Nijigen no Mori translates roughly as Forest of the Second Dimension, and that is exactly what this Awaji Island park delivers: beloved anime and game worlds rebuilt at full scale across a huge hillside country park. Rather than one gated park with rides, it is a collection of separately ticketed attractions themed on titles such as Naruto, Godzilla and Dragon Quest, threaded through real forest and lakes.
Each zone is its own experience. The Naruto and Boruto area sets athletic courses and puzzle trails around towering character statues; the Godzilla attraction combines a museum with a zipline that flies straight toward the monster’s gaping mouth; Dragon Quest Island stages a full role playing adventure on foot. Ticketing works per attraction or in combinations, so decide what suits your group’s fitness and fandoms before you go, and book the popular zones ahead on weekends.
The park is genuinely large, with shuttle connections between zones, and two or three attractions fill a day once you add food stops. Much of it is outdoors and physical, so dress to move. After dark, illuminated night walks themed on popular series run seasonally and change over time.
There is no rail on Awaji Island. Highway buses from Kobe Sannomiya and Shin-Kobe cross the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge with stops serving the park, and shuttle services link the park entrance areas. By car, exit at the island’s northern interchanges; from Osaka allow around 90 minutes each way.
Is one ticket valid for everything? No, attractions are ticketed individually or in sets, so match tickets to your plan.
Is it worth it for non fans? The athletic courses and ziplines stand on their own, though fans get far more from the theming.



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