Yufuin Showa-kan: A retro-style interactive theme park! Travel through time and have a blast! 🎞️✨😍
Yufuin is the most healing hot spring town in Oita Prefecture, Kyushu
But if you want to add some "wow" surprises, you definitely have to rush this hidden god-level attraction: Yufuin Showa-kan! 🌟
As soon as you step in, you will immediately return to the Showa 30s and 40s!
The entire interior is oversized, about 500 meters long, with more than 50 corners, perfectly reproducing old Japanese streets, homes, schools, shops...
Background music nostalgic songs, disinfectant smell wafting out, naked electric ball flashing, even the smell is Showa!
Feel like you have become the main character of an old movie, automatically add filters to your photos ~ 📽️❤️
The best part: not only watch, you can play with your own hands!
Many interactive exhibits are all free (except for a few special items), the entrance fee is about 1400 yen for adults (1000 yen for high school students, cheaper for children). 💸🎉
Why is Yufuin Showakan so attractive? Top 5 reasons
1. Super many photo spots Every corner is IG / Xiaohongshu God spot! Vintage signs, handwritten movie posters, old-style phone booths, izakaya, old school classrooms... 100% video rate! 📸✨
2. Interactive experience of popping pinball machine, shooting, billiards, old-style arcade, Showa photo studio borrowing ancient costume photography ... play to high! Competition with friends, lose ice cream ~😂
3. All-weather OK indoor super large, rainy, summer hot, winter cold is not afraid! From the changeable weather in Fuyuan, this is the best refuge paradise ☔❄️☀️
4. Nostalgic atmosphere Full marks Elders will be moved to cry, young people will feel "Wow, it used to be so addictive!" 👵👴👦👧
5. Super convenient location from Fuin Station about 30 minutes walk (slowly shopping while eating while walking), or take a taxi/bus faster, after strolling the streets of Yunopei by the way, perfect day trip! 🚶♂️🚶♀️
Must-play interactive exhibits in the museum Top recommendation
1. Showa Rino Game Zone – Free to play! 🎱🔫🕹️
• Pinball Machine (パチンコ): Old-style machine, the ball rolls around, the sound is super nostalgic!
• Shooting: Shooting the target with a cork gun, shooting feels super cool ~
• Billiards (ビリヤード): Showa-style table top, the rules are simple but difficult to get started, laugh until your stomach hurts!
• Smart Ball + Old-style Arcade: Includes ゴジラ game🦖, childhood memory kill!
2. Showa Photo Gallery – Free borrowing of ancient costumes for commemorative photos! 👘📷 Wear kimono, suit, student uniform, background old street or classroom, shoot black and white/color blockbuster! Perfect for couples, parents, girlfriends ~ (some プリクラ or special prop materials)
3. Street Reproduction Area – 20+ corners for you to take pictures! 🏫🪒🍜
• Elementary school classrooms: sit at old wooden tables, write on the blackboard, take class photos feel!
• Bed house: old style barber chair + mirror, photograph retro hairstyle ~
• Confectionery House/Toy House: Old toys, candy, great for hipster photos ~
• Cinema: Hand-painted posters + old upholstery, feel like watching an old movie! 🎥
4. Home Living Area – Sit back and chill and take pictures! 🏠📻ちゃぶ台 izakaya, old-style living room, cathode ray tube TV, radio...feel like living in a Showa family, super relaxing~
5. Other surprises Corner old-style phone booths, ジュークボックス, disinfectant-flavored hospitals, retro sign streets... new surprises every turn! The corners are the most beautiful to take pictures
Practical information (super easy!)
• Address: 1479-1 Kawakami, Yufuin-cho, Yufu, Oita
• Access: Exit JR from Fuin Station → Walk straight along Yunopei Street for about 30 minutes Taxi: 5-10 minutes
• Opening Hours: 9:00 - 17:00 (last admission 16:30)
• Fixed holidays: All year round
• Admission: Adult about 1400 yen (recommended to buy on site or check the discount online in advance)
• Recommended play time: 2-4 hours (playing games + taking pictures will take longer)
Playing Little Tips
• Doors open at 9am rush! There are few people, good photos, avoid the noon crowd ~
• Bring a power bank! Too many photos, it's easy to run out of battery ~🔋
• Wear comfortable shoes: The pavilion is big, a lot of walking!
• Warm in winter (indoor + nostalgic vibe), cool in summer (full indoor)
• On-the-go plan: From Fuin Station → Eat Dessert on Yunopei Street → Play to Showakan → Return to the station or go for a walk at Golden Scale Lake, a perfect day! 🍮🌊
• Suitable for: Couples dates, parents and friends, friends gatherings, elders nostalgia...all high!
Yufuin Showakan is not only an attraction, but also a "Showa time trip"!
Once you enter, you forget your worries, play until your stomach hurts, take pictures until your phone is full, and have endless aftertaste
You will definitely regret it if you miss this place on your trip to Yufuin! Mark it down and come to Kyushu to experience this unique Showa romance ~🚀❤️
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