Doraemon Museum Tickets: How to Book, Prices & Access

The short answer

The Fujiko·F·Fujio Museum (the "Doraemon Museum") in Kawasaki sells no tickets at the door. Buy a date-and-time ticket online on the museum's official e-tix site, which has an English version. Tickets are ¥1,000 for adults (18+), ¥700 for ages 13–17 and ¥500 for ages 4–12; children 3 and under are free. The museum is open 10:00–18:00 and closed every Tuesday (with occasional special Tuesday openings) and over the New Year holidays. To get there, take the Odakyu Line to Noborito and ride the paid museum shuttle bus (about 9 minutes, ¥220). All facts below were checked on the official sites on 2026-09-25.

How foreigners buy tickets (online only)

The only sales channel is the official online ticket site run by e-tix (English / Japanese). The museum does not sell tickets on site, and phone bookings are not accepted.

• When tickets go on sale (JST): entry dates from the 16th to the end of a month go on sale at 10:00 on the 5th of that month. Entry dates from the 1st to 15th of the next month go on sale at 10:00 on the 20th of each month. Example from the site: tickets for 16–30 September went on sale at 10:00 on 5 September.
• Pay by card, get a QR code: Visa, Mastercard, JCB or AMEX. Your card must be enrolled in 3D Secure 2, or the payment will fail. The QR ticket costs no extra fee. Show it on your phone or on a print-out, one QR code per person. The site asks you to show the QR screen from your confirmation email rather than a screenshot.
• Or pay at 7-Eleven in Japan: ¥150 per ticket plus ¥220 per order in handling fees. You must pay by 21:00 two days after you order, and these tickets cannot be cancelled once paid.
• Up to 6 tickets per purchase, and you have 15 minutes to complete the order once your selection is on screen.
• Cancelling: card-paid tickets can be cancelled free of charge until 3 days before your slot (for a 10:00 ticket on 16 September, the deadline is 9:59 on 13 September). The refund goes back to your card. To change the date, cancel and buy again. Cancelling cancels the whole order, including every ticket in it. If you can't come because of sudden illness, a natural disaster or transport disruption, call the museum at 0570-055-245 (9:30–18:00, Japanese) before your visit. It may be able to move you to the same weekday and time within one month (not always to the slot you want) (official ticket page).
• Same-day tickets: if a slot still has space, you can buy it online on the day until 45 minutes after that slot starts. For example, the 14:00 slot is on sale until 14:45 (FAQ).

Time slots: 60 minutes to walk in, no time limit inside

There are seven entry slots a day: 10:00, 11:00, 12:00, 13:00, 14:00, 15:00 and 16:00. You must arrive within 60 minutes of your slot's start time, and you cannot enter early. Once inside, there is no time limit, so you can stay until the 18:00 closing. There is no re-entry, so do everything in one go (official ticket page).

Getting there from Shinjuku

• Take the Odakyu Line to Noborito Station. Noborito is also on the JR Nanbu Line. The museum says the fastest trains from Shinjuku or Shibuya take about 15 minutes.
• From Noborito, a direct paid shuttle bus runs every 10–15 minutes and takes about 9 minutes. Adults pay ¥220 and children ¥110, by IC card (Suica, PASMO, ICOCA and other national transit cards) or cash. The shuttle runs on the museum's opening days.
• On foot: about 16 minutes from Mukogaoka-Yuen Station (Odakyu Line) or 15 minutes from Shukugawara Station (JR Nanbu Line).
• There is no parking, so come by public transport (access).

What is inside

The museum is built around Fujiko·F·Fujio's original artwork, the creator of Doraemon (real name Hiroshi Fujimoto, 1933–1996), who lived in Kawasaki's Tama ward (About, English).

• 1F Exhibition Room I: his original colour artwork. 2F Exhibition Room II: themed special exhibitions.
• The artist's study: his desk, his library and personal treasures.
• F Theater: short original anime films you can only see here. You can watch once per person with the theater ticket you receive at entry. The museum made a new original film for its 15th anniversary, and the programme changes from time to time (F Theater).
• Rooftop "Harappa" (3F): an open lawn with the famous clay pipes and other photo spots from the manga (Hiroba/Harappa).
• Audio guide: free on your own smartphone. Scan the QR code in the museum and enter the "key of the day" shown on-site.

Café, shop and what you can buy

• Museum Café (3F): a character-themed menu inspired by the artwork. Every menu item lists the major allergens required by Japanese law. Staff will not remove ingredients from a dish. If you ask staff, you can get a curry made without any of the 28 listed allergens. It is made on a line that also handles shrimp, crab, wheat, milk and other allergens, so cross-contact is possible (FAQ).
• Museum Shop (1F) and the Fujikoya gift corner sell original goods and museum-only items (shop & café).
• You need an admission ticket to use the shop or café. They are not open to walk-ins.
• Payment: cash, credit cards and e-money are accepted in the shop and café. There is no ATM in the museum. We could not confirm tax-free sales on the official site.

Photo rules and practical tips

• Photos: allowed in most areas, but no photos or video in some exhibit areas or in the F Theater. No flash or video in the exhibit areas, and commercial filming without permission is not allowed (FAQ).
• Bags: coin lockers are in front of the 1F shop. They need a ¥100 coin, which you get back. Bags too big for a locker can be left at reception.
• Food: you can't bring food in, but capped bottles are fine outside the exhibit rooms.
• Strollers: not allowed inside, but they are kept for you at a stroller park. The museum suggests a baby carrier.

If you're planning a Ghibli day too

The Ghibli Museum in Mitaka also works on a date-and-time ticket with no door sales, but its release dates and ticket channel are different. See our Ghibli Museum, Mitaka guide and the wider Ghibli in Japan map. For character shopping back in central Tokyo, Tokyo Character Street is inside Tokyo Station.

Facts checked against fujiko-museum.com and the official e-tix ticket site on 2026-09-25. Special openings and closures are announced on the museum's calendar.