Theme parks – Appetite For Japan

Studio Ghibli Museum Mitaka: everything you need to know

February 25, 2017February 25, 2017 appetiteforjapan 3 Comments Studio Ghibli, Totoro

The Ghibli Museum is a museum in Tokyo dedicated to the work of the famous Japanese animation studio, Studio Ghibli. Read on to find out about the museum, along with important information on how to obtain tickets for it.

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Sanrio Puroland: a theme park for Hello Kitty and friends in Tokyo

January 26, 2017February 4, 2017 appetiteforjapan 0 Comments Hello Kitty, My Melodie, Pom Pom Purin, Sanrio

We’ve been on a bit of a Sanrio ride of late. Having just spent a night at an amazing Hello Kitty themed hotel room, our next destination had to be Sanrio Puroland – a theme park dedicated to Hello Kitty, My Melody, Little Twin Stars, Pompompurin and more!

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Inside Tokyo Disneyland Hotel’s Alice in Wonderland Themed Room

December 23, 2016April 8, 2017 appetiteforjapan 1 Comment Alice in Wonderland, Halloween Costumes

We spent the night in an Alice in Wonderland themed room at Tokyo Disneyland Hotel. Read on for pictures, a video, and plenty of information on staying in a quirky, kawaii, Disney themed room in a five star hotel.

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Tokyo Trick Art Museum: pose for 3D optical illusion photos in Japan

June 24, 2016December 31, 2016 appetiteforjapan 2 Comments Decks Tokyo Beach, Tokyo Trick Art Museum

Tokyo Trick Art Museum is an interactive gallery of optical illusions that you can pose with to take photos that play tricks on your eyes. Two-dimensional paintings appear 3D, and the results range from impressive to hilarious.

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Daiba Itchome Shotengai: the Japanese retro-kitsch theme park

June 10, 2016July 13, 2016 appetiteforjapan 1 Comment Arcade, Daiba Itchome Shotengai, Decks Tokyo Beach, Haunted House, Kitsch, Retro Japan, Takoyaki Museum

Daiba Itchome Shōtengai (台場一丁, also known as Odaiba 1-Chome Shotengai) is a small retro-styled theme park in the Decks Tokyo Beach Odaiba shopping centre. This is where you can get your dose of 1950s Japanese retro-kitsch in the form of lollies, arcade games and more. We recently paid a visit to Daiba Itchome Shōtengai where we felt like kids in a (retro) candy store.

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Asakusa Hanayashiki: Japan’s oldest amusement park

May 28, 2016June 13, 2016 appetiteforjapan 1 Comment Hanayashiki, Kitsch, Namco, Retro Japan

Asakusa Hanayashiki (浅草花やしき) is a small amusement park located in Tokyo. Opened in 1853 at the end of the Edo period, Hanayashiki is the oldest theme park in Japan.

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Namco Namja Town: a theme park for cats, gyoza and ice-cream

May 21, 2016September 7, 2016 appetiteforjapan 3 Comments Food museums, Ice Cream, Namco, Namja Town, Sunshine City

Namco Namja Town is one of two indoor theme parks run by Namco in Ikebukuro’s Sunshine City mall. We visited Namja Town where we ate at the Gyoza Stadium, sampled a few unusual ice-cream flavours (from a selection of 50!) and wandered through a haunted house.

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J-World Tokyo: Japan’s anime theme park

May 14, 2016June 12, 2016 appetiteforjapan 3 Comments J-World, Namco, Sunshine City

J-World Tokyo is an indoor anime theme park located in Ikebukuro’s Sunshine City. If you’re a fan of One Piece, Naruto, Dragon Ball-Z or anime in general, read on.

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Diver City Tokyo: the ultimate Gundam experience

December 2, 2015April 8, 2017 appetiteforjapan 2 Comments Diver City, Gundam, Gundam Cafe, Gundam Front, Gundam Statue

Diver City Tokyo Plaza is located on the artificial island Odaiba (お台場) in Tokyo Bay. It also happens to be a place of pilgrimage for many hardcore Gundam fans. Gundam (ガンダム) is an anime franchise revolving around giant robots (“mecha”) known as “mobile suits”. Diver City is home to the only full-size Gundam statue in the world. Right next to the Gundam statue is a Gundam Cafe, and inside the shopping centre is Gundam Front Tokyo – a Gundam museum.

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Halloween at Tokyo DisneySea 2015

November 14, 2015June 12, 2016 appetiteforjapan 2 Comments Halloween Decorations, Halloween Food

Halloween is one of the best times of the year at Tokyo Disney Resort, and Tokyo DisneySea is considered by many people to be the best Disney park. As a result, it’s no surprise that Halloween is a great time to visit Tokyo DisneySea. This post looks at the decorations and themed food at Tokyo DisneySea over Halloween 2015.

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