Tōbu World Square

photo by Jiang Dong-Qin · Public domain

photo by ume-y · CC BY 2.0

140,000 residents 7 cm tall populate 102 buildings at 1:25 scale, 49 of them UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

Opened on 24 April 1993, it is a park of 102 buildings and monuments at 1:25 scale from 22 countries, 49 of them UNESCO World Heritage Sites, populated by about 140,000 miniature residents 7 cm tall, among about 20,000 real trees and plants (99% of the vegetation is real). The miniature Tokyo Sky Tree, completed on 24 April 2010 and about 26 metres tall, was finished two full years before the real tower opened in 2012.

Conceived by Tōbu Railway around 1986–87, it cost about 140 billion yen and was designed by Tōhō Eizō Bijutsu; construction began in April 1992. In its opening year it drew almost 2.84 million visitors, with a peak of 37,931 people in a single day (4 May 1993).

ℹ️ 9:00–17:00, with seasonal extensions until 18:00; last entry one hour before closing. Admission: adults 2,800 yen, children aged 4 and over 1,400. A leisurely visit takes about two hours; a quick look round 15–20 minutes.

🚉 Tobu World Square · 4 min walk

Sources: ja.wikipedia.org · tobuws.co.jp · tobuws.co.jp · biwa13.com

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