Toei Kyoto Studio Park, Kyoto, Japan

Standing: Notable
Rank: Rank 4,905 of 13,290

Reviewed by Elena Voss · Roavina Travel Editor

About Toei Kyoto Studio Park

Toei Kyoto Studio Park (Tōei Uzumasa Eigamura), rebranded in 2026 as Uzumasa Kyoto Village, is a film set and theme park inside Toei Company's Kyoto Studio, where numerous period dramas have been filmed. A film studio has stood on the site since 1926, and Toei acquired it in 1951. With yakuza films and period dramas in decline, the studio opened to the public on 1 November 1975 as a last-ditch effort; over 70,000 visitors came in the first three days, saving the studio. The park recreates an Edo-period village with traditional-style buildings, themed restaurants and costumed actors, often real period-drama performers, and visitors can sometimes watch TV shows and films being shot.

Checked 2026-11-05 · Source

What's inside

Visitors are encouraged, though not required, to wear kimono or other traditional clothes, and kimono and period costumes can be rented in the park. Shows and activities include a 360-degree real-time drama with a traditional bridal procession, the ninja show NINJA MISSION, a samurai dojo, hanafuda fortune telling, a village guide tour and Kyoto Asobi, an experience themed on the world of ukiyo-e. Evangelion Kyoto Base, opened in 2020, centres on a 15-metre statue of the upper body of EVA-01, with photo spots in the Entry Plug and on its right hand. After a 2026 refurbishment, new adults-only attractions for those 18 and over include a chō-han dice gambling area and a simulated historical interrogation exhibit.

Checked 2026-11-05 · Source