Edo Wonderland Nikko Edomura

My husband and I visited for our wedding anniversary and thoroughly enjoyed the experience. Please make sure to have at least some basic novice level working knowledge of Japanese as this will help the experience. Some folks do speak English but all of the theater is not. Although you still can enjoy and understand context without knowing what is being said. And for those that might not know, the peice of white paper they give you you're supposed to put a yen coin in it crinkle and toss it on the stage if you enjoyed the show. Thank you Edo Wonderland for the amazing experience and being so welcoming to us.

I hate this place for having so many fun activities to do and so little time to enjoy them. I took the first shuttle to get to this theme park and arrived at 10 am. It was my biggest mistake for taking my moment to enjoy the environment and not rush to each of them one by one quickly. I got my ticket online, so I went in with QR code smoothly but resulting in not getting the schedule for the events. And I ended up marking them down on paper as an ancient. It was fun to learn the method of the katana and how to take it out, swing, and put it back in. This lesson is only offered to 13+ yr guests during the weekday and 9 individuals max each time. So this was the first activity I went for. loved it, and i am a terrible swordsman.

We started our day trip to Edo Wonderland at TOBU Tourist Information Center Asakusa. To travel from Tokyo to Nikko, you need a limited express ticket apart from your basic train fare. We didn’t want to mess anything up so we asked for help buying the tickets. We arrived at around 9:20am and the next train was leaving at 9:30am so we had to run. The one after that was only leaving at 11:30am so we were lucky. When we arrived at Nikko, we had to take a bus to Edo wonderland. We then purchased entry tickets at the counter and there was no queue. The place wasn’t crowded so we got to freely walk around and take our time getting into all the small buildings. Close to the entrance you can rent costumes for the day. The staff, dressed as villagers, will interact with you according to the costume you choose. They also give you a map at the entrance or you can use the one on their website to navigate the village. They have so many activities you can do. First, we went to the ninja house. It’s an inclined house, it was super fun to play there but I felt dizzy for hours afterwards. We got into the maze and managed to find the exit, which wasn’t easy. We saw the oiran parade and that was mesmerizing. We went to a ninja show and a magic show, both fun to watch. Everything about this place was amazing. We also tasted food from different stalls. We arrive at the park just before 1pm and we had time to see everything before closing time at 4pm. This is a place I will definitely visit again.

The best experience ever!!! You get to experience the Japanese culture, and the place is huge that you have to do this activity from 9-5PM. You can try the kimono and pay around 4k yen as far as I remember. It's worth the money and experience, I swear! They have a maze, makeup experience, samurai experience, ninja experience, and many to mention.

One of the most underrated tourist destination in Japan. I wish a lot more people would come to this place. Its less than 2 hours from Tokyo via the luxury train Spacia X. The place is highly interactive, everyone makes you feel really transported to the Edo period. All day shows and activities for the whole family until closing time.