Our side trip, to get a way from Toyko, is to the area of Nikko. To get there we will take the JR Tohoku Shinkansen from Tokyo to get Utsunomiya Station, and this will transfer us to the Nikko Line. This trip takes 100 minutes, and easily paid through the Japan Rail Pass. Nikko has some of Japan’s most renowned shrines
and temples, and in the morning we’ll visit Toshu-gu Shrine.
The highlight of the trip though is Nikko Edomaruo (Edo Wonderland), which we’ll visit in the afternoon, and is easily accessible through a free Shuttle bus departing from Toshu-gu Shrine. Edo Wonderland, is basically a history themed amusement park, that recreates the Japanese city in the Edo Period (1603-1868). The park is just a small town built in Edo styled architecture, and populated by townspeople in period costumes (It’s actually been used many times as a backdrop for period jdorams/films). When we arrive, we actually will have the opportunity to dress up, and also tour the towns shops, games and live shows.
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| Toshogu Shrine |
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| Toshogu Shrine is famous for its carvings, especially the "Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil, See No Evil" Monkeys |
The highlight of the trip though is Nikko Edomaruo (Edo Wonderland), which we’ll visit in the afternoon, and is easily accessible through a free Shuttle bus departing from Toshu-gu Shrine. Edo Wonderland, is basically a history themed amusement park, that recreates the Japanese city in the Edo Period (1603-1868). The park is just a small town built in Edo styled architecture, and populated by townspeople in period costumes (It’s actually been used many times as a backdrop for period jdorams/films). When we arrive, we actually will have the opportunity to dress up, and also tour the towns shops, games and live shows.
Some great attractions in the town, called
Experience Zones, are a Haunted Temple filled with Japanese spirits and demons,
and the Ninja Trick Maze which is a large maze that we would have to escape
from.
What I would be most exited for is the park’s
live action shows held in the many theaters around town. The show I would love to see is the Grand
Ninja Theater, where the actors are dressed as ninja and engage in battle with
swords, magic and martial arts. Not alot
of people know this, but I was in Karate for 10 years of my life and received a
black belt at age 15. So my interests
with martial arts and sword skill, from Karate, pushed me to search for animes/mangas that contained martial arts (ex. Naruto-ninja magic, Bleach-sword
fighting, Dragon Ball- martial arts).
Learning the history of martial arts in this show will not only be
educational, but really fun! (Admission:4500 yen/53
CAD)
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| Top: Edo Villagers, Live action Martial Arts show Bottom: Edo Ninja actor, Ninja Trick Maze, the Edo styled town
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