I have to say that Edo Wonderland has been one of the highlights from visiting Japan in the last decade. I guess being a fan of Japanese cinema and watching a lot of samurai and ninja films or even anime that showcases Japan from long Read More …
One of the popular sections at Edo Wonderland is for people to throw shuriken (ninja stars). For a small price, you can throw shuriken at targets. It reminded me of when I was younger and I would purchase ninja stars (and my parents taking them Read More …
One of the coolest things to see at Edo Wonderland are a few of the museums inside the village. These are not huge museums but they do feature some fascinating things from the past. The first museum I went to was the Edo City Firefighter Read More …
While Edo Wonderland does a great job of bring that Edo Period feel to the theme park, a theme park in Japan wouldn’t be complete without a mascot and Edo Wonderland has a samurai cat named “nyanmage”. To be truthful, I thought it was a Read More …
In the early afternoon at Edo Wonderland, the staff will direct everyone towards the main strip in the village for the Oiran Dochu parade (or the Oiran Courtesan Procession). This one is interesting because many will think this is a parade for a geisha, but Read More …
In the last blog post, I discussed the live shows and how one can find out what times the next show would start. While I would usually discuss the live shows first, in this case, I wanted to discuss the times of the shows because Read More …
I have received several messages about Edo Wonderland in regards to show times. So, before I continue on with my coverage of Edo Wonderland, there is something important that I need to mention. The times of the shows are in Japanese!!!! So, looking at the Read More …
Once you arrive to Edo Wonderland, you will go through a row of trees and certain areas that showcase what people used during the Edo Period. As you go through the path, you then discover a village with mountains around it. This village is Edo Read More …
Before I discuss the Edo Wonderland theme park, in part 1, I wrote about how to get inexpensive tickets via KLOOK. In part 2, I need to discuss something very important and that’s how to get to Edo Wonderland and how to leave Edo Wonderland. Read More …
Located in the Kinugawa Onsen area of Nikko, Tochigi is a cultural theme park known as Edo Wonderland Nikko Edomura. For those who want to experience traditional Japanese culture with a surreal feeling that you have time traveled to the past during the Edo Period Read More …
Halfway between the Heritage sites of Nikko and the stations is a Buddhist Temple called Ryuzoji. And the temple is of the Tendai sect Shuunsan Masamiin Ryuzo. This temple originated from Nikko mountains back in 1625 and was moved to the current area. The temple Read More …
We have now arrived to Nikko Toshogu Shrine,T the most famous shrine of the World Heritages in Nikko which enshrines Tokugawa Ieyasu, the first shogun of the Edo bakufu (shogunate). Most of the shrine was renovated by Tokugawa Iemitsu, the third shogun, in the Great Read More …
As we come closer to reaching Toshogu, the area around it also has a lot of history. To the right of the torii is the Kamijinko and supposedly this is where a lot of the samurai outfits are kept for when the area has their Read More …
After leaving the Rinnoji Temple area, its time to move on north to head to the Nikko Toshogu area and it’s important to note that this area is actually quite large, especially with the huge trees around, it’s best to stay around the main path Read More …
It’s now time to go enter Nikko National Park and see the temples around the area. Because the area is spread out, let’s take a look at the map: As you enter the area, you will see the red locator mark of where you are Read More …