Life Is An Absurd Journey: Around The World in 3 Hours at Tobu World Square

Imagine going from Tokyo Skytree to Statue of Liberty in minutes, then spending time in front of White House before going to Pyramid complex in Eqypt, then later spending some time sitting beside St. Peter's Basilica before enjoying Great Wall Of China, after that spend your time taking pictures of Itsukushima Shrine of Hiroshima, all in less than 3 hours!

Impossible? Here, it's possible, because all of it is only miniature :)

Walking towards Tokyo Skytree

Yap, di Tobu World Square yang terletak di Kinugawa Onsen, Nikko, Tochigi, Jepang, terdapat lebih dari 100 miniatur bangunan-bangunan ikonik dunia dengan perbandingan 1:25, Tokyo Skytree setinggi 634 meter menjadi "hanya" 26 meter saja di area ini.

Yep, in Tobu World Square which is located at Kinugawa Onsen, Nikko, Tochigi, Japan, there are more than 100 miniature of iconic world buildings with a ratio of 1:25, Tokyo Skytree as high as 634 meters to "only" 26 meters in this area.

Miniatur di Tobu World Square dibuat dengan detail yang sangat baik sehingga tampak persis seperti aslinya, dan saat difoto dengan angle tertentu, bangunan-bangunan ini sama sekali tidak tampak seperti miniatur.

Miniatures in Tobu World Square were made with excellent details that look exactly like the original, and when photographed with a certain angle, these buildings do not look like a miniature.

Mini Kiyomizu-dera Temple

Pepohonan dan tanaman yang menjadi bagian dari miniatur adalah tanaman asli, bonsai yang dibuat dan ditata sedemikian rupa sehingga tampak seperti tanaman besar yang menjadi kecil.

Trees and plants that are part of the miniatures are native plants, bonsai are created and arranged in such a way that it looks like a great plant that became small.

National Diet Building

Area di Tobu World Square dibagi menjadi beberapa zona sesuai dengan lokasi, saat masuk kita akan melewati area Jepang modern: Tokyo Station, Bandara Narita, National Diet Building hingga Tokyo Dome, kemudian area Amerika dengan Statue of Liberty, Plaza Hotel, WTC yang hancur dalam serangan 11 September, hingga White House lengkap dengan Obama "mini"

Areas of Tobu World Square is divided into several zones in accordance with the location, the time of entry we will pass through the area of modern Japan: Tokyo Station, Narita Airport, National Diet Building to Tokyo Dome, then American area with the Statue of Liberty, Plaza Hotel, WTC that was destroyed in the September 11 attacks, to the White House completed with "mini" Obama.

Ice cream time in front of Great Temple of Abu Simbel

Being St. Peter's Basilica monster guardian :))

Mini Neuschwanstein Castle

Dari sini hanya beberapa langkah kaki, kita sudah masuk ke area Mesir dengan Pyramid, Great Sphinx of Giza hingga Great Temple of Abu Simbel. Usai berbelok kita langsung dapat menikmati Colosseum, Parthenon hingga St. Peter's Basilica dan berbagai bangunan ikonik lainnya di Eropa.

From here just a few steps away, we have entered into Egypt with the Pyramid area, Great Sphinx of Giza to the Great Temple of Abu Simbel. After the turn we can immediately enjoy the Colosseum, Parthenon to St. Peter's Basilica and a variety of other iconic buildings in Europe.

Dari Eropa kami berjalan kaki ke zona Asia, Angkor Wat dan Great Wall of China jadi pemandangan menarik di area ini. There are so many miniatures, I even start to feel exhausted at this area haha, too many and all are in great details!

From Europe we walk to the Asian zone, Angkor Wat and the Great Wall of China become interesting sights in this area. There are so many miniatures, I even start to feel exhausted at this area haha, too many and all are in great details!

Doesn't look like a miniature at all..

Area terakhir adalah bangunan ikonik dari Jepang masa lampau. Salah satu favorit saya, Itsukushima Shrine dengan Torii gate merah benar-benar terlihat seperti aslinya! It's amazing!

The last area is the iconic building of Japan's past. One of my favorites, Itsukushima Shrine with Torii red gate really looks like the original! It's amazing!

Gotta visit the real St. Basil's Cathedral one day, but first, ice cream :)

It's really nice to stroll around Tobu World Square, saya memperhatikan beberapa bangunan yang sudah saya kunjungi, kemiripan yang luar biasa terkadang membawa memori saya ke saat saya mengunjungi bangunan-bangunan ikonik itu yang sesungguhnya. It might be only miniatures, but seeing and enjoying all details and atmosphere in Tobu World Square is trully making me happy :)

It's really nice to stroll around Tobu World Square, I noticed a few buildings that I have visited, remarkable similarities to sometimes bring my memory when I visited the real iconic buildings. It might be only miniatures, but seeing and enjoying all the details and atmosphere in Tobu World Square is trully making me happy :)

@marischkaprue - Around the real world in -- err 300 years? LOL

NOTES

TOBU WORLD SQUARE

209-1 Kinugawaonsen Ohara, Nikko

Tochigi Prefecture 321-2593, Japan
www.tobuws.co.jp
email: info@tobuws.co.jp

Terbagi menjadi 6 Zona: Japan, Asia, Europe, Eqypt, America & Modern Japan Zone

Divided into six zones: Japan, Asia, Europe, Eqypt, America & Modern Japan Zone

GETTING THERE

From Tokyo:
Dari Station Asakusa (Tobu/ Subway) naik Tobu Limited Exp KEGON 1 atau Tobu Skytree Line Section Rapid for AIZUKOGEN-OZEGUCHI ke Station Shimo-Imachi (lama perjalanan sekitar 1,5 jam), kemudian dilanjutkan dengan naik Tobu Kinugawa Line for Aizukogen-Ozeguchi ke Station Kinugawa Onsen (lama perjalanan sekitar 20 menit). Total perjalanan: 2 jam, harga tiket: ¥2.980, rute available pada jam: pagi jam 7.10, 7.30, 8.10, 8.30 etc
Direct train: Dari Asakusa Station naik TOBU Limited Exp Kinu ke Kinugawa Onsen Station, available di jam 8, 9, 10, 11 etc, harga tiket ¥2.980, lama perjalanan: 2 jam

From Tokyo:

From Asakusa Station (Tobu / Subway) ride Tobu Limited Exp Kegon 1 or Tobu Skytree Section Line Rapid for AIZUKOGEN-OZEGUCHI to Shimo-Imachi Station (journey time approximately 1.5 hours), followed by riding Tobu Kinugawa Line for Aizukogen-Ozeguchi to Kinugawa Onsen Station (about 20 minutes travel time). Total journey: 2 hours, ticket price: ¥ 2980, available at these hours: morning at 7:10, 7:30, 8:10, 8:30 etc

Direct train: From Asakusa Station ride to Kinu Tobu Limited Exp Kinugawa Onsen Station, available in 8, 9, 10, 11 o'clock etc, ticket ¥ 2,980, duration: 2 hours