Okayama Castle (岡山城), located in Okayama Japan, was completed in 1597, destroyed during World War II, and reconstructed in 1966.
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Hiroshima Castle is yet another reconstructed castle because the original was destroyed along with most of Hiroshima by the Atomic Bomb.
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The Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum is located in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park.
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The Hiroshima Peace Park is dedicated to the legacy of Hiroshima as the first city in the world to suffer a nuclear attack.
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Today we visited Universal Studios Japan (or USJ as its more popularly known as). We are excited to see the new Harry Potter attractions!
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The Wizarding World of Harry Potter.
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A superbly fashionable zone enchanting all females - from young girls to mature women.
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After Hogwarts we are just in time for the afternoon parade.
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Universal Studios Japan currently has eight sections - Hollywood, New York, San Francisco, Jurassic Park, Waterworld, Amity Village, Universal Wonderland and The Wizarding World of Harry Potter.
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The Snoopy Studio had a variety of cute mini attractions and lots of opportunities to pose for photos.
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Universal Wonderland is a section aimed at children and families.
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Universal Studios Japan (USJ) was the first theme park under the Universal Studios brand to be built in Asia.
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Gunkanjima (Battleship Island) was originally called Hashima with a seabed coalmine. After the mine was closed, the island fell into ruin.
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The Atomic Bomb Hypocentre has concentric circles marked around it like a bullseye target, next to the nearby remains of the Urakami church.
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We also visited the Nagasaki Peace Museum, which was similar to the one in Hiroshima but on a smaller scale.
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Nagasaki Peace Park is built on a low hill to the north of the hypocentre of the atomic bomb blast, and features the Peace Sculpture.
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The Amsterdam Square in Huis Ten Bosch evokes the famous Dam Square with a European village adjacent to it.
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We boarded a cruiser at Canaltown that took us on a canal cruise all the way to Tower City where a replica of the Domtoren is.
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The replica of Domtoren (the famous church tower in Utrecht) at Huis Ten Bosch has an observation deck with great 360 degree views.
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The Stadhuis replica in "Amsterdam Square" in Huis Ten Bosch has a magnificent crystal and glass museum called "Gyaman Gallery".
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We arrived at the tiny but very, very cute JR Huis Ten Bosch station, walked across a bridge to the Huis Ten Bosch theme park.
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The Night Lights in Huis Ten Bosch are very colourful with a lot of the buildings lit up, with "light" flowing from the Domtoren.
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We visited a recreation of Kasteel Nijenrode containing the Teddy Bear Kingdom, an extensive collection of teddy bears from around the world.
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Thriller and Attraction Cities in Huis Ten Bosch contain a variety of theme park attractions surrounded by a fountain.
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We wandered around Huis Ten Bosch in the afternoon to catch any final sights or attractions that we missed on the first day.
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On our last night at Huis Ten Bosch we stayed back to watch the evening parade and soak up the atmosphere.
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The Flower Road at Huis Ten Bosch features windmills, tulips, the Delftsebrug bridge, and a cheese shop called Cheese Waag.
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The Game Museum at Huis Ten Bosch contains a display of various gaming consoles past to present as well as various arcade machines.
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Harbor Town in Huis Ten Bosch has theme park attractions, the Huis Ten Bosch castle, and a replica of a Dutch ship called De Liefde.
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The Porcelain Museum at Huis Ten Bosch is full of rooms of porcelain displays, a second hall with upholsteries and a third hall with pottery.
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TSuper Trick Art is yet another of those 3D art places that you pose in front of. The lighting is a bit dark in places.
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Famous landmarks of the Land of Chima.
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DUPLO® inspired play zones for little heroes.
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Be King for the day as you cross the drawbridge and enter a magnificent castle.
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In 2012, the 1st LEGOLAND in Asia opened, LEGOLAND Malaysia, taking visitors across Asia on a “brick-tastic” journey of LEGO adventures.
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Miniland version of the Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque, an Islamic mosque in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei.
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Miniland version of the beautiful Angkor Wat, Cambodia, one of the most important archaeological sites of Southeast Asia.
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The LEGO® build of The Forbidden City, a palace complex in Beijing, China. This Miniland version is complete with the surrounding imperial gardens, temples and the Great Wall of China too.
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One of UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Taj Mahal of India built with LEGO® bricks, with the complete detailing of the the mosque and its gardens.
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The Pura Tanah Lot, a rock formation off the Indonesian island of Bali in Miniland version built with millions of LEGO® bricks.
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Featuring the Dataran Bandaraya Johor Bahru, Istana Bukit Serene, Larkin Stadium, Sultan Abu Bakar State Mosque and Sultan Ibrahim Building.
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Features Malaysia's main international airport.
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Features all the iconic landmarks of the City.
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Miniland version of Patuxai, a war monument in the centre of Vientiane, Laos.
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Discover the Miniland version of the majestic Karaweik Palace of Myanmar.
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The heritage site of Bolinao, Philippines with its olden church surrounded by heritage houses - all built with millions of LEGO® bricks!
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Malaysia’s most advanced container terminal.
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Features the office of Malaysia's prime minister, Perdana Putra, the Putra Bridge and the Putra Mosque, complete with its signature rose-tinted granite!
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Singapore's popular icons and buildings in Miniland version.
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Miniland version of the sophicated acrhitecture of the Wat Arun, Thailand and the towering spires of the majestic Temple of Dawn.
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Miniland version of Hội An, Vietnam, the Ancient Town filled with yellow houses rich in traditional motifs and one of the UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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The rest of Malaysia is represented as typical village houses from the various states of Malaysia.
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Get transported to a parallel NINJAGO™ universe and become a Master of Spinjitzu.
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We also visited LEGO Technic, the water park, Land of Adventure, LEGO City and LEGO Friends.
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Showcases over 2,000 well-known LEGO® Star Wars™ models
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We explore the base of the observation wheel, which is a rainforest garden occupying the entire central atrium of the main Terminal Building. The "rainforest" contains tropical trees and shrubs, cascading water displays, streams, and rocky outcrops beneath the Flyer wheel.
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From the Lost World in the Cloud Forest, we walked down the Cloud Walk which provided fantastic views around the dome.
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Descending the Cloud Walk in the Cloud Forest, we passed through Crystal Mountain where there were many crystals on display.
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In the Cloud Forest, we took an elevator to the highest point of the mountain, entitled "Lost World," with LEGO sculptures in a pond setting.
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The final part of the attraction is an underworld Secret Garden.
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Below the heart of Crystal Mountain in the Cloud Forest, we walked on the Treetop Walk.
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Cloud Forest is a fake mountain enclosed in a glass dome complete with waterfalls and treetop (and mountaintop) boardwalks.
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We explored the Continental gardens including Australian, South African, South American, Mediterranean, Californian and the Olive Grove.
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Our final stop in the Flower Dome is the Flower Field.
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Flower Dome is supposedly the largest glass greenhouse in the world. It showcases plants and flowers from five continents in nine gardens.
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After the Flower Dome, we stopped by at the hawker food centre nearby to have some dinner.
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Today we are focused on visiting Universal Studios Singapore, located on Sentosa Island in an area called Resorts Worlds.
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The final attraction at Sentosa that we visited was Fort Siloso, built in the late 19th century and stands a historical site today.
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After lunch we took a taxi to Mt Faber to catch the Sentosa Cable Car to Sentosa Island (less busy than the main station).
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We entered the statue of the Sentosa Merlion, which is a mythical creature with a lion’s head and a fish’s body.
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We headed back to Resorts World via the Sentosa Express monorail, to take some photos around the Bull Ring and the Lake of Dreams.
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