If you have a dream to travel the world, but have a budget to visit one country, choose Japan and visit the Tobu World Square in Nikko. This theme park contains over a hundred 1:25 scale models of famous buildings designated as World Cultural and Heritage Sites by the UNESCO and other important landmarks, complete with 140,000 1:25 scale miniature people. As incredible as it may sound, no two of the 140,000 miniature residents at Tobu World Square looks alike! The park also has 20,000 real bonsai trees.
The White House
At Tobu World Square, it took 5 years for artisans to create the miniature reproductions of world historical sites like the Sphinx, the Parthenon, the Great Wall of China and the World Trade Center. From these pictures, it is impossible to tell whether they are real or models. Take the visitors out of the picture and your sense of scale is seriously impaired. Read more after the break......
The park is open year-round at a cost of 2,500 Yen for adults, a little over $22, and about half that for children.
Taj Mahal, India
Pyramid of Giza
Statue of Liberty, New York
World Trade Center, New York
Forbidden City, China
Tokyo Tower
Palace of Versailles
Sagrada Familia, Barcelona
Buckingham Palace, London
Milan Cathedral. The WTC can be seen behind.
Parthenon, Greece
Sphinx, Egypt
Alhambra, Spain
Windmills of Kinderdijk
Colosseum
Great Temple of Abu Simbel
Great Wall of China
Tokyo Station
Parthenon
Another view of the Parthenon
St Peter's Basilica
Angkor Wat
Arc de Triomphe
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