Catching up - Day 9 Toei Kyoto Studio Park

On this day, I went to Toei Kyoto Studio Park with the girls while Matt and Cristian went to Kobe for some beef.

The Park had basically 3 parts to it, one was a museum of sorts for television characters, the second was a feudal era mock town used for shooting movies, and the third was basically a theme park.

From the first section. This was about one third of all the red power rangers on display. 

 These are from the mock village. It was pretty impressive, and even had blurbs about how things would have been historically, and how these sets can be used and adapted for movies.

Some choice shots from the themed section. They had a ninja house and cafe. You could participate in a shuriken throwing range.

A good example of the type of thing to expect; what appears to be a mountaintop shrine is the God of Good Fortune, that appears periodically.

In addition to its attractions, there were also shows that you could attend. We attended 3; one was a one-man show playing a merchant, another was in a television studio that showed the tricks they use to shoot a scene, and one was a full on ninja drama with mock combat and acrobatics. Even with a limited understanding of Japanese, they were very entertaining.

Overall, I was thoroughly impressed with it, and would go back given the chance and recommend it to anyone interested.