Special Theme Parks You must Visit when You Come to Tokyo

Tokyo Disneyland is the main part of Tokyo Disneyland Resort. It was built based on the original American Disneyland and is known as "the first amusement park in Asia". The Disneyland is divided into 7 theme parks: World Bazaar, Adventureland, Westernland, Critter Country, Fantasyland, Toontown and Tomorrowland. There are exciting adventure attractions, as well as classic Disney story-themed attractions for children. The cartoon character performances and costumes are also quite wonderful. Compared with DisneySea, which has hair-raising attractions with age requirements, Disneyland is more suitable for parents and children.

Known as "the number one amusement park in Asia", Tokyo Disneyland Resort is the only place in the world that has 2 Disneylands. Among them, DisneySea, originating in Japan, is the only Disneyland in the world with an ocean theme. It's located next to Tokyo Disneyland. The whole ocean park is divided into 7 parks: Mediterranean Harbor, American Waterfront, Port Discovery, Lost River Delta, Arabian Coast, Mermaid Lagoon and Mysterious Island. Although there are fewer amusement attractions here than in Tokyo Disneyland, they are more exciting in general, and the water show is also wonderful, making it more suitable for young people.

Sanrio Puroland, located in Tama City in Tokyo Metropolis, is an indoor amusement park with the theme of Sanrio cartoon stars, especially Hello Kitty, the popular "people's cat" of Japan. There are extremely lovely amusement attractions, a warm and dreamy stage performance, unique cartoon-shaped food, and a wide range of limited-edition peripheral goods. In summer, there are summer festivals, carnival parades and other activities. The regular Hello Kitty Show is the most popular show in Sanrio Puroland. With its gorgeous scenery, clothes, and a simple story, even if you can't understand the Japanese dialog, you'll be taken by the show's happy feel.

An hour's drive from Tokyo, in the city of Nikko, is an Edo-era theme park — Nikko Edomura. The park offers the largest reproductions of streets in the Edo era in Japan. The buildings are the same size as the original buildings. When you're in the park, you'll feel like you've traveled by time machine back to the Edo era. There are also many actors in Edo era costumes speaking the old Edo dialect acting as peddlers and ninja warriors interacting with tourists. Every day at noon, there is an oiran courtesan parade through the streets. In the Ninja Theater and Ninja Raven House, you can enjoy wonderful and colorful Ninja performances close to the action.

Located at the base of Fuji Mountain, Fuji-Q HighLand not only allows you to play while appreciating nearby Fuji Mountain, but also is known as the most exciting "kingdom of terror" in Japan. It will never stop "till you are scared to death"! The 4 world-class large-scale roller coasters have different styles: Fujiyama, the king of these roller coasters, with a maximum speed of 130 km/h and a maximum drop of 70 m; Dodonpa, a roller coaster that only takes 1.8 seconds to go from 0 to 172 km/h; Eejanaika, a roller coaster with the most rotations (14 seat rotations) in the world; and Takabisha, a high-speed roller coaster with a maximum tilt of 121 degrees, all of which make Fuji-Q HighLand the most scream-intensive amusement park. There is also the Super Scary Labyrinth of Fear with a cursed abandoned hospital as its theme and the longest passage in history, at 900 meters, providing more than 60 minutes of horror experience time. It's considered by some to be the scariest haunted house in the world, its fame spreading by word of mouth by the legions of people out there who just love an adrenaline rush.

Located in Yokohama City, Hakkeijima Sea Paradise, covering an area of about 4 hectares, has 4 aquariums as well as amusement parks, shopping malls, restaurants and other facilities. It's the largest marine paradise in Japan. Among the attractions, Aqua Museum is the largest aquarium in Japan, where you can enjoy, close up, the elegant swimming of the whale shark, the largest fish species in the world. Dolphin Fantasy, with a dolphin theme, has a 3-story underwater tunnel. Standing in the middle of the giant tank is like being on the seabed. In addition, there are the Sea Farm and the Feeding and Breeding Area, which not only allow you to experience the fun of fishing and catching fish, but also provide a place for preparing food, making it very suitable for parent-child trips. A special amusement park in Hakkeijima Sea Paradise features a roller coaster suspended over the sea and a 107-meter free-fall ride, both of which are very popular. For a more relaxed experience, there is a romantic and gorgeous carousel that was used for an outdoor scene in the Japanese drama Cinderella Tokyo.

Those who like anime are probably familiar with Weekly Shonen Jump, but few people know about J-World Tokyo, a youth anime theme park based on the Jump world view. J-World Tokyo is located on the third floor of Sun City Ikebukuro and is divided into 5 exhibition areas. Except for the ever popular One Piece, Naruto and Dragon Ball, other venues are adjusted according to the latest anime releases, focusing on the main works of the season and taking into account the popular works of the Jump family, such as Kuroko's Basketball, Gintama and The Prince of Tennis. This place is definitely a paradise for young anime lovers. The park's attractions are all specially designed according to the anime works of the Jump family. You can take the mini Merry and Shark Submerge III to experience the world of One Piece, or work with Goku in Dragon Ball to release Turtle Qigong and defeat the enemy. In addition, there are food areas and peripheral product areas to make you absolutely happy and not want to leave!

Tokyo One Piece Tower, the first large-scale theme park of the popular Japanese anime One Piece, made a high-profile debut in Tokyo Tower, that iconic landmark of Tokyo, in early 2015, attracting pirate fans from all over the world to come and worship. The stage set in the theme park is Jaya Island where the Straw Hat Crew plays. There are 8 themed pavilions in total, including Zoro's Soul of Edge and Luffy's Endless Adventure. Each popular character has a special area prepared for it. You can take photos with life-sized figures of the characters of One Piece and play interactive games. Don't miss the live performance "Welcome to TONGARI Mysterious Tour". Tired from all the playing? Then go to Sanji's All You Can Eat for a buffet meal, where you can enjoy the giant honey barbecue that Luffy fantasized about, straw hat bread and other unique dishes.