Fee increased by 1,000 JPY per ticket, due to too many orders

Jun Tanaka
2025年11月9日
読了時間: 2分

In effect now (starting 12:00 AM / 00:00 Nov 10th, Japan time):

Previously (until 23:59 Nov 9th, Japan time):

(The updated fees do NOT apply to the orders I've received BEFORE 12:00 AM / 00:00 Nov 10th, Japan time.)

Reasons of fee increase: I've been working way too long every single day, with no days off. - Sep 2025: 10.85 hours / day - Oct 2025: 11.13 hours / day (This is why I haven't made any new Facebook posts that are visible on the site.)

Expected results from the fee increase: Expecting 15 ~ 20% less workload overall

Ticket price zone: Workload - 0 to 5,000 JPY: 25~30% less - Upto 10,000 JPY: 15~20% less - Upto 15,000 JPY: 10~15% less - Upto 20,000 JPY: 5~10% less - Upto 30,000 JPY: 0~5% less - Upto 40,000 JPY: 0~5% less

Note (or excuses):

Maintaining consistent availability for a number of Ghibli Museum tickets each month is costly in the long run. Although I frequently (or usually, including December 2025 tickets) meet the order limit I can accommodate, the resulting income has barely covered the expenses.
Low priced tickets — for exhibitions, museums, and collabo cafes, etc. — can easily involve more complications than typical higher priced tickets.
I had considered various ways of increasing fees (express fee, separated fees between official ticketing / resale / smartphone tickets, etc.), but they would lead to over-complication. That would, in turn, generate otherwise-unnecessary communication and, consequently, increase working hours. Ultimately, I have decided to simply raise the price tier to reduce the number of orders.

Lastly:

I genuinely appreciate you all placing so many orders 🙏🙇 However, at the same time, I need to reduce working hours, hence the fee increase.

I thank you for your understanding, and I am still happy to hear from you all (through the order form on the Ticket Japaaan site)!