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2025.02.09 Godzilla interception operationEvent & Feature

Celebrating the 30th anniversary of the release of "Godzilla vs. Destroyah"! Witness the Burning Godzilla Illumination at Nijigen no Mori!

Witness the red glowing body surface!
Celebrating the 30th anniversary of the release of "Godzilla vs. Destroyah"!

The popular attraction "Godzilla Intercept Operation" at Hyogo Prefectural Awajishima Park Anime Park "Nijigen no Mori" will hold the popular annual "Godzilla Illumination" to commemorate the 1995th anniversary of the 2025 release of "Godzilla vs. Destroyah" in 30.It has been powered up to the "Burning ver." and is now on display! It will be available in front of the Godzilla Museum for a limited time until March 2025, 3 (Sun)!
Since the exhibition began last year, Godzilla fans from all over the world, including the United States, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, and Australia, have already flocked to Awaji Island! The 3m-tall "Godzilla Illumination" is fully lit up, with its chest dyed red in Burning Godzilla style, and it looks as if it is about to burst with energy. Fans have been making excited comments such as "Godzilla is clearly shining even from afar" and "The red light around its torso is just like Burning Godzilla!"
Let's celebrate the memorable Burning Godzilla Year together with Godzilla fans from all over the world! The spectacular Godzilla Illumination is waiting for you to gather!

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[From March 2025, 3] A special Destroyah exhibition will also be held!

Starting Thursday, March 2025, 3, a "Destroyah Special Exhibition" will be held as part of the "13th Anniversary of Destroyah's Birth" project!

This is the first time that a special exhibition dedicated to "Destroyah" has ever been planned, and in particular, the display of "Destroyah's flying bodies and aggregates" which have rarely been shown to the public in the past, as well as the display of comment panels from Hideo Okamoto, who designed Destroyah, and Shinichi Wakasa, who created its sculpture, are must-sees for fans!

Godzilla fans around the world, come witness everything about Godzilla's greatest enemy, Destroyah, here!

For details on the "Destroyah Special Exhibition" click here

Godzilla Illumination Overview

period

Until Sunday, February 2025, 3
*Illuminated every day between 16pm and 22pm during the period
*The lights will also be on during the winter maintenance period from January 2025th (Tue) to January 1th (Mon), 14.

Place

"Godzilla Museum" entrance

Prices

Free

What is the Godzilla interception operation?

"Godzilla Intercept Operation" is the world's only entertainment attraction where you can fully experience the power and power of Godzilla, with the theme of the world's largest life-size Godzilla that landed on Awaji Island.Participants become members of the National Godzilla Awajishima Research Center, and after receiving an explanation of the "Godzilla interception operation" that unfolds against Godzilla that has appeared on Awaji Island through a movie-like attraction video produced by Toho, Godzilla Cell Shooting" Challenge the attraction.At the world's first permanent "Godzilla Museum", with the cooperation of Toho Visual Art Co., Ltd., which has been responsible for the special effects art of Godzilla movies, there is a powerful diorama that makes you feel like you are right in front of the movie scene. It's on display.

Click here for the special site for "Godzilla Intercept Operation"

 

 

Opening hours

[Weekdays] 10:00-20:00 (last admission 18:00)
[Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays] 10:00-22:00 (last entry at 20:00)
*Business hours may vary depending on the season.Detail isNijigen no Mori Official Twitter.

Prices

Godzilla Intercept Operation Light Ticket
Adult (12 years old and over)/2,800 yen ~ 3,600 yen(tax included)
Children (ages 5 to 11)/1,800 yen ~ 2,200 yen(tax included)

Godzilla Intercept Operation Gold Ticket
Adult (12 years old and over)/4,800 yen to 5,600 yen (tax included)
Children (ages 5 to 11)/3,100 yen ~ 3,500 yen(tax included)

Godzilla Intercept Operation Premium Ticket
Adult (12 years old and over)/ 11,300 yen to 12,100 yen(tax included)
Children (ages 5 to 11)/9,600 yen ~ 10,000 yen(tax included)

*Adults (height 120cm or more / weight 25kg or more but less than 110kg),Children (height 120cm or more / weight 25kg to less than 110kg)
*The attractions you can experience will vary depending on the category.For more information, please check the ticket details on the special website.

We recommend purchasing tickets online!

Purchase your tickets in advance to get in smoothly!
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Accommodation “GRAND CHARIOT Big Dipper 135°” collaboration room
Let's stay at "Monster Land"!

To commemorate the 70th anniversary of "Godzilla," we will open "Monster Land," a Godzilla collaboration room where monsters that have appeared in past "Godzilla" movies gather together, on Friday, December 12st.
The main room features interior decorations and tapestries depicting past Godzillas and popular monsters, a portion of a full-sized Godzilla that can be seen through the window, and special processing that changes the way it looks when illuminated with light. This room allows you to enjoy a different interior atmosphere at night.
You can also enjoy limited novelties that can only be obtained here, such as acrylic blocks decorated with posters of past Godzilla movies.

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Overview of Hyogo Prefectural Awajishima Park Anime Park “Nijigen no Mori”

Since 2008, Pasona Group has collaborated with local governments and local stakeholders on Awaji Island, Hyogo Prefecture, and has been working on its own regional revitalization project by attracting various human resources. In 2013, the "Awaji Manga/Anime Island Project" was adopted as part of the "Private Business Planning and Proposal for Prefectural Awajishima Park" publicly invited by Hyogo Prefecture. Together with Hyogo Prefecture, we are promoting regional revitalization projects by attracting tourists.

Click here for details on "Nijigen no Mori"

Check the Nijigen Nomori official website and Twitter for the latest information on this event!

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