Doraemon's Vacant Lot, Takaoka Otogi no Mori Park

Takaoka, Toyama, Japan

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Takaoka, Toyama

A city park where the empty lot from Doraemon is recreated, with the characters standing in it; you can walk in among them, or look down on the scene from the observation tower in the park's Otogi no Mori-kan. The grounds are free and open at any hour, while the indoor buildings run 9:00-17:00 and close on Tuesdays. The city's tourism guide gives about 7 minutes by car from Takaoka Station.

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Other Doraemon stops in Takaoka

Takaoka is the hometown of the Doraemon creator Fujiko F. Fujio, and the tourism association's four-hour course links the park with several other stops. At Takaoka Station, a Doraemon-colored tram of the Manyosen line carries the characters on its walls, and a 2-meter-tall Doraemon mailbox made with local Takaoka bronzeware stamps outgoing mail with a special Doraemon postmark. In the plaza in front of the station, twelve bronze statues of characters stand in the Doraemon Walk.

Fujiko F. Fujio Furusato Gallery, on the second floor of the Takaoka Art Museum, displays original drawings. The association lists it as open 9:30 to 17:00 with last entry at 16:30, closed Mondays and from December 29 to January 3. Check the operator's page before you go.

What else the park offers

The park is described as a general-purpose park with a large play structure, a long slide, a wide lawn and seasonal flowers in addition to the recreated vacant lot. The association lists the park as open all day, and the indoor Children's House and Otogi no Mori-kan building as open 9:00 to 17:00, closed on Tuesdays and over the New Year period. The course page puts the trip from the station at about 7 minutes by car.

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