No, you can go to gift shop and the tea house without a ticket
No, you dont need a ticket to visit the gift store.
No... can visit the gift shop without paying.
I'm not sure, tbough I don't remember seeing a way to get into the gift shop from the entrance (front of the building), I believe it's exit only.
No you do not. Thats all I did when I visited.
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