These pictures are pretty old, but when we went to Wakayama, we drove past this Europe-themed amusement park. We didn't know what it was called but my friend Hiroki kept calling it EUROPA FAKE, so that stuck. It is worth going to because it is so trashy and fantastic and there's hardly anyone there. 
It's surrounded by something that looks like a power plant and a bunch of factories. It's got a nice view of the ocean. It's vaguely split into "lands" like Spain land and Italy land, but the signs blur and there are some signs written in French, too. It's all just EUROPE land.
Then, there's this Medieval axe. Amazing. Every day, there are hawk and owl shows. I don't like owls, so I didn't want to watch. My friends watched and they said it was pretty average.
You can get omrice at the "Italian" restaurant in the Italian part. Let's go EUROPA FAKE.Wakayama is gorgeous, though, and cheap with delicious oranges and tons of thriftshops everywhere. I had a great time. It's a nice little weekend / daytrip.
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That is amazing that you have been to Port Europa, I think you are the first foreign person I know of that has been. My wife's hometown(実家) is right next to it and I somehow manage going there a couple times a year, during events and such so it is always crowded for me. You are right, it is so cheesy and fake. Everyone says that Wakayama is so inaka but I absolutely love it there, I will be going back there again in a couple weeks. I am glad you had fun there.
I absolutely love Wakayama, too. I'll be going back again and again. It has a weird, suburban feeling but at the same time, it's near the ocean so it feels like an island. It reminds me of this place in Canada called Victoria, where I spent a lot of my childhood. That, and the people are great.
It's called Port Europa? Thanks!!
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