Now let’s go into the land of historical drama. It is said that this place was built for ninja training purposes, so it seems that there are many people who challenge themselves by repeatedly going into the building to see if they are suitable for becoming a ninja. The further in you go, the more your equilibrium gets thrown off. Go past a Shukuba (post station) and samurai residence to reach the bustling market area at the end, where you will see noble samurai, ninjas spying their targets at the roof, beautiful geishas, and friendly village people in Kimono. The oblique-shaped building plays tricks on your perception of space as soon as you enter it, making it difficult for you to distinguish the ceiling, the wall, and the floor. Next, head to Edo Wonderland Nikko Edomura to relive the glorious time of the Edo period. "Ninja Kai Kai Tei" is a popular attraction here. While in your village attire, try out ancient martial arts and craftworks.Īt the theater, you can catch some famous Edo comedy shows as well as ninja and traditional performances.
You can borrow some costumes for samurais, princesses, townspeople and other famous characters of the past. A ninja was a covert agent or mercenary in feudal.
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On the premises, which is large enough to fit 10 Tokyo Domes, there are familiar roads, post stations, the houses of merchants, samurai houses, a ninja village and town replicas just like the ones you have seen on Japanese historical TV dramas and movies. It was one of the more unique attractions I’d visited in Japan, and the people at the village are so committed and good at their role that you really don’t feel like you’re in the 21st century at all (except when you’re taking selfies in your kimono with your iPhone).Edo Wonderland Nikko Edo Village is a theme park made to transport you back to the Edo era of feudal Japan. You will find all kinds of entertainment for both the young and old, in this world of imagination and creation. Enjoy the atmosphere of ancient Japan by taking in a ninja show maybe even dressing up as a geisha or samurai. And then one with him, because I liked him so much.ĭefinitely another place I’d recommend people to go to for a day trip out of Tokyo. This set depicts a street from the Edo period, and is used to shoot more than 200 films per year. They even had the cutest black shiba inu! I think I took about a few hundred pictures of Hachi. More things you can enjoy for free-picking a fight with random villagers in the street and practising your sword skills on them.
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Nikko Edo Wonderland was having an anniversary campaign when we were there, so all the activities were free that month! Which was frankly amazing, because we must’ve saved at least a thousand yen painting our own daruma dolls and making strawberry daifuku. The streets were lined up with traditional stalls and I got a stick of hot dango (which was not a good idea to eat while wearing a ¥3000 rented costume). I’ve worn kimono and yukata, but I’ve never gotten to be an Edo swordswoman.Ī samurai needs to eat too. Renting the outfit cost us another fortune, but we got to wear it till the end of the day and it is pretty much the real deal, so it’s money well spent. We wanted to join in the fun too, so we went to dress up. But the best part is that everyone else become part of the village too! Exhibit A: Three female ninjas in pink visiting for the day. The staff are all appropriately dressed as Edo people living in the village, whether they’re swordsmen or townsfolk or the local police. But I finally did and it was great! We were immediately greeted by a ninja. Doesn’t that sound fun? The only thing is it’s pricey and far from Tokyo, so it does take some effort to get here. I’d known this place for a while and always wanted to go because it’s a historical themed village where everything and everyone is straight out of feudal Japan over two centuries ago. Take a two hour train from Tokyo up north to Nikko, get on a bus, and pay ¥4000 to get inside.
We travelled back in time to the Edo period of pre-modern Japan.
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