Tobu World Square
1:25 scale replica of Tokyo Skytree | |
Location | Kinugawa Onsen, Nikkō, Tochigi, Japan |
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Coordinates | 36°48′28″N 139°42′42″E / 36.807773°N 139.711761°ECoordinates: 36°48′28″N 139°42′42″E / 36.807773°N 139.711761°E |
Website | Official website |
Tobu World Square (東武ワールドスクウェア) is a theme park in Kinugawa Onsen, Nikkō, Tochigi, Japan. The theme park contains over a hundred 1:25 scale models of famous buildings, including UNESCO-designated World Cultural and Heritage Sites, complete with 140,000 1:25 miniature people.
On 24 April 2010, a 1:25 scale model of the Tokyo Skytree was unveiled at the park. This is 26 metres tall, taller than the 19.95 metre replica of the New York World Trade Center.[1]
List of exhibits
- Bold Exhibits are UNESCO Cultural heritage sites.
Modern Japan zone
No. | Exhibits | Country | Age | Remarks |
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0 | Tokyo Skytree and Composite Development Area | Japan | 2012 | On display from April 2010. |
1 | National Diet Building | 1936 | ||
2 | Akasaka Palace | 1909 | ||
3 | Tokyo Station | 1914 | with Shinkansen Yamabiko and Rapid Train of Chūō Line(running). | |
4 | Tokyo Tower | 1958 | ||
5 | Imperial Hotel (Former) | 1923 | No existing (dismantled in 1968). | |
6 | Tokyo Dome | 1988 | ||
7 | Tokyo National Museum, Honkan | 1938 | ||
8 | Tokyo National Museum, Hyōkeikan | 1909 | ||
9 | Yoyogi National Gymnasium | 1964 | ||
10 | Narita International Airport, Terminal 2 | 1992 | ||
11 | Fujimaru (passenger ship) | 1989 | ||
12 | Japanese typical fishing port | – |
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America Zone
No. | Exhibits | Country | Age | Remarks |
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13 | Statue of Liberty | United States | 1886 | Cultural heritage. |
Canal, Sluice and Port facility | – | |||
14 | City Pier A | Late 19th century | ||
Plaza Hotel | 1907 | |||
Grand Army Plaza | 1867 | |||
15 | World Trade Center | 1973 | Destroyed by the 11 September attacks in 2001. | |
American Standard Building | 1924 | |||
16 | Empire State Building | 1931 | ||
17 | Chrysler Building | 1930 | ||
Central park | 1876 | |||
18 | Flatiron Building | 1902 | ||
Harlem, New York City | – | |||
19 | White House | 1800 |
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Egypt Zone
No. | Exhibits | Country | Age | Remarks |
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20 | Pyramid of Menkaure | Egypt | Around 26th century BC – 25th century BC | Cultural heritage. |
21 | Pyramid of Khafre | |||
22 | Pyramid of Khufu | |||
23 | Great Sphinx of Giza | |||
24 | Abu Simbel temples | 13th century BC |
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Europe zone
No. | Exhibits | Country | Age | Remarks |
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25 | Parthenon | Greece | 5th century BC | Cultural heritage. |
26 | Roman Colosseum | Italy | 80 | |
27 | Leaning Tower of Pisa | 1372 | ||
28 | St. Peter's Basilica | Vatican City | 1626 | |
29 | Milan Cathedral | Italy | 1813 | |
30 | St Mark's Basilica | 1090 | Cultural heritage. | |
31 | Château de Chambord | France | 1547 | |
32 | Palace of Versailles | 1772 | ||
33 | Basilique du Sacré-Cœur | 1919 | ||
34 | Notre Dame de Paris | 1225 | Cultural heritage. | |
35 | Arc de Triomphe | 1836 | ||
36 | Eiffel Tower | 1889 | ||
37 | Belvedere | Austria | 1723 | |
38 | Borgund stave church | Norway | Around 12th century | |
39 | Peterhof Palace | Russia | 1709 | Cultural heritage. |
40 | Saint Basil's Cathedral | 1560 | ||
41 | Peace Palace | Netherlands | 1913 | |
42 | Magere Brug | 1772 | ||
43 | The Windmill of Kinderdijk | Around 18th century – 19th century | Cultural heritage. | |
44 | The windmill of Zaanse Schans (A) | |||
45 | The windmill of Zaanse Schans (B) | |||
46 | Neuschwanstein Castle | Germany | 1886 | |
47 | Buckingham Palace | Great Britain | 1703 | |
48 | Dover Castle | Around 12th century | ||
49 | Tower Bridge | 1894 | ||
50 | Westminster Abbey | 1245–1519 | Cultural heritage. | |
51 | Big Ben and the Palace of Westminster | 1836–1868 | ||
52 | Sagrada Família | Spain | 1882 – (Under construction) | |
53 | Alhambra | Around 13th century – 15th century | ||
54 | Park Güell | 1914 | ||
55 | Casa Vicens | 1888 | ||
56 | Cathedral of Santa Eulalia, Barcelona | 1058 |
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Asia zone
No. | Exhibits | Country | Age | Remarks |
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57 | Masjed-e Shah | Iran | 1638 | Cultural heritage. |
58 | Ananda Temple | Myanmar | Around 1091 | |
59 | Angkor Wat | Cambodia | Around 12th century | Cultural heritage. |
60 | Taj Mahal | India | 1653 | |
61 | Forbidden City | China | Around 15th century – 17th century | |
62 | Temple of Heaven | 1420 | ||
63 | Mogao Caves | Around 4th century | ||
64 | Yungang Grottoes | Late 5th century | ||
65 | Great Wall of China | Around 3rd century BC | ||
66-A | Namdaemun | South Korea | 1448 | For reconstruction in the destroyd by 2008 Namdaemun fire (for completion in 2011). |
66-B | Gyeongbokgung | 1867 | Exhibition from April 1999. | |
67 | Dragon and Tiger Pagodas, Kaohsiung | Taiwan | 1976 |
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Japan Zone
No. | Exhibits | Country | Age | Remarks |
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68 | The pagoda of Ishiyama-dera | Japan | 747 | |
69 | Tōshōdai-ji | 759 | Cultural heritage. | |
70 | Yakushi-ji | 680 | ||
71 | Hōryū-ji | 607 | ||
72 | Kasuga-taisha | 768 | ||
73 | Ninomaru Palace of Nijō Castle | 1603 | ||
74 | Kinkaku-ji | 1397 | ||
75 | Ginkaku-ji | 1490 | ||
76 | Byōdō-in Phoenix Hall | 1052 | ||
77 | Kyoto Imperial Palace | Around 13th century | ||
78 | Katsura Imperial Villa | Around 17th century | ||
79 | Kiyomizu-dera | 778 | Cultural heritage. | |
80 | The Great Buddha Hall of Tōdai-ji | Early 8th century | ||
81 | Itsukushima Shrine | Around 1168 | ||
82 | Himeji Castle | 1609 | ||
83 | Zuigan-ji | Around 828 | ||
84 | The reliquary hall of Engaku-ji | 1282 | ||
85 | Kumamoto Castle | 1607 | ||
86 | Japanese Four seasons | Spring (Rice Planting) Summer (Bon Odori) Autumn (Rice reaping) Winter (Dezomeshiki – New Year firefighters' event) | with Tobu Railway's limited express "Spacia", Tobu 10000 series train, a steam locomotive, and a freight train (running). | |
87 | Multilayer house in Tamugimata | 1822 | ||
88 | Residence of a wealthy farmer (The house formerly Sasagawa) | 1826 | ||
89 | Azumadachi (Scattered houses in Shōkawa) | 1853 | ||
90 | Gasshō-zukuri house in Shirakawa-gō | Around 17th century – 18th century | Cultural heritage. | |
91 | Weathercock house, Kobe | 20th century | ||
92 | Yamatomune house (The house of Yoshimura) | Early 17th century | ||
93 | Yatsumune-zukuri house (The house of Toshima) | 1758? | ||
94 | Kaichi School | 1873 | ||
95 | The bathhouse of Dōgo Onsen | 1894 | ||
96 | Ōura Church | 1864 | ||
97 | The palace formerly Glover, Nagasaki | 1863 | ||
98 | Dōzaki Church | 1908 | ||
99 | Shureimon | Late 14th century | ||
100 | Sapporo Clock Tower | 1878 | ||
101 | Former Hokkaidō government office building | 1888 | ||
102 | Zoological park with amusement park | (Create a model representative of British zoological park) |
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References
- ↑ "Nothing very little about this miniature". Asahi Shimbun. 25 March 2010. Retrieved 29 April 2010.
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