Tokyo | Miyazaki Ocean Dome | Prince | Charming | America
Land Of The Rising Star
by
Mark Seal
Since you're a Disney alumnus, I suppose you would recommend
visiting Tokyo Disneyland? If you have kids, yeah. I haven't
gone back there, but it's doing quite well. The Japanese love it.
The thing is, everything is in Japanese, but the kids love the
American characters. They have Prince Charming, Cinderella, and
Snow White, and Disney brings people over from
America to play
these roles. They are like minicelebrities over there. They have to
sign autographs, and the kids just love them. It's called Tokyo
Disney Resort. There's a sea park, too, and of course they have a
magic castle. But the whole thing is just Japanese-style. Nobody is
pushing. Everyone is much more considerate over there and kind of
disciplined.
What other attractions do you love? Something else that
tripped me out at the time was this indoor, man-made beach in
Miyazaki, which is about a 90-minute flight from Tokyo. It's
called the Miyazaki Ocean Dome. It's the world's biggest indoor
water park. There are palm trees and sand and this huge retractable
roof. It was basically an indoor beach with sand and then this kind
of created wave. You can surf and hang out. There are rides and
this water track where you can get an inner tube and just play in
the surf. You can also go to the Tsukiji fish market, where they
have the tuna auctions and where you can eat the world's freshest
sushi for breakfast. It's just the craziest thing to go and hear
the language, everybody selling and buying and peddling his or her
wares. I was just getting introduced to sushi and all of that when
I went there the first time. I played it pretty safe, but upon
visiting, I started to enjoy it.
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