ecCenTric cRazY blaBbeRinGs: Katipuneros Goes to Edo Wonderland (Day 3)

The first train leaves at 0715 from Asakusa, and it arrives at Kinugawa Onsen a few minutes before 0900. While the shuttle bus from Kinugawa Onsen to Edo Wonderland apparently leaves at 0900.

Breakfast on the train

At Kinugawa Onsen station, we had some free time before the bus came, so we checked the shops, and even tried the free foot spa.

Clock Tower with Foot Spa

Edo Wonderland Bus Stop

The bus also stops at Tobu World Square (features miniature version of popular tourist attractions around the world), but we only opt for the Edo Wonderland.

We need to exchange our passes for tickets

Walking ahead to the Edo Period

Edo Wonderland is basically a theme park where one can get a dose of atmosphere from the Edo Period. From all the set and props, to the costumes of the people there.
They have a list of schedules for each attraction, also indicating that some attractions would only be appreciated if we understand Japanese.

Ninja Pose

For our first stop, we watched ninja action in the Grand Theater. We didn't understand Japanese, but basically appreciated the action and fight scenes.

Sword Fight in the Street

Walking while waiting for the next show, we found some Edo people "practicing" sword fighting... On a hindsight, I think it's actually interactive, and we could be taught to sword fight with them.
At the Water Magic Show, we got some photos it while we waited for it to start.

Waiting for the Water Magic Show

figuring out the map and where to next

inside the theater of the magic show (photos weren't allowed once the show starts)

We had several minutes before the next Geisha show, so we went to the Ninja Trick House... They weren't kidding when there's a warning outside regarding the dizziness.

Entrance Hall is actually easy enough

this second room is where most of us got dizzy haha

on the second floor, I can finally get the hang of things

Ninja Trick House

We also tried the Ninja Maze with the trap doors. But we couldn't solve it even if we went under, used our GoPros to cheat... It seems that there is no solution and they really closed some of the doors.
So we just posed for pictures, and played with the props and games scattered abound.

We actually missed the bus (well we didn't really look at the schedule of the bus from Edo to Kinugawa Onsen station), so we will probably miss our scheduled train. So we just took our time and took more pictures.
We arrived at the station with about 45 minutes to spare, giving us more time for pictures around the station and a longer time for the foot spa.

Supposedly, we wanted to get back to Asakusa Temple by around 4 pm so we can still see the temple, and shop around for souvenirs. Instead we arrived past 5 pm, where we just splitted up because some wants to go shopping while others were hungry.
It was getting cold. We saw an authentic ramen hole-on-the-wall house with a vending machine inside, so we ate there. It was very small with only about 7-9 stools. We asked for the English Menu and ordered them appropriately outside, before sitting inside.