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The Ghibli Museum, the museum dedicated to the anime of
Studio Ghibli, announced on Saturday it will temporarily close from April 25 to May 11 due to the third state of emergency against the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Tokyo, among other prefectures. The museum is offering refunds for people who cannot use their pre-ordered April tickets. (The museum s May tickets were not yet put on sale.) The museum closed from February 25 to July of last year due to the first state of emergency.
The Kyoto International Manga Museum will close from April 25 to May 11, but plans to reopen on May 13, barring an extension to the state of emergency. (It would be closed on Wednesday, May 12 since it is not open on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.)