Admittedly, our team was not in too good a mood and hopeful on the way to this point of the day. Ambitious filming to show traditional Japan and then in a theme park called Ed Wonderland? Is this a cartoon nursery? By train, within just an hour, you are at the gates of this walk-through, hands-on museum that takes you back to the Edo period right at the start. As soon as you cross the borders, all employees of this attraction meet you in costumes from that time with the matching hairstyles. This is presented with such a naturalness and consistency that you do not get the impression of a spectacle and soon wonder if they are people who still live out this tradition? Just beyond the gates and after a short information, one is also already surrounded by buildings from the Edo period. Small souvenir stores, restaurants, and art dealers. In between, samurais wander around, geishas with their white faces and gorgeous kimonos, and even the odd ninja warrior.

Later we were taught samurai sword fighting by real sword masters and archery, even on horse dummies. So here you not only get all the information about the legendary warrior people who shaped Japan so much over a long period of time, but you become one yourself. At the same time, the style never leaves the border of playfulness and preserves the traditions in honor. So, it happened that we left the village only at sunset and after the actual closing times, capturing the "inhabitants" on photos and videos and flying our drones until the last second. A recommendation for young and old and for anyone who wants to learn a little more about Japan. After that you should then definitely put the movie Last Samurai on your list for the next movie night at home....