 4-year-old spent more time than anywhere else in the warehouse. Its ceilings are child height, so adults stoop, and the town is modeled on old-fashioned streets and vehicles.
Also in the warehouse, the Cat Bus Room lets children play on a Cat Bus for about three minutes, though parents watch from outside.
Outdoors, a roughly 5-meter wooden Totoro play structure tops Dondoko Forest (two families were told its inside is for ages 4 and up). Witch's Valley has a slide near its entrance.
By age0-1 / 2-3 / 4-6
- Ages 0-1Plan on one or two areas and 2 to 3 hours; the Great Warehouse and Witch's Valley are the two with baby rooms. Children's Town admits children who can walk on their own, and a 6-month-old was turned away at the door.
- Ages 2-3Children's Town can take up most of a toddler's visit: one 2-year-old's day mostly went there. The Witch's Valley merry-go-round is for ages 3 and up, and ages 2 and under ride free in a car, locomotive or balloon with an adult.
- Ages 4-6A full circuit takes most of a day: one 5-year-old's November weekday covered every area in about 6 hours 10 minutes, with the Totoro at Dondoko Forest's summit the high point. That child's attention suited about 120 minutes in the Great Warehouse, and a boar-god slide in Mononoke Village kept a 5- and 3-year-old playing until time ran out.
By weatherRain, heat, cold
- Rainy daySpend a rainy day in the indoor Great Warehouse and in Witch's Valley, which has relatively many places to shelter. In bad weather the Okkotonushi slide in Mononoke Village, the Witch's Valley flying machine and merry-go-round, and Dondoko Forest's back-hill path may be closed.
- Hot dayShade can be hard to find outdoors from May through mid-October, so bring water and hats and plan indoor breaks in the Great Warehouse. Many Witch's Valley buildings have no air conditioning, but the baby rooms there and in the warehouse are heated and cooled.
- Cold dayWinter can bring temperatures below 0°C and sometimes snow, so lean on the indoor Great Warehouse, whose baby rooms are heated.
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- RentalStroller rental：not checked
- NursingNursing space：with conditionsconditions
- ChangingDiaper changing table：yes
- Diaper binDiaper disposal bin：with conditionsconditions
- Family WCFamily restroom：with conditionsconditions
- Kids' toiletKids' toilet seat & step stool：none
- Own foodOutside food allowed：with conditionsconditions
- EnglishEnglish support：not checked
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Where it is
It is inside Expo 2005 Aichi Commemorative Park in Nagakute, Aichi Prefecture.source
Before you go
- Strollers and umbrellas are not allowed inside most buildings, including the Great Warehouse, so leave them at the stand outside each one, keep valuables in your hand because the stand is not always staffed, and bring a baby carrier; strollers are fine outdoors, and the park lends them free from its north and west information centers (9:00 to 18:00, no reservations and limited in number, for babies about 7 months to under 3).
- Every admission ticket is reserved ahead and none are sold in the park: sales open at 14:00 Japan time on the 10th, two months before your month (January 2027 opens November 10, 2026), and bought tickets generally cannot be changed or canceled, so you cannot shift a day for rain; the park is closed on Tuesdays (the next weekday when Tuesday is a holiday), at year-end and on set maintenance days.
- From overseas you can buy only the Premium pass (all five areas) or the Standard pass (the Great Warehouse, Mononoke Village and Witch's Valley, without Youth Hill or Dondoko Forest, and entry to Witch's Valley's three buildings is sold separately at the site; Howl's Castle is 1,000 yen for adults and 500 yen for children, for Standard pass holders buying on the day by numbered ticket in limited numbers, so take one early or it sells out) through Lawson Ticket or Klook; children 3 and under are free and not counted in your party, and bring your passport.
- Only the Great Warehouse has a timed entry slot (some Witch's Valley tickets carry a morning or afternoon slot): go in within one hour after it starts, and never before it.
- Food you bring cannot be eaten inside the areas, so eat in the free park outside (with the Standard pass only Witch's Valley lets you step out and come back in, so the Great Warehouse is one visit; the Premium pass allows re-entry to each area, the Great Warehouse from 15:00), and the warehouse sells no diapers, milk, tea or baby food, so bring your own; restaurants inside have very few high chairs and basically no children's menu.
- Carry all your trash out; the areas have no coin lockers or cloakroom (coin lockers, limited in number, are at the park's north information center, the Global Citizen Exchange Center and the west information center; the cloakroom is at the north information center), and suitcases are not allowed in.
- The areas are spread out: Dondoko Forest is over 1 km from the nearest station, walking between the closest areas takes 5 to 7 minutes and one family recorded 15 to 40 minutes between areas, and the free park bus (east route) runs twice an hour on weekdays and can be full.
Sources and evidence (60)
- The Great Warehouse and Witch's Valley each have a nursing room or baby room; Youth Hill, Dondoko Forest and Mononoke Village have none.source
- Every one of the five areas has a diaper-changing spot.source
- Diaper-changing spots are plentiful, and some areas admit only children.source
- Each of the five areas has a barrier-free restroom with a diaper changing table and ostomy facilities; the Great Warehouse and Witch's Valley also have a care bed.source
- Strollers and umbrellas cannot go into most buildings, which each have a stand where you leave them; strollers are fine outdoors.source
- Strollers and umbrellas stay at the stand outside most buildings, and a baby carrier is recommended.source
- Strollers are lent free at the park's north and west information centers, 9:00 to 18:00, with no reservations.source
- The park's stroller loan is for babies from about 7 months to under 3, in limited numbers.source
- The Great Warehouse does not admit strollers; they are lined up at its entrance and you go in with a carrier.source
- The Great Warehouse is an indoor building made from a former heated pool, so it works in any weather; the other areas are mostly outdoors.source
- The baby room beside the hat shop in Witch's Valley has a bin for diapers.source
- Restrooms inside Witch's Valley, including the accessible one, have no child-size toilet seat.source
- Witch's Valley has an elevator, the Witch's Elevator, with priority for wheelchairs and strollers; the park lists elevators only for the Great Warehouse and Witch's Valley.source
- Food you bring cannot be eaten inside the areas; eat in the surrounding park, and lidded drinks are fine outdoors and in passages.source
- Packed lunches are not allowed in the paid areas.source
- The free park outside the paid areas allows packed lunches, and lawns offer places to eat.source
- Restaurant high chairs often have no safety belt.source
- Restaurants in the park have very few high chairs.source
- Restaurants in the park generally have no children's menu.source
- The Cat Bus Room, Children's Town and the Dondoko-do Totoro are only for children 12 and under.source
- Children 3 and under are free of charge.source
- The Premium pass covers all five areas; for children it costs 3,650 yen on weekdays and 3,900 yen on weekends and holidays.source
- The Standard pass covers the Great Warehouse, Mononoke Village and Witch's Valley; Witch's Valley's three buildings are sold separately at the site.source
- Howl's Castle day tickets cost 1,000 yen for adults and 500 yen for children, bought on the day at the site by Standard pass holders, by numbered ticket in limited numbers.source
- Children 3 and under enter free.source
- Open 10:00 to 17:00 on weekdays and 9:00 to 17:00 on weekends and holidays.source
- Closed every Tuesday (the next weekday if it is a holiday), plus year-end and maintenance days.source
- From overseas you can buy only the Premium and Standard passes, through Lawson Ticket or Klook; single-area tickets are for Japan only.source
- Tickets are reservation-only, every day of the week.source
- Reservations open at 14:00 Japan time on the 10th, two months before your month of entry.source
- Only the Great Warehouse has a timed entry slot (some Witch's Valley tickets carry a morning or afternoon slot); the slots are one hour apart.source
- Overseas buyers use Klook and Lawson Ticket.source
- Enter the Great Warehouse within one hour of your reserved time (a booking for 11:00 means entering by 12:00).source
- It is inside Expo 2005 Aichi Commemorative Park in Nagakute, Aichi Prefecture.source
- Strollers stay outside buildings, so the park asks you to bring a baby carrier.source
- Take all trash from the areas home with you.source
- Overseas tickets are sold online by Lawson Ticket and Klook.source
- Entry in January 2027 goes on sale on November 10, 2026 at 14:00 Japan time.source
- No admission tickets are sold inside the park.source
- Purchased tickets generally cannot be changed or canceled.source
- One booking can hold up to 6 tickets, and children 3 and under are not counted.source
- Overseas visitors are asked to bring their passports.source
- Great Warehouse entry slots are at 10:00, 11:00, 12:00, 13:00 and 14:00, plus 9:00 on days the park opens at 9:00.source
- Enter the Great Warehouse within one hour of your slot starting.source
- Early entry to the Great Warehouse is not allowed.source
- With the Standard pass, Witch's Valley is the only area you can leave and re-enter; the Premium pass allows re-entry to each area, the Great Warehouse from 15:00.source
- Large luggage such as suitcases cannot be taken into the areas.source
- There are no coin lockers inside the areas; there are some, in limited numbers, at the park's north information center, the Global Citizen Exchange Center and the west information center.source
- A cloakroom is at the park's north information center.source
- The free park bus (east route) runs twice an hour on weekdays and three times an hour on weekends and holidays.source
- Walking from Youth Hill to the Great Warehouse takes about 5 minutes.source
- Walking from the Great Warehouse to Mononoke Village takes about 7 minutes.source
- The stroller stands are not always staffed, so keep valuables in your hand.source
- Dondoko Forest, the farthest area, is over 1 km from the nearest station.source
- The Great Warehouse sells no diapers, milk, tea or baby food.source
- The Great Warehouse cannot be re-entered once you leave.source
- Because tickets are booked two months ahead, you cannot postpone a day for weather.source
- Numbered tickets for Howl's Castle sell out unless taken early.source
- Even on weekdays the park bus can be full.source
- One family recorded 15 to 40 minutes of walking between areas.source
Basics
- Fee: Children 3 and under enter free.source
- Hours: Open 10:00 to 17:00 on weekdays and 9:00 to 17:00 on weekends and holidays.source
- Booking: From overseas you can buy only the Premium and Standard passes, through Lawson Ticket or Klook; single-area tickets are for Japan only.source
Once you've decided
evidence & sources (12)
- Official: Family restroom, Stroller friendly, Best-fit ages (guide)
- Official: Nursing space, Outside food allowed
- aichinow.pref.aichi.jp: Indoor / outdoor
- babysaurus.jp: High chair
- Official: Elevator
- note.com: Diaper changing table
- otoku--seikatu.com: Kids' menu
- tanuki-chi.com: Diaper disposal bin
- chunichi.co.jp: Kids' toilet seat & step stool
- Official: main site
| Nursing space | Yes | The Great Warehouse and Witch's Valley each have a nursing room or baby room; Youth Hill, Dondoko Forest and Mononoke Village have none. | Web-checked | checked Oct ’26 | ghibli-park.jp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diaper changing table | Yes | Web-checked | checked May ’25 | note.com | |
| Family restroom | Yes | Each of the five areas has a barrier-free restroom with a diaper changing table and ostomy facilities; the Great Warehouse and Witch's Valley also have a care bed. | Web-checked | checked Oct ’26 | ghibli-park.jp |
| Stroller friendly | Conditional | Yes: Strollers and umbrellas cannot go into most buildings, which each have a stand where you leave them; strollers are fine outdoors. / Yes: The Great Warehouse does not admit strollers; they are lined up at its entrance and you go in with a carrier. | Web-checked | checked Oct ’26 | ghibli-park.jp |
| Lost-child supportExtra info — guide only | Not checked yet | ||||
| Indoor / outdoor | Indoor | The Great Warehouse is an indoor building made from a former heated pool, so it works in any weather; the other areas are mostly outdoors. | Web-checked | checked Oct ’26 | aichinow.pref.aichi.jp |
| Diaper disposal bin | Yes | The baby room beside the hat shop in Witch's Valley has a bin for diapers. | Web-checked | checked Jan ’26 | tanuki-chi.com |
| Kids' toilet seat & step stool | No | Restrooms inside Witch's Valley, including the accessible one, have no child-size toilet seat. | Web-checked | checked Mar ’24 | chunichi.co.jp |
| Elevator | Yes | Witch's Valley has an elevator, the Witch's Elevator, with priority for wheelchairs and strollers; the park lists elevators only for the Great Warehouse and Witch's Valley. | Web-checked | checked Oct ’26 | ghibli-park.jp |
| English support | Not checked yet | ||||
| Outside food allowed | Conditional | No: Food you bring cannot be eaten inside the areas; eat in the surrounding park, and lidded drinks are fine outdoors and in passages. / No: Packed lunches are not allowed in the paid areas. | Web-checked | checked Oct ’26 | ghibli-park.jp |
| Official family-friendly certificationExtra info — guide only | Not checked yet | ||||
| High chair | Yes | Restaurant high chairs often have no safety belt. | Web-checked | checked Jun ’26 | babysaurus.jp |
| Kids' menu | No | Web-checked | checked Sep ’26 | otoku--seikatu.com | |
| Best-fit ages (guide)Extra info — guide only | Yes | The Cat Bus Room, Children's Town and the Dondoko-do Totoro are only for children 12 and under. | Web-checked | checked Oct ’26 | ghibli-park.jp |
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