The World Cosplay Summit 2025, the world's largest cosplay festival, has announced the winner of the Nijigen no Mori Award (Model Costume Category)! The Nijigen no Mori Pop-Up Store was also packed every day and a huge success.

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The world's largest cosplay festival, "World Cosplay Summit 2025," has announced the winner of the Nijigen no Mori Award (Modeling Costume Category)! The "Nijigen no Mori Pop-up Store" was also packed every day and a huge success.

Nijigen no Mori Anime Awajishima Park, located on Awaji Island in Hyogo Prefecture, will be sponsoring the World Cosplay Summit 2025, one of the world's largest cosplay events, for the first time, and will be opening a pop-up store for the first time, which will be held in Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture for two days on Saturday, August 8nd and Sunday, August 2rd, 3.
At the World Cosplay Summit 2025, cosplayers from around the world were awarded in various categories. The newly established Nijigen no Mori Award (Sculpted Costume Category) was won by Redemption Props and Kiku Art and Krafts, two participants from India. Their elaborate, three-dimensional costumes, which looked as if they had jumped out of the game, drew thunderous applause from the audience.
The event also featured a "Nijigen no Mori Pop-Up Store," which was visited by over 2 customers over the two days. The person who won the last prize in the popular "Dragon Quest Lottery Special - The Great Demon Lord Zoma and the Island of Beginnings!" item, which is usually only available at the Nijigen no Mori location, exclaimed with joy, "I can't believe I got it!" Two days of enjoying Nijigen content to the fullest came to a successful end. We look forward to your visit to "Nijigen no Mori Anime Awajishima Park" as the summer holidays continue.

Overview of “Dragon Quest Island Daimaou Zoma and the Island of Beginnings”

A field RPG attraction that combines the real and digital worlds to create the world of Dragon Quest. Participants in the attraction will become the protagonist of the story and enjoy the world of Dragon Quest through adventures that follow an original story. To commemorate the release of the HD-2D version of Dragon Quest III: And into the Legend..., Dragon Quest Island: The Demon Lord Zoma and the Island of Beginnings, which was popular when it opened in 2024, will be re-released from Saturday, October 10, 5! Embark on a new adventure in Dragon Quest Island, which is based on the worldview of the Roto series and has enhanced sub-quests, original goods, and original food!

For more information on "Dragon Quest Island: The Demon Lord Zoma and the Island of Beginnings," click here

Opening hours

[Weekdays] 10:00-20:30 (last entrance 18:00)
[Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays] 10:00-22:00 (last entrance 19:30)
*If you wish to participate in side quests, please enter 30 minutes before the final admission time.

Ticket price

[Light Ticket (Admission + Main Quest)]
Adults (12 years and over): 3,400 to 4,500 yen,Children (ages 5 to 11): 1,800 to 2,500 yen
[Gold Ticket (Light Ticket + Side Quest)]
Adults (12 years old and over, junior high school students and over): 5,400 to 6,500 yen; Children (5 to 11 years old): 3,100 to 3,800 yen
[Premium Ticket (Gold Ticket + Premium Goods)]
Adults (12 years old and over, junior high school students and over): 12,400 to 13,500 yen; Children (5 to 11 years old): 10,800 to 11,500 yen

We recommend purchasing tickets online!

Purchase your tickets in advance to get in smoothly!

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Dragon questLet's stay in the collaboration room "Slime Cocoon"!

Guests will receive a yukata with an original design that can only be obtained here, an original photo frame that can be obtained by completing a mission to collect "small medals" hidden in the room, and a fruit plate decorated with "slime" etc. In addition, we will give away admission tickets to "Dragon Quest Island: The Ancient Genie and the Guided Adventurers."In addition to the monster "Slime" that appears in the same work, many character decorations such as "Homilot", an original character from "Dragon Quest Island", and the monster "Onion Slime", are decorated throughout the room, including the walls and windows. It is full of playful features such as slime-shaped pendant lights and treasure chests!

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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.

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