Hyogo Prefecture Dragon Quest The island’s amusement park attractions are equipped for the season. According to a notice released through the local Official Twitter account, the area now features winter-themed decor that matches the time of year. They are calling the limited-time attraction “Onokogard’s Winter”. Decorations and themed attractions include a giant Christmas Slime Santa and other carnival Dragon Quest monster, will last until January 9, 2023. However, the Christmas decorations will drop a little earlier with a closing date of December 25, 2022.
Opening in 2021, Dragon Quest The island is part of the “Nijigen no Mori” (“2D Forest”) in Hyogo’s Awaji Island Park. It is designed to give visitors the experience of entering a world pulled straight from an RPG. When they visit, they will walk through the castle gates, into the town of Onokogard. Onokogard is designed to look like the kind of medieval fantasy town reminiscent of the game and is named after the mythical Japanese island of Onogoro (Awaji Island was once considered “historic” Onogoro). Once inside, the player can go on quests, fight monsters using special “adventure cards” and eat and drink. Some tickets include exclusive items, such as a backpack designed to look like a Dragon Quest shield.
Besides Dragon Quest Island, Nijigen no Mori boasts various attractions based on anime and pop culture. These include a copy of naruto‘s Hokage Rock and parts of Konoha village (including Naruto’s favorite restaurant, Ramen Ichiraku), and the zipline through Godzilla’s mouth.
The Dragon Quest Island’s winter and Christmas promotion “Winter of Onokogard” runs until January 9, 2023.
