Godzilla Interception Operation Awaji ~National Awaji Institute of Godzilla Disaster~“

When the coronavirus pandemic ends and things return to "normal" is anyone's guess. 

For awhile, it appeared that Japan had the COVID-19 pandemic under control within the country, but now it has flared up again with new infections.

Until then, we'll just have to sit and wait it out before we can take that dream trip to Japan.

However, thanks to the Internet, we can plan future trips to the Land of the Rising Sun and what places to visit.

One such place that should be added to itineraries is Hyogo Prefecture, particularly if one is a Godzilla fan.

Why?

Here's a snippet of an article from SoraNews24:

If you’re a Godzilla fan, you’re gonna want to put Japan’s Hyogo Prefecture on your travel list, because they’ve just opened the world’s first ever Godzilla museum. It’s part of the newest attraction at Awaji Island’s anime park Nijigen no Mori, known as “Godzilla Geigeki Sakusen ~Kokuritsu Godzilla Awaji-shima Kenkyuu Center~“or “Godzilla Interception Operation Awaji ~National Awaji Institute of Godzilla Disaster~“. 

The full attraction isn’t open yet, but it sounds like it will be a Godzilla fan’s dream. It’ll include a zip line where you get to participate in a careful exploration of a huge, frozen Godzilla by flying either into its mouth and through its body, or around it to observe its exterior. There will also be a shooting game, where you have to destroy the cells that flew off of the frozen Godzilla’s body to stop them from reproducing, a ten-minute informational film about the making of the Godzilla attraction at Nijigen no Mori, a museum, a shop, and Godzilla-themed food. 

They haven’t announced when the whole attraction will open, but in anticipation of it, the museum is having an advanced opening. The main attraction of the museum is the dioramas of various scenes from different Godzilla movies, done in cooperation with the company in charge of the production of the movies, Toho. Among them you’ll find the old Godzilla suits and building sets used in the movies. 

There will also be a room filled with around 80 different Godzilla figures, displays of props from Toho Co. Ltd.’s storehouse, and prototype models of the enemy monsters that have appeared in the movies over the years, so fans will definitely not want to miss it!

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