Seeing a Dutch theme park on the other side of the world is wild for a Dutch person. The level of detail is insane, even spot on with the weather; you could even fool me. Excellent job with this video!
Being Dutch, it's interesting to know that this themepark is on the other side of the world. It does seem to be quite accurate.... and then I noticed the hills in the background and was convinced it's not actually here ;-)
It's not really weird when you consider the Netherlands was Japan's only trading partner and source of information on the outside world for more than 200 years. The Meiji-restoration which saw Japan basicly become modern was achieved through the Iwakura-mission around the world to learn from Western European powers. It was an idea proposed by a dutch engineer named Guido Verbeck.
As a Dutch person I can confirm that this theme park is very realistic. The weather is typically Dutch and there’s even the same amount of Japanese tourists!!!
The level of detail in the architecture is honestly astounding. I live very close to the real Huis ten Bosch and it is a near exact replica. Funnily enough there is a very humble Japanese Garden (at a mansion called Clingendael) not far away from the Huis ten Bosch in The Hague, which is a favourite spot for locals to visit. Pretty great to see the mutual cultural interest between Japan and the Netherlands blossoming today still from its 16th century beginnings!
@@foolonthehill5355 The Netherlands has always been a traders country. So trade was the main motivation to visit far away countries and set up trading posts.
they do have a sakura blossom/japan festival in amstelveen every year, though it's not what it used to be due to japanese people moving away from amstelveen.
I thought about this myself, and luckily knowing a fair bit of history, I think I know why; The Dutch and Japanese have had close trading ties for a long time. Due to the Catholic tendency to convert people in other countries - which the Japanese weren't fond of - the Dutch were majority Protestant and did not have that tendency. And thus for a long time the Dutch were the *only* Westerners allowed to trade in Japan. This ofcourse means that the Japanese had far more cultural exchange with the Dutch rather than anyone else, which explains the interest they have in Dutch culture. There's a few interesting videos on youtube about it, look up 'netherlands japan trade' and I'm sure you'll find them!
I've been at Huis Ten Bosch Nagasaki in 2014 and as a Dutchy, I can say it mimics our small country quite well. Thoughh, it was quite surreal to walk in a japanes representation of our buildings and structures. When the local visitors knew we were Dutch the party started... I had to have pictures taken with many many many visitors. It was a weird but fun day.
As a Dutch person there, you will be what Mickey Mouse is in Disneyland :). Wil er zelf ook wel eens heen om te zien hoe het is. Die Domtoren (ja toch?) is ook geweldig nagebouwd.
@@roelfrizzle you should really experience it. The domtower there... Has an elevator... And there's even an operator in the elevator whose job it is to press the up and down buttons... It is an exceptional country!
I worked there in 1991 and 1992 as a Chef in one of the hotels. Just after the opening in 1990. On this video it looks rather quiet in regards to visitors, at that time we recieved over 10K visitors per day. It is nice to see how the city has developed and that is exactly line with h the vision of the original creator and architect Mr. Yoshikuni Kamika. Amazing
Being Dutch this is freakily correct. Looks like going trough Holland. I mean the roads and stones they use, the railings on the bridges… this is done extremely well
I just checked it out. Google earth allows you to pretty much walk through the entire park if you want to. After I finish watching this, I’m gonna go check it out.
I remember my Japanese friends talking about this theme park and showing me pictures of it. It’s so fun to see more through this video, only wish they would put more elements like a Dutch restaurant with stampot and erwtensoep but maybe they left that out to make the visitor curious to visit the Netherlands. Would love to see it in person one day!
growing up as a military child my family was stationed in sasebo for half of my childhood. our military base we lived on was right next to the park, and we loved going there all the time. we moved to yokosuka in 2018, and then to the U.S.A in 2022, so it’s been forever since we went. hopefully someday i can relive some memories there in the future
As a dutch person, it's creepy how ACCURATE this is. They even thought of all the details, nothing seems out of place except for the mountains in the background
Holy moly the level of detail is spot on. If I were a dutch expat, living in Japan, I would definitly go here every now and then to feel like I am back home again. It is crazy realistic.
Huis Ten Bosch is amazing. The detailed recreation of Dutch architecture is enough reason to go for me. Then, throw in tulips or seasonal plantings/decorations, a beautiful natural setting, fun events, interesting/interactive exhibits, and some tasty food, and I'm there for sure. 😆 I do have a question you may be able to answer, guys. Why such a huge a theme park based on the Netherlands? Do the Japanese generally have some affinity for all things Dutch? I tried to Google it but got no answer. Thanks for taking us to Huis Ten Bosch again, Shinichi. I bet the people who live there love it! Hugs to you and Satoshi. ❤❤
Yes, the Dutch and the Japanese have a long history. We were one of the first/only countries to do trade with the country during their self imposed isolation. That, and we are one of the limited amount of royal houses remaining, which I am sure forms some bond with the Imperial Family :) (That's just a guess though)
@@BuzzinsPetRock78 A _very_ good guess, I'd say. I'd forgotten about the trade relationship. And, the common ground of monarchy makes a lot of sense. Thanks for the thoughtful answer.
In case you want to check out some more info about it, I suggest googling for the word 'Rangaku'. It's the term the Japanese have used to describe learning about the West generally, specifically through the exchange of visual and material European culture with the Dutch during the Edo period. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rangaku I study the subject regularly and it is honestly an extraordinary history that still has a large impact on both Japanese and Dutch (and European) society today.
Also specifically in Nagasaki, the Dutch were allowed to trade and interact with Japan on a designated island. This island is called Deshima and I believe the old neighbourhood that was built for the Dutch traders/delegations is still in tact en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dejima. So maybe it's also got something to do with that, but I don't know
@@BuzzinsPetRock78 Enough countries traded with Japan. We were the first/only who were allowed to have a trader living on Japanese soil. This is because that Dutch trader took the curtency to learn Japanese.
As a Ducth person: I have seem some Ducth themed parks or areas in parks, but they all were very unrealistic and hollywood ish. This park represents the Netherlands in such a realistic way. Not only the argitecture but also the composition of the placement of buildings, the water and even the streets are very well done. Watching this video give me the feeling you really walked in a Dutch town. The feeling you are in the Netherlands and when you turn 180 degrees you are in Japan again. This feels very surreal.
I wonder if you could make (with help from actual nederlander architects, city planners, designers, and historians, a completely original Dutch styled town/theme park similar to this in the us that you can just… go to.)
Very accurate representation of what Dutch architecture generally looks like. I could easily recognize quite a lot of them. I have seen scenes from Amsterdam, Haarlem, Utrecht, Gouda, Volendam, Hoorn. Sneek and Enkhuizen, to name a few... and the umbrella covered street reminds me of Deventer. And rhen the T-rex and the Triceratops spoil it all lol (both are very north-American). The Mosasaur however, is spot on. It was found first in the Netherlands, in a limestone quarry near Maastricht. What is missing then? Bicycles... it needs more bicycles .... and places selling Dutch food.... for a nation of fishermen, having no herring is a no-no lol.
The boat seems very oldfashioned - so oldfashioned that it makes me think they either bought an old one that was going for scrap or recreated something from old drawings. The modern rondvaartboten all have panoramic windows on the roof. And yes, no broodje kroket met een patatje oorlog is criminal. (Red Lobster is also hard to impossible to find in NL)
And if they want to go for accuracy, some trash on the streets. I think I would feel so strange to be in a slightly off consensed mini NL thats just super clean
@@JasperJanssen I feel like in Japan as a collectivist society, cleanness comes more from people littering less, while in NL they (municipalities) are just doing a decent job at cleaning up after us
Surely one of the most insane and beautiful relics of bubble era Japan when the country was just overflowing with money. Surely it’s still flourishing today because of this level of detail. I’m Dutch living in Tokyo and went once but would surely go again, it’s one of those places that offers a different experience every season.
As a Dutch person I'd have to say that you have done an incredible job in the design of the buildings. They look like authentic Dutch buildings, also shows we can still build this beautiful architecture today. 👏
There's something really uncanny about it with how realistic it is and then simultaneously super empty, with so few people. Like a bit haunted. You couldn't find a Dutch city this quiet in the middle of the day.
As a Dutch person, if/when I travel to Japan I might come here just to have a sense of home/familiarity if I’m homesick. That’s how well done it is! You could just show this without context and I’d say that it could be an actual place here!
Wow, Japan even has weather satellites to recreate a rainy day in Amsterdam ✔ That Red Lobster looked better than any I have ever been to here !!! I like that virtual Aquarium.
The reason why someone in Japan might want to build something like this is an interesting idea in itself. I suspect it has something to do with the fact that for most of Japan's isolationist Edo Period, the Netherlands were their only regular link to the outside world. There was a Dutch Enclave in Nagasaki, and Dutch delegations gave the Japanese everything from updates on current events outside of Japan to books on Science and Medicine.
Op een dag drink je geen bier meer, maar drink je Grolsch! Been there back in 2008, was fun to see all of those buildings most of which I have never seen back home, but it's disappointing that there's hardly any Dutch food there.
@@jackychan7511 nah, as long as they stick to the sweet stuff they should be good. I'd love to see some kind of stamppot or so, but that indeed probably wouldn't work. But who doesn't like stroopwafels? Or poffertjes, pannenkoeken or oliebollen? And I could even see some deep fried snacks do pretty well. From another video I've seen a while ago I know they have had some Dutch snacks, even including stroopwafels.....but those were barely recognizable as such.
Thank you for this intense look! I've been fascinated by Huis Ten Bosch ever since Detective Conan had an episode centered on it, and it's nice to see it so thoroughly explored.
Thank you so much for uploading this! I've always wondered how this park looks, being Dutch myself. The lights in the flower fields are so clever! And i really like how the gift shop you leave through looks like our airport hehe. I'm curious to see where else you will go!
As a Dutch person watching this is so confusing and funny, even a bit emotional, for what a sweet love letter to Dutch culture (/my home) this theme park is! It would be wonderful to have a Japanese theme park/village here in the Netherlands too, we sure do have plenty of admirers of traditional Japanese culture here!
right at the start of the video, they made a freaking full scale replica of the Amsterdam central station. awesome shout to our dutch culture this, absolutely amazing.
They got the atmosphere and style right of the old towns. Especially liked the copy of central Utrecht with the Dom (church) towering over the buildings and the grachten with the, for Utrecht typical, lower level (werven). Still nothing like the real thing, of course, but if you do not look too closely, it would still make me homesick. Wish we had a Japanese equivalent in The Netherlands...apart from a few Japanese gardens.
This is insane. The architecture, the choice of bricks, windows, pavements, everything is just very well chosen/copied. Seeing mountains in the background and theme park music continuously playing in the background gives me a brain error haha. Even here people sometimes build something new in an old dutch style and the look and feel is just off by modern choices in an old architecture style. But this level of dedication is mind boggling, everything looks as if it’s been there for at least a century.
You're forgetting their level of standards for food. I mean just look at these simple restaurants in this theme park - they already serve 10x better food than some of the best restaurants in NL.
Happy new year Shinichi and Satoshi, I wish there was smell a vision. Everything looks so pretty and I could just imagine the smell of rain and flowers,bonus your meals. Thank you for sharing and hard work to bring your viewers the beauty japan has to offfer to tourist. Have a beautiful day.
Lol, Satoshi getting scared by the dinosaur crashing against the screen was hilarious. And his messing around in the heart tunnel was funny too. Nice video and looks like a nice theme park.
oh cool, I wanted to see more of it, I've seen the show run for the money on Netflix and I didn't know before that this was a thing. The buildings looks stunning
Wow, it seemed so empty when you went, and the park is HUGE. Seems like you would need a whole week to really see every part of the park lol. Those houses at the beginning on the water were beautiful.
It's a shame no " Delfts Blauw/Delftware pottery" was there. It's famous Dutch pottery which is very inspired/derived from japanese pottery. They often even used Japanese pigments back in the day
@@yaralaterveer the early blue Delfts were based on Chinese. The later , more complex stuff, is actually inspired from japanese pottery and used blue pigment and gold imported from Japan. This is well known. Even techniques from japanese pottery were taken over by the Dutch.
Satoshi is so cute with giant castella and the Santa Claus. I wish go there sometime soon. We're holding off on traveling because weird flight cancellations. I am still working I can't get stuck somewhere.
If only the streets, lawn and canals were this clean in the Netherlands. It needs WAY more litter to be authentic. And it could use some more tree's. Just amazing to see, thanks for this video!
I am amazed at how well they captured the feel of Dutch culture and architecture. Some of these streets look like they were shipped straight in from the Netherlands. It is almost disturbing.
I heard of this park before. For me, as a Dutchman, this video is so surreal. The buildings are really spot on, you could fool me with carefully recorded footage and tell me it's from the Netherlands; I'd believe you. Of course most signs are in English and that's where I would notice something is off... oh and the fact that the streets are so damn clean. Of course the mountains give away as well that this is not the Netherlands. I like the idea of this park quite a lot. It would be fun, specifically for Dutch people of course, to visit this park whilst on holiday in Japan.
What the actual... I'm Dutch and this is incredibly Dutch! Like, I'm constantly thinking. Wasn't I there last week? Respect to the Japanese! Nailed it!
Nice tour. I have a very large collection of Arita Fukagawa #904. It's pinecones. I started with a 12-piece dining set complete with individual ashtrays. Super deal on them. Now have many more. Love them. Wish I could see more of museum.
(I'm American) I almost died when I saw you walking up to a Red Lobster! LOL! I couldn't believe they would have one there. The menu seems very different though. Most of what you had would not be available here in America and they seem to do a good job catering to the local taste. The only thing they have here is the cheese biscuits which are famous and my favorite. In America though, they are unlimited and come to your table before you order. Thank you for the videos. I definitely want to visit this park!
As a Dutch person, thank you for sharing this gem of a theme park as I had absolutely no idea that something like this even existed - it's kinda surreal seeing it! I do think they could/should add at least a few typically Dutch snacks, such as stroopwafels or pannenkoeken/poffertjes, but it is impressive to see how well made everything is. Could've fooled me if it wasn't for the gigantic mountains in the background :D
@@strife2746 Oh there are plenty of other places I'd want to visit first in Japan, but for me personally this is one of those "huh, how do other people perceive us as the general people?", especially when something is a dedicated themepark. Still, I do agree, plenty of choices where to go first that is not this park!
Or words like Hallo, Tot ziens, Welkom, goedemiddag small words that everyone could learn. They also could have placed random bikes for the sentiment. Or even do a rent-a-bike service. Now this park feels kinda detached from actual Dutch cultural things. But either way very impressive!
Wow, that place is amazing! I can't believe how much detail they put into that park and how big it is. This is a little weird, but I kept wondering what a certain incredible vet from Michigan would think of it! 😂
Although I mentioned different here a couple of days ago, I visited Huis Ten Bosch! It was beautiful! They can still build buildings like this, but they do not nowadays. No traditional buildings anymore... I enjoyed it very much! Bravo Japan, for this diamond in your beautiful country!!!
This is really amazing to see! It's so incredibly realistic! The hotel l'europe and the stairs to the street from jetty, the canals, the paving of the streets. Just everything! ( Coming from a Dutchy, I think I would be seriously confused walking there and not see what would be there around the corner in real life!) And the weather is just the cherry on top to give visitors the most authentic experience!
I can't find if anyone already said this, but for those who don't know, the gift shop is so funny because Schiphol is the major Dutch airport, the yellow signs in the shop are the same style as the ones at the airport and it says "TerminalSouvenirs" at the door, really fitting for the gift shop you exist "the Netherlands" through!
The pizza looks delicious and the food is outstanding, To be greeted by such wonderful staff will make anyone day such a nice place to stay and visit Shinichi Thanks 😊.
This is bizar! The little details got me! The mooring poles! They must be straight import, so so good! I bet a load of dutch workers helped build this up. Astounding! It really really feels Dutch
it’s amazing to me how everything’s in English. I think it would be absolutely wild to live there. You could enjoy all the seasonal things that go on like a beer in the summer extreme Christmas in the winter. I’m sure the fall colors are beautiful as well and I bet you money there’s a cherry tree somewhere in that park. I would definitely say yes.
If I hadn't seen the mountains, I would have sworn you just pulled an elaborate prank in the Netherlands with a class of foreign exchange students! The bricks, the paint, the pavers, the overall vibe, genuinely, it's a slice of the Netherlands, exclusively given away by the amount of Japanese you see/hear.
At least Colonial Williamsburg sells items in their gift shops to the period (barring t-shirts in the more "traditional" gift shops). I found it kinda dumb the gift shops are selling Japanese stuff in a Dutch themed theme park True pizzas are eaten with a knife and fork in Italy.
@@mlm21 I had pizza made by Italians in West Germany (yes, a long time ago) and it was of the personal pan size here and thin crust and did not use a fork or knife. They do not make deep dish ya know!
I am dutch and this so crazy but so amazing. The details in architecture, nature and theming are so incredible. Its really astonishing. It feels so reared. Beautiful done! I wanna go there.
I am from the Netherlands and it felt like it was filmed here in my country. Its so accurate built. The big difference between this park and the real Netherlands, is that it is so clean. No cans, papers, bags on the street. Japanese people keep their enviroment clean. Thanks for the great video !!!
@@regenen Laten we niet overdrijven, maar loop eens op straat rond, en je ziet zakjes, blikjes, peuken, verpakkingen rondslingeren. Ongetwijfeld zal het op veel plekken wel meevallen, maar in de steden Den Haag, Rotterdam en Utrecht, waar ik heb gewoond is het niet altijd netjes
Wow! This is so fun to watch. It's like you are walking around in the Netherlands! Even the weather is like here hahaha..! And it's the largest theme park in Japan. Fantastic!
For context: Dutch merchants were some of the first Europeans that the Japanese ever encountered, and Western science in the Edo period was called "Dutch Studies". The man-made island of Dejima in Nagasaki was the only place Dutch traders were allowed to live and trade in Japan. So this isn't random. There's a historical connection there.
12:30 so much so that we made this exact style in a very similar almost exact fashion, and we called it Delftblauw, which is a very typical Dutch cultural adaptation of the Japanese ceramic craft. :)
That looks likr such a beautiful anf relaxing place. I loved the virtual aquarium!! Troy watched and said to tell you both hi and while watching Satoshi in the video he said "he's so silly. I like him".
Hi guys. Thanks for showing me Pinoccio inside. I have been to the park twice and both times because of...various reasons / other people, I never got to go there. By the way, the sniper attraction isnt the one you have to ride a boat for. The sniper one is a shooting range with airsoft BB guns. The one you have to ride the boat for is the A.R. Dinosaur one that seems like Jurassic Park. I know because I had to take my kid there! The building to the left of the gate you go through right after showing the sniper sign is the ferry terminal for going to the dinosaur island. I think it is an additional cost, too. You ride a boat for like 40 minutes to the island, then stumble about the woods for about 10 minutes, looking for dinosaurs on an iPhone strapped to a lightgun. Most of the time it doesnt work properly. It was very hot weather when we went to it and I thought it sucked but my kid liked it so I guess I am not the target audience!
Oh MY GOSH :| This is AWESOME! Like seriously, freakin' AWESOME!!!!! I have never even considered that the Netherlands could be featured in a theme park. And the look of this one is sooooo accurate, it's weird in a very enjoyable way. I now NEED to go here. And I want to see inside of the building :| See if they got that right as well :p It is SO weirdly accurate.. How?! WELL DONE JAPAN! Another great example of your quality and worth in the world!
So happy to hear the backstreetboys - I want it that way and maria carey - all I want for christmas during the food. I feel they should put on the top2000 during christmas! The park is missing one very important thing though! There should have been lot's and lot's of bikes everywhere!
This is insane, it looks so good. It looks just like an average Dutch town. If it wasn't for the mountains in the background, I would have believed it was just one of our cities 😜.
As a Dutch guy living in Japan when i was 16, 25 years ago, i felt shocked, overwhelmed and confused walking around here . I was in the middle of a heavy cultureshock and puberty
Seeing a Dutch theme park on the other side of the world is wild for a Dutch person. The level of detail is insane, even spot on with the weather; you could even fool me. Excellent job with this video!
How about the mountains? ;) ;) ;)
though,... historically,... this seems appropriate ...
Yeah, even the weather was spot on. This japanese tech is insane 😂
We have the Vaalserberg. 322 metres high!
Although in the Caribbean Netherlands there is Mount Scenery on Saba which is 887 metres high.
I’m confused as hell haha
Being Dutch, it's interesting to know that this themepark is on the other side of the world. It does seem to be quite accurate.... and then I noticed the hills in the background and was convinced it's not actually here ;-)
seeing those feels kinda feels like its in limburg XD
dus als wij daar lopen zijn we deel van de theming van het park XDD
mAYBE WE can bild a Japan Thema park in Nederland
It's not really weird when you consider the Netherlands was Japan's only trading partner and source of information on the outside world for more than 200 years. The Meiji-restoration which saw Japan basicly become modern was achieved through the Iwakura-mission around the world to learn from Western European powers. It was an idea proposed by a dutch engineer named Guido Verbeck.
Yeah, and also a definite lack of bikes.
As a Dutch person I can confirm that this theme park is very realistic. The weather is typically Dutch and there’s even the same amount of Japanese tourists!!!
Ja echt zo!! hhahaha
Hahah enigste wat ontbreekt zijn de fietsers
@@Benyikoko Inderdaad! De fietsen zouden echt een toevoeging zijn xD
@@Benyikoko En een Febo zou er nog wel leuk tussen staan haha
huurfietsen neerzetten zou denk ik een groot verzekeringsprobleem worden
The level of detail in the architecture is honestly astounding. I live very close to the real Huis ten Bosch and it is a near exact replica. Funnily enough there is a very humble Japanese Garden (at a mansion called Clingendael) not far away from the Huis ten Bosch in The Hague, which is a favourite spot for locals to visit. Pretty great to see the mutual cultural interest between Japan and the Netherlands blossoming today still from its 16th century beginnings!
yes because it was cultural interest that lead the dutch there haha
@@foolonthehill5355 hahaha, that was my first thought when I read that last sentence
@@foolonthehill5355 The Netherlands has always been a traders country. So trade was the main motivation to visit far away countries and set up trading posts.
@@moow950 not good with sarcasm huh?
Honestly I agree with you on the architecture being very accurate, but as a miller’s apprentice I feel somewhat awkward about their windmills haha
And now we need a Japanese theme park in Holland :-)
that would actually be amazing with shrines and classic japanese architecture
Was thinking the same thing ;-) A Japanese theme park would be awesome. I would definitely visit it.
Efeling Japan Editie
That park is based after North Braband there is North holland and South Holland
In North Holland is the head state Amsterdam
they do have a sakura blossom/japan festival in amstelveen every year, though it's not what it used to be due to japanese people moving away from amstelveen.
Absolutely incredible. I'm at a loss for words just how detailed this park is, the owners must have loved the Netherlands a lot
I thought about this myself, and luckily knowing a fair bit of history, I think I know why;
The Dutch and Japanese have had close trading ties for a long time. Due to the Catholic tendency to convert people in other countries - which the Japanese weren't fond of - the Dutch were majority Protestant and did not have that tendency. And thus for a long time the Dutch were the *only* Westerners allowed to trade in Japan. This ofcourse means that the Japanese had far more cultural exchange with the Dutch rather than anyone else, which explains the interest they have in Dutch culture.
There's a few interesting videos on youtube about it, look up 'netherlands japan trade' and I'm sure you'll find them!
I've been at Huis Ten Bosch Nagasaki in 2014 and as a Dutchy, I can say it mimics our small country quite well. Thoughh, it was quite surreal to walk in a japanes representation of our buildings and structures. When the local visitors knew we were Dutch the party started... I had to have pictures taken with many many many visitors. It was a weird but fun day.
Take a job there as a Dutch person, then wear Dutch traditional clothing. :D you could take pictures millions of times per month.
As a Dutch person there, you will be what Mickey Mouse is in Disneyland :). Wil er zelf ook wel eens heen om te zien hoe het is. Die Domtoren (ja toch?) is ook geweldig nagebouwd.
@@roelfrizzle you should really experience it. The domtower there... Has an elevator... And there's even an operator in the elevator whose job it is to press the up and down buttons... It is an exceptional country!
Same happened to me back in 2005 :)
Im a tall Dutch and I have experience with getting pictured with my bike... Cuz I live close to Giethoorn.
I worked there in 1991 and 1992 as a Chef in one of the hotels. Just after the opening in 1990. On this video it looks rather quiet in regards to visitors, at that time we recieved over 10K visitors per day. It is nice to see how the city has developed and that is exactly line with h the vision of the original creator and architect Mr. Yoshikuni Kamika. Amazing
Being Dutch this is freakily correct. Looks like going trough Holland. I mean the roads and stones they use, the railings on the bridges… this is done extremely well
Misschien net wat te weinig afval en fietsers straat.
@@poucxs9246 😂 ja het is idd de netheid van Japan 🇯🇵
and then you look in the distance and see mountains and you know it isnt the netherlands
@@poucxs9246 idd!
@@mkploeg Just pretend it's in Limburg
Pretty surreal to see an amusement park of your own country on the other side of the world. The beuildings look spot on btw!
I just checked it out. Google earth allows you to pretty much walk through the entire park if you want to. After I finish watching this, I’m gonna go check it out.
thanks
I remember my Japanese friends talking about this theme park and showing me pictures of it. It’s so fun to see more through this video, only wish they would put more elements like a Dutch restaurant with stampot and erwtensoep but maybe they left that out to make the visitor curious to visit the Netherlands. Would love to see it in person one day!
Or a stroopwafel store! I was surprised to find Takoyaki lol, it looked just like Volendam
@@starlight444 exactly! fresh stroopwafels or poffertjes would be nice there
As someone living in the Netherlands, this is the LAST place I'd visit if I go to Japan. I come for the Japanese culture, not a small Netherlands.
And broodje kaas
Dutch food would chase all visitors away :-P
growing up as a military child my family was stationed in sasebo for half of my childhood. our military base we lived on was right next to the park, and we loved going there all the time. we moved to yokosuka in 2018, and then to the U.S.A in 2022, so it’s been forever since we went. hopefully someday i can relive some memories there in the future
As a dutch person, it's creepy how ACCURATE this is. They even thought of all the details, nothing seems out of place except for the mountains in the background
Just pretend they are dunes.
Holy moly the level of detail is spot on. If I were a dutch expat, living in Japan, I would definitly go here every now and then to feel like I am back home again. It is crazy realistic.
Huis Ten Bosch is amazing. The detailed recreation of Dutch architecture is enough reason to go for me. Then, throw in tulips or seasonal plantings/decorations, a beautiful natural setting, fun events, interesting/interactive exhibits, and some tasty food, and I'm there for sure. 😆
I do have a question you may be able to answer, guys. Why such a huge a theme park based on the Netherlands? Do the Japanese generally have some affinity for all things Dutch? I tried to Google it but got no answer.
Thanks for taking us to Huis Ten Bosch again, Shinichi. I bet the people who live there love it!
Hugs to you and Satoshi. ❤❤
Yes, the Dutch and the Japanese have a long history. We were one of the first/only countries to do trade with the country during their self imposed isolation.
That, and we are one of the limited amount of royal houses remaining, which I am sure forms some bond with the Imperial Family :) (That's just a guess though)
@@BuzzinsPetRock78 A _very_ good guess, I'd say. I'd forgotten about the trade relationship. And, the common ground of monarchy makes a lot of sense. Thanks for the thoughtful answer.
In case you want to check out some more info about it, I suggest googling for the word 'Rangaku'. It's the term the Japanese have used to describe learning about the West generally, specifically through the exchange of visual and material European culture with the Dutch during the Edo period. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rangaku
I study the subject regularly and it is honestly an extraordinary history that still has a large impact on both Japanese and Dutch (and European) society today.
Also specifically in Nagasaki, the Dutch were allowed to trade and interact with Japan on a designated island. This island is called Deshima and I believe the old neighbourhood that was built for the Dutch traders/delegations is still in tact en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dejima. So maybe it's also got something to do with that, but I don't know
@@BuzzinsPetRock78 Enough countries traded with Japan. We were the first/only who were allowed to have a trader living on Japanese soil. This is because that Dutch trader took the curtency to learn Japanese.
As a Ducth person: I have seem some Ducth themed parks or areas in parks, but they all were very unrealistic and hollywood ish. This park represents the Netherlands in such a realistic way. Not only the argitecture but also the composition of the placement of buildings, the water and even the streets are very well done. Watching this video give me the feeling you really walked in a Dutch town. The feeling you are in the Netherlands and when you turn 180 degrees you are in Japan again. This feels very surreal.
Yup. Went to orange city in the US and everything was plastered and propped up because they don’t really use bricks there.
I wonder if you could make (with help from actual nederlander architects, city planners, designers, and historians, a completely original Dutch styled town/theme park similar to this in the us that you can just… go to.)
Very accurate representation of what Dutch architecture generally looks like. I could easily recognize quite a lot of them. I have seen scenes from Amsterdam, Haarlem, Utrecht, Gouda, Volendam, Hoorn. Sneek and Enkhuizen, to name a few... and the umbrella covered street reminds me of Deventer. And rhen the T-rex and the Triceratops spoil it all lol (both are very north-American). The Mosasaur however, is spot on. It was found first in the Netherlands, in a limestone quarry near Maastricht.
What is missing then? Bicycles... it needs more bicycles .... and places selling Dutch food.... for a nation of fishermen, having no herring is a no-no lol.
So true and agree completely with you on Dutch food and bicycles!
The boat seems very oldfashioned - so oldfashioned that it makes me think they either bought an old one that was going for scrap or recreated something from old drawings. The modern rondvaartboten all have panoramic windows on the roof.
And yes, no broodje kroket met een patatje oorlog is criminal.
(Red Lobster is also hard to impossible to find in NL)
And if they want to go for accuracy, some trash on the streets. I think I would feel so strange to be in a slightly off consensed mini NL thats just super clean
@@thaDjMauz and NL is actually a pretty clean country as streets go! But not, like, theme park clean.
@@JasperJanssen I feel like in Japan as a collectivist society, cleanness comes more from people littering less, while in NL they (municipalities) are just doing a decent job at cleaning up after us
Surely one of the most insane and beautiful relics of bubble era Japan when the country was just overflowing with money. Surely it’s still flourishing today because of this level of detail. I’m Dutch living in Tokyo and went once but would surely go again, it’s one of those places that offers a different experience every season.
As a Dutch person I'd have to say that you have done an incredible job in the design of the buildings. They look like authentic Dutch buildings, also shows we can still build this beautiful architecture today. 👏
Exactly. We should rebuild our monuments where they have been lost.
There's something really uncanny about it with how realistic it is and then simultaneously super empty, with so few people. Like a bit haunted. You couldn't find a Dutch city this quiet in the middle of the day.
And the mountains in the back, some trees also look out of place it’s like some other dimension version of the Netherlands
I am Dutch and i am amazed by how accurate this themepark looks😮, and how big it is!!
I would totally fool a friend if I ever get to be there 😂😂😂
As a Dutch person, if/when I travel to Japan I might come here just to have a sense of home/familiarity if I’m homesick. That’s how well done it is! You could just show this without context and I’d say that it could be an actual place here!
Nagasaki is toch wel even een kleine 6 a 7u van Tokyo vandaan, hou dat wel even in je achterhoofd mocht je hier echt heen willen gaan
@@Rainbow-Dash Alleen maar in Tokyo zitten als je naar Japan gaat is ook zonde
@@Itza-Me ik zou inderdaad dan eerder een reis door een groot deel van het land willen doen in plaats van op één plek blijven
The distance from Tokyo to Nagasaki is about the same as from Amsterdam to Florence, so I might not be able to go there often.😅
Wow, Japan even has weather satellites to recreate a rainy day in Amsterdam ✔
That Red Lobster looked better than any I have ever been to here !!!
I like that virtual Aquarium.
The reason why someone in Japan might want to build something like this is an interesting idea in itself. I suspect it has something to do with the fact that for most of Japan's isolationist Edo Period, the Netherlands were their only regular link to the outside world. There was a Dutch Enclave in Nagasaki, and Dutch delegations gave the Japanese everything from updates on current events outside of Japan to books on Science and Medicine.
"Overcast and cloudy with rain later on."
Man they really go the distance to make it truly authentic.
Op een dag drink je geen bier meer, maar drink je Grolsch!
Been there back in 2008, was fun to see all of those buildings most of which I have never seen back home, but it's disappointing that there's hardly any Dutch food there.
I agree. I wish they had Dutch food here
that park would fail if they chose to serve dutch food XDD
@@jackychan7511 nah, as long as they stick to the sweet stuff they should be good. I'd love to see some kind of stamppot or so, but that indeed probably wouldn't work. But who doesn't like stroopwafels? Or poffertjes, pannenkoeken or oliebollen? And I could even see some deep fried snacks do pretty well.
From another video I've seen a while ago I know they have had some Dutch snacks, even including stroopwafels.....but those were barely recognizable as such.
Grolsch heb je in de Achterhoek, deze gebouwen zijn meer Hollands
@@tikket10 Heineken land
It’s pretty insane to see such a park with this level of detail, it really looks like the Netherlands.
Thank you for this intense look! I've been fascinated by Huis Ten Bosch ever since Detective Conan had an episode centered on it, and it's nice to see it so thoroughly explored.
Thank you so much for uploading this! I've always wondered how this park looks, being Dutch myself. The lights in the flower fields are so clever! And i really like how the gift shop you leave through looks like our airport hehe. I'm curious to see where else you will go!
Glad you enjoyed it!
As a Dutchman it's insane to see how perfect this looks. Would feel right at home! Amazing 👌😍
As a Dutch person watching this is so confusing and funny, even a bit emotional, for what a sweet love letter to Dutch culture (/my home) this theme park is! It would be wonderful to have a Japanese theme park/village here in the Netherlands too, we sure do have plenty of admirers of traditional Japanese culture here!
They went the extra mile and even got the weather right. :D
I love that this park exists!
right at the start of the video, they made a freaking full scale replica of the Amsterdam central station. awesome shout to our dutch culture this, absolutely amazing.
They got the atmosphere and style right of the old towns. Especially liked the copy of central Utrecht with the Dom (church) towering over the buildings and the grachten with the, for Utrecht typical, lower level (werven). Still nothing like the real thing, of course, but if you do not look too closely, it would still make me homesick. Wish we had a Japanese equivalent in The Netherlands...apart from a few Japanese gardens.
This is insane. The architecture, the choice of bricks, windows, pavements, everything is just very well chosen/copied. Seeing mountains in the background and theme park music continuously playing in the background gives me a brain error haha. Even here people sometimes build something new in an old dutch style and the look and feel is just off by modern choices in an old architecture style. But this level of dedication is mind boggling, everything looks as if it’s been there for at least a century.
this is crazy to see as a dutch the things are spot on but the only thing i miss is a dutch snackwall!
yeah need some stands for haring+kibbeling and stroopwafels+oliebollen
You're forgetting their level of standards for food. I mean just look at these simple restaurants in this theme park - they already serve 10x better food than some of the best restaurants in NL.
@@bassqualizer6648 you must be poor
昔、遊びに行ったのですが、今こうして見ると本当に海外のような錯覚を起こします。
This is amazing. I’m dutch and it’s very accurate, I even recognized a few places in the park
Happy new year Shinichi and Satoshi, I wish there was smell a vision. Everything looks so pretty and I could just imagine the smell of rain and flowers,bonus your meals. Thank you for sharing and hard work to bring your viewers the beauty japan has to offfer to tourist. Have a beautiful day.
Lol, Satoshi getting scared by the dinosaur crashing against the screen was hilarious. And his messing around in the heart tunnel was funny too. Nice video and looks like a nice theme park.
Awesome venture thanks for taking me along love it the veiws yummie food take care stay safe ❤️😘😘
oh cool, I wanted to see more of it, I've seen the show run for the money on Netflix and I didn't know before that this was a thing. The buildings looks stunning
As a Dutch guy seeing this is insane! Its so real and unreal at the same time.. wow i ❤it well done Japan! This is awesome
Wow, it seemed so empty when you went, and the park is HUGE. Seems like you would need a whole week to really see every part of the park lol. Those houses at the beginning on the water were beautiful.
If I could afford it I’d probably live in one of those houses!
Wow that is abolutely amazing! So when I visit wonderful Japan I will feel like being in my home country too!
It's a shame no " Delfts Blauw/Delftware pottery" was there. It's famous Dutch pottery which is very inspired/derived from japanese pottery. They often even used Japanese pigments back in the day
I agree. Delft's Blauw should be sold at the gifts shop.
there was, just not sold, but the museum portion was filled with it. 12:00 onwards
Based on chinese porcelain*
@@yaralaterveer the early blue Delfts were based on Chinese. The later , more complex stuff, is actually inspired from japanese pottery and used blue pigment and gold imported from Japan. This is well known. Even techniques from japanese pottery were taken over by the Dutch.
Ok Karin
4:58, 14:59 Those sights make me feel right at home. They really nailed it.
Satoshi is so cute with giant castella and the Santa Claus. I wish go there sometime soon. We're holding off on traveling because weird flight cancellations. I am still working I can't get stuck somewhere.
If only the streets, lawn and canals were this clean in the Netherlands. It needs WAY more litter to be authentic. And it could use some more tree's.
Just amazing to see, thanks for this video!
As an Indonesian this is too much of a nostalgia. A Dutch theme park in Japan 🤣
Spices?
Lmao
They really did a good job! I am Dutch and this really looks like my country.
Thank you Japan for appreciating my country so much. 👍❤️
I am amazed at how well they captured the feel of Dutch culture and architecture. Some of these streets look like they were shipped straight in from the Netherlands. It is almost disturbing.
I heard of this park before. For me, as a Dutchman, this video is so surreal. The buildings are really spot on, you could fool me with carefully recorded footage and tell me it's from the Netherlands; I'd believe you. Of course most signs are in English and that's where I would notice something is off... oh and the fact that the streets are so damn clean. Of course the mountains give away as well that this is not the Netherlands. I like the idea of this park quite a lot. It would be fun, specifically for Dutch people of course, to visit this park whilst on holiday in Japan.
What the actual... I'm Dutch and this is incredibly Dutch! Like, I'm constantly thinking. Wasn't I there last week? Respect to the Japanese! Nailed it!
Nice tour. I have a very large collection of Arita Fukagawa #904. It's pinecones. I started with a 12-piece dining set complete with individual ashtrays. Super deal on them. Now have many more. Love them. Wish I could see more of museum.
(I'm American) I almost died when I saw you walking up to a Red Lobster! LOL! I couldn't believe they would have one there. The menu seems very different though. Most of what you had would not be available here in America and they seem to do a good job catering to the local taste. The only thing they have here is the cheese biscuits which are famous and my favorite. In America though, they are unlimited and come to your table before you order. Thank you for the videos. I definitely want to visit this park!
We really enjoyed those cheese biscuits!
@@IWillAlwaysTravelforFood there's actually no red lobster in the netherlands, atleast none that i know of. funny to see though
They even had the weather spot on!
As a Dutch person, thank you for sharing this gem of a theme park as I had absolutely no idea that something like this even existed - it's kinda surreal seeing it! I do think they could/should add at least a few typically Dutch snacks, such as stroopwafels or pannenkoeken/poffertjes, but it is impressive to see how well made everything is. Could've fooled me if it wasn't for the gigantic mountains in the background :D
As someone living in The Netherlands, this is the LAST place I'd visit if I go to Japan. I come for the Japanese culture, not a small Netherlands.
@@strife2746 Oh there are plenty of other places I'd want to visit first in Japan, but for me personally this is one of those "huh, how do other people perceive us as the general people?", especially when something is a dedicated themepark. Still, I do agree, plenty of choices where to go first that is not this park!
What about frikandellen ?
Or words like Hallo, Tot ziens, Welkom, goedemiddag small words that everyone could learn. They also could have placed random bikes for the sentiment. Or even do a rent-a-bike service. Now this park feels kinda detached from actual Dutch cultural things. But either way very impressive!
Hi guys. This was so interesting! I really enjoyed it. The night scenes were beautiful and the virtual aquarium was so cool!😍😍 Thank you for sharing.😊
Wow, that place is amazing! I can't believe how much detail they put into that park and how big it is. This is a little weird, but I kept wondering what a certain incredible vet from Michigan would think of it! 😂
Dr Pol? :D
Yes, Dr. Pol. 😁
@@jackiejenkins4078 My grandfather studied together with him (no joke)
Google Rangaku , the you know it's a big "thank you" to the Dutch!
Although I mentioned different here a couple of days ago, I visited Huis Ten Bosch! It was beautiful! They can still build buildings like this, but they do not nowadays. No traditional buildings anymore...
I enjoyed it very much! Bravo Japan, for this diamond in your beautiful country!!!
This is really amazing to see! It's so incredibly realistic! The hotel l'europe and the stairs to the street from jetty, the canals, the paving of the streets. Just everything! ( Coming from a Dutchy, I think I would be seriously confused walking there and not see what would be there around the corner in real life!) And the weather is just the cherry on top to give visitors the most authentic experience!
I can't find if anyone already said this, but for those who don't know, the gift shop is so funny because Schiphol is the major Dutch airport, the yellow signs in the shop are the same style as the ones at the airport and it says "TerminalSouvenirs" at the door, really fitting for the gift shop you exist "the Netherlands" through!
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The pizza looks delicious and the food is outstanding, To be greeted by such wonderful staff will make anyone day such a nice place to stay and visit Shinichi Thanks 😊.
It's a delight to see you two have such a nice time in a superb recreation like that. Out of curiousity, what inspired the foundation of the park?
This is bizar! The little details got me! The mooring poles! They must be straight import, so so good! I bet a load of dutch workers helped build this up. Astounding!
It really really feels Dutch
Looks just like home 🥲
it’s amazing to me how everything’s in English. I think it would be absolutely wild to live there. You could enjoy all the seasonal things that go on like a beer in the summer extreme Christmas in the winter. I’m sure the fall colors are beautiful as well and I bet you money there’s a cherry tree somewhere in that park. I would definitely say yes.
I'm Dutch and have to say this really really looks like the Netherlands. Or actually it looks even better than the real thing.
If I hadn't seen the mountains, I would have sworn you just pulled an elaborate prank in the Netherlands with a class of foreign exchange students! The bricks, the paint, the pavers, the overall vibe, genuinely, it's a slice of the Netherlands, exclusively given away by the amount of Japanese you see/hear.
Reminds me of "Colonial Williamsburg" in Virginia.
At least Colonial Williamsburg sells items in their gift shops to the period (barring t-shirts in the more "traditional" gift shops). I found it kinda dumb the gift shops are selling Japanese stuff in a Dutch themed theme park
True pizzas are eaten with a knife and fork in Italy.
@@mlm21 I had pizza made by Italians in West Germany (yes, a long time ago) and it was of the personal pan size here and thin crust and did not use a fork or knife. They do not make deep dish ya know!
@@mlm21 at least Nijntje is Dutch.
As an American living in Amsterdam who has been studying Japanese culture and language recently, this is so surreal!
Then you no about Rangaku!
It's not even a theme park anymore, it's an full blown village or city, amazing
Seen videos of the park before, but never got such a good view of it. It’s insane. It would fool me and I live here!
I am dutch and this so crazy but so amazing. The details in architecture, nature and theming are so incredible. Its really astonishing. It feels so reared. Beautiful done! I wanna go there.
This is actually pretty interesting. If the title didn't point it out I would have not realized for a while this was in Japan. Very well made.
Oh wow, as a Dutch person myself I'm very impressed with how authentic everything look! Hopefully I can visit some day!
If the title would have said this was in the Netherlands, I would have believed it. The accuracy is pretty good!
Greetings from the Netherlands.
As dutchy myself I need to say that they nailed it! If it weren't for the mountains on the background I would believe it!
Those biscuits are the only reason I get Red Lobster. The food is always alright, but those biscuits could make any experience worthwhile!
Very impressive, they even got the weather right
As a Dutch person, This just looks to me like a regular city. they completely nailed the aesthetic.
I am from the Netherlands and it felt like it was filmed here in my country. Its so accurate built. The big difference between this park and the real Netherlands, is that it is so clean. No cans, papers, bags on the street. Japanese people keep their enviroment clean. Thanks for the great video !!!
I meaaaan, generally speaking the netherlands is very clean also, but a city is never going to be as clean as a theme park 🙂
Waar woon je in Nederland dat het zo vies is?
@@regenen Laten we niet overdrijven, maar loop eens op straat rond, en je ziet zakjes, blikjes, peuken, verpakkingen rondslingeren. Ongetwijfeld zal het op veel plekken wel meevallen, maar in de steden Den Haag, Rotterdam en Utrecht, waar ik heb gewoond is het niet altijd netjes
@@jacmartens4783 Echt he
@@jacmartens4783 dan hebben we het ook wel direct over het sodom en gomorrah van Nederland 😂
Wow! This is so fun to watch. It's like you are walking around in the Netherlands! Even the weather is like here hahaha..! And it's the largest theme park in Japan. Fantastic!
For context: Dutch merchants were some of the first Europeans that the Japanese ever encountered, and Western science in the Edo period was called "Dutch Studies". The man-made island of Dejima in Nagasaki was the only place Dutch traders were allowed to live and trade in Japan.
So this isn't random. There's a historical connection there.
As a kiwi-dutchman currently living in Japan, I approve of this park! Looks like so much fun.
12:30 so much so that we made this exact style in a very similar almost exact fashion, and we called it Delftblauw, which is a very typical Dutch cultural adaptation of the Japanese ceramic craft. :)
I agree. This is very well done. Besides the mountains in some landscapes, I could be fooled.
That looks likr such a beautiful anf relaxing place. I loved the virtual aquarium!! Troy watched and said to tell you both hi and while watching Satoshi in the video he said "he's so silly. I like him".
Hi guys. Thanks for showing me Pinoccio inside. I have been to the park twice and both times because of...various reasons / other people, I never got to go there.
By the way, the sniper attraction isnt the one you have to ride a boat for. The sniper one is a shooting range with airsoft BB guns. The one you have to ride the boat for is the A.R. Dinosaur one that seems like Jurassic Park. I know because I had to take my kid there! The building to the left of the gate you go through right after showing the sniper sign is the ferry terminal for going to the dinosaur island. I think it is an additional cost, too.
You ride a boat for like 40 minutes to the island, then stumble about the woods for about 10 minutes, looking for dinosaurs on an iPhone strapped to a lightgun. Most of the time it doesnt work properly. It was very hot weather when we went to it and I thought it sucked but my kid liked it so I guess I am not the target audience!
Oh MY GOSH :| This is AWESOME! Like seriously, freakin' AWESOME!!!!!
I have never even considered that the Netherlands could be featured in a theme park. And the look of this one is sooooo accurate, it's weird in a very enjoyable way.
I now NEED to go here. And I want to see inside of the building :| See if they got that right as well :p
It is SO weirdly accurate.. How?!
WELL DONE JAPAN! Another great example of your quality and worth in the world!
Here in the US you can buy that biscuit mix in a box in grocery stores and make them at home. They go surprisingly well with chili.
Very nice trip , lovely architecture 😊 greetings and big like 👍 from 🇵🇱
Theme park aside, it really is a faithful recreation of a quaint Dutch village. Pretty awesome.
So happy to hear the backstreetboys -
I want it that way and maria carey - all I want for christmas during the food. I feel they should put on the top2000 during christmas! The park is missing one very important thing though! There should have been lot's and lot's of bikes everywhere!
This is incredible. japan did an amazing joba t recreating part of the Netherlands. The architecture is spot on!
This is insane, it looks so good. It looks just like an average Dutch town. If it wasn't for the mountains in the background, I would have believed it was just one of our cities 😜.
As a Dutch guy living in Japan when i was 16, 25 years ago, i felt shocked, overwhelmed and confused walking around here . I was in the middle of a heavy cultureshock and puberty