Tokyoites now have another way to escape their mundane day-to-day lives with the opening Saturday of an indoor amusement park featuring virtual reality technology in the city’s Shibuya district. Shibuya VR Land, located in the Shibuya Modi shopping complex, offers an hour’s worth…
Tokyoites now have another way to escape their mundane day-to-day lives with the opening Saturday of an indoor amusement park featuring virtual reality technology in the city’s Shibuya district.
Shibuya VR Land, located in the Shibuya Modi shopping complex, offers an hour’s worth of content for an admission fee of 2,200 yen ($20) . Theme park operator Huis Ten Bosch Co. created the facility in the hope of drawing visitors to its Dutch-inspired park in southwestern Japan’s Sasebo, which also features VR attractions.
« We see it as a way to boost name-recognition across Japan and globally, » a public relations official said.
Shibuya VR Land offers five different sets of content. Ultra Reverse Bungee uses headsets and moving seats to give the sensation of being shot into outer space by a giant catapult, while Impending Whisper of Love puts you on the receiving end of a declaration of love from one of three handsome young men or a young woman.
