Sunday 20 May 2012

2. Gundam Front Tokyo, Japan



If you ask every kid around the age of nine and above about whether they know Gundam or not, probably around ninety percent will say yes. Gundam is a popular cartoon character from the country where the sun rises which is Japan.
Gundam or the full name which is Mobile Suit Gundam tells a story about giant robots battle and destroying everything around them. Created in 1979, it had spawned its own legacy since then and collecting fans from all around the globe. Besides being popular because of the cartoon, it also popular through the sales of action figures and merchandise by the company who distribute them which is Bandai Corporation.
The popularity of the Gundam franchise had made the Bandai Corporation to open a theme park that based on the Gundam character. The theme park was called Gundam Front Tokyo.The  theme park look more like a Gundam museum or a miniature theme park than a usual theme park.
The Gundam Front Tokyo was officially opened to public on April 19 2010. It is located at the seventh floor of the Diver City Tokyo Plaza that is situated at Tokyo’s Odaiba district. To enter the miniature theme park, admission will be charge about 1000 yen or US$ 13 for adults and there are some area in the miniature theme park that are free of charge.
The Gundam Front Tokyo consist of variety Gundam related attraction such as the huge size GUndam RX-78 Models, The Dome-G theatre, a huge dome shaped screen that briefly shows the history of Gundam, a life statue of ZGMF-X20A Strike Freedom Gundam bust and Core fighter, rare documents related to the series production and more than a thousands of ``Gunpla’’ plastic models in the admission free section. There are also official shop that sells the characters goods and merchandise and a Gundam theme restaurant located on the second floor of the Diver City Tokyo.
For Gundam fan, this is like a dream come true and heaven of Gundam for them. The fans can have many things that they wants over here. Besides being a place for fans, this place is also perfect for a family visit or holiday where they can take their children here to watch the giant robot.

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