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[Tokyo ]Mystery tours for a "different" city walk

[Tokyo ]Mystery tours for a "different" city walk

2024-08-28

Street walking events are being actively developed in various parts of Japan.
While it is fun just to wander around the city and take your time to visit tourist spots and historical buildings, a city tour with a mystery-solving game theme will allow you to experience the excitement and thrill of solving a mystery together.

As the name suggests, a city-walking mystery-solving event is a combination of city-walking and mystery-solving.
It may be easier to understand if you imagine that you are enjoying a real-life escape game, in which riddles are solved in a fixed space, such as a room in an apartment building or a ballpark, on a larger field, the entire city. Event participants walk around the city, solving riddles set up in various locations as they aim for the goal.

In most cases, there is no time limit, and you can participate at any time during the reception hours and enjoy the mystery-solving experience at your own pace.
We recommend the tour-type riddles, where you can walk around while solving a riddle, to those who want to enjoy things other than riddles such as walking around town or riding on a train, visit areas they do not usually go to, and learn more about the city!

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TOKYO MYSTERY CIRCUS

Tokyo Mystery Circus has been attracting attention in recent years.
(SCRAP) "Real Dasshutsu Game "and "Real Sneaking Game "are the world's first "mystery" theme park that offers a variety of interactive games.

There are about 14 facilities in Japan where you can experience SCRAP's Real Escape Games, but the largest theme park by far is "Tokyo Mystery Circus "in Shinjuku.

You can freely enjoy these interactive games and events at any time during the event period with no time limit and no limit on the number of participants "MYSTERY MAIL BOX ", the interactive game where you yourself become a spy and infiltrate an enemy hideout to complete the mission "Real Infiltration Game ", and various locations such as baseball grounds, schools, abandoned hospitals, subways, Roppongi Hills, etc. to solve mysteries and escape Escape Game . "You can enjoy a variety of games such as "Real Escape Game ", the most exciting interactive game of the moment, in which the objective is to solve a mystery and escape "from various locations such as baseball stadiums, schools, abandoned hospitals, subways, and Roppongi Hills!

This Tokyo Mystery Circus is a theme park that encompasses the entire building from the first basement floor to the fifth floor, and visitors can make reservations at any time to participate in solving the mysteries that interest them!
Especially at the entrance, the mystery-solving staff will politely offer suggestions for events, etc., so that you can enjoy an event that meets your needs!

The entertainment is booming in Japan, the U.S., China, Singapore, and ...... around the world, so why not visit and be wrapped in "mystery"?

"Facility Information "
Name: TOKYO MYSTERY CIRCUS | Tokyo Mystery Circus
Address: APM Building, 1-27-5 Kabukicho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0021
Access: 7 minute walk from East Exit of JR Shinjuku Station, 2 minute walk from Seibu Shinjuku Station, 10 minute walk from Tokyo Metro Shinjuku-Sanchome Station, 10 minute walk from Tokyo Metro Higashi-Shinjuku Station *No parking available. If coming by car, please use a nearby parking lot.
URL:https://mysterycircus.jp/

Tokyo Metro x SCRAP

First introduced in December 2023, this riddle-solving kit has remained so popular as of 2024 that it has been extended to May 26, 2024, and has become a very popular riddle-solving game.

It was so popular that it is no exaggeration to say that it sparked the recent boom in town walking x mystery solving!

The tour was designed to provide visitors with the opportunity to learn about the history and anecdotes associated with each location while solving the riddles.

In the beginning of the game, the system allowed players to choose the station they were headed to, and each player followed a different route based on their interests and the difficulty level of the questions. The game offered a variety of Tokyo attractions such as famous food, famous architecture, traditional arts, popular shopping spots, and more.

A 24-hour Tokyo Metro ticket is included in the kit, making it possible to save on transportation costs. One of the most exciting parts of the Underground Mystery series is to think of travel routes while staring at the map of Tokyo's subway labyrinth of subway lines.

In fact, it took me about 7 hours to complete it, longer than the official assumption "4-5 hours ", because I chose the "high difficulty "content for the optional questions.
This is because as you progress through the riddles, there are situations where you can choose your own stations. Each station has its own difficulty level and no-step course, so you can choose the course you like best!

We used the Tokyo Metro for transportation and walked around the city for about 15 minutes around the stations we visited. Most of the time we took paved paths, but there may be some footing conditions in spots such as shrines, temples, and parks that may be a bit difficult in rainy weather.

Most of the places to explore were outdoors. We did visit some indoor facilities, but our time there was limited. It is advisable to be well-protected against the cold and to wear comfortable walking clothes. We were able to play in the rain with rain gear, but it would be more comfortable to use indoor spaces such as coffee shops to take pictures of necessary information and solve problems.

Since May 31, 2024, Tokyo Metro has launched a joint project with a company called "Holiday Hack Inc. ", which is different from "SCAP Inc. ", the company that originated the underground riddles, and this year, "Metro Time Gate ", an even newer initiative called manga x mystery solving x city walking!

This "Metro Time Gate "is an original interactive entertainment experience where you can become the main character of an original manga. After purchasing a ticket for the experience kit on the dedicated website, read the manga and register your nickname on the site, "you You will appear as the main character in the manga.
The new entertainment experience will allow visitors to become the main character in the manga and solve a number of mysteries and problems as they travel the streets of Tokyo with the characters, based on the information provided in the manga!

We encourage everyone to give it a try.

"Facility Information "
Name: "Invitation to Underground Mysteries 2023 "
Play style: Exploration and excursion type (city walk, park)
Number of players: 1 or more
Riddle difficulty: 8 out of 10
Approximate time required: 4 to 5 hours
URL:https://realdgame.jp/chikanazo/2023/


"Facility Information "
Name: Metro Time Gate
Play style: Exploration and excursion type (city walk, park)
Call Period:May 31-August 31, 2024
How to purchase the experience kit: Metro Time Gate dedicated website
URL:https://tokyometro.machihack.com/?link=enjoy


City Walking Mystery Solving

The Nazotoki Machiaruki game, a series that combines puzzle solving and city walking, is released by SCRAP, the company behind the Tokyo Mystery Circus introduced in this article and "Invitation to an Underground Mystery 2023 ".
Although they are held in Asakusa, Yokohama, Kichijoji, Jimbocho, and various other locations, we will pick Asakusa to introduce you to this year's event!

A hands-on event that allows visitors to learn about not only the classic spots in the city, but also the more "tsu" spots that are usually hard to find in the city. "Nazotoki Machiaruki Game - Asakusa - "

The questions are deeply connected to the cultural and historical themes of Asakusa, such as "Rakugo ""Comic Storytelling ""Mystery Hanging ""Kawayagi "The format of the questions is also very elaborate, with some questions being solved while watching videos, and others by looking for the various signs posted on the streets of Asakusa, without knowing where they are going. The format of the questions was very elaborate.

The city walk exploration was mostly outdoors and involved walking about 4 km each way. Since we were moving through the paved city, there were no extremely bad footing conditions, but there were stairs to climb. Since there are frequent opportunities to take pictures with your cell phone, we recommend the use of a backpack or body bag to keep both hands free!

You can also play while exploring Asakusa's famous restaurants! You can also play while exploring the places you like to eat and drink at the restaurants you are interested in!
*Asakusa is not a place to walk around while eating.

"Facility Information "
Name: Asakusa Mystery Solving Street Walk
Time limit: None
Limit on the number of people: No
Required time for visualization: 3 to 4 hours
What to bring: Smartphone
URL:https://realdgame.jp/s/asakusanazo/

Online Riddle Solving

The main style of mystery solving is to participate in real life, but after Corona, online mystery solving ", which can also be done online, ", is gaining popularity.
The game is played using chat tools such as LINE to solve online riddles and reach the goal.
Participants can enjoy the fun of becoming the main character and advancing the story themselves, and experience an extraordinary experience as if they have entered the world of a movie or novel!

Because you participate online, there is no need to visit the site as in real-life puzzle-solving events. You can play anytime, anywhere, whenever you want. You can have fun while keeping in touch with friends and family members who are far away.

World Mystery Tour

"Red Trunk ""Blue Trunk "There are slight differences between the two riddle kits in terms of the items inside and the question booklet (guidebook). The two kits are designed to be played by two players, although it is possible for one person to purchase both kits or for three or more people to play together to solve the riddles.

The main feature of this surely is the experience of walking around the city using Google Street View, a fun and ingenious way to visit World Heritage sites and other tourist attractions from the comfort of your home!

The kit we received was very much in the spirit of SCRAP, which is to use every inch of the kit!

Also, this kit booklet is very particular about its photos and composition, as if you were looking at a real guidebook, including photos.
Please try playing with it once!

"Facility Information "
Name: Nazotoki Machiaruki Online "World Mystery Tour "
URL:https://realdgame.jp/worldnazo/

A Capricious God and Two Artists

The second film in the World Mystery Tour mentioned above, "Whimsical God and Two Artists ".
A series of riddles based on the concept of traveling the world from the comfort of your own home.
Using Google Street View to solve the riddles while feeling like you were walking around the city was full of fresh surprises, and was truly a firsthand experience of the true joy of travel.

There are two puzzle-solving kits available. ""The Painter's Journey Kit "and the Musician's Journey Kit ". Many of the problems in the kit require the two kits to work together to solve, making cooperative play fun (it is possible to challenge one person or three or more people, but it is designed for two players.
The scenery and signs of distant foreign cities, museum exhibits, and ruins in the wilderness. The stages are set in a variety of locations that cannot be experienced at once in a typical city-walking type of puzzle solving, providing a virtual experience that is uniquely enjoyable!

Why not enjoy this one as well?

"Facility Information "
Name: World Mystery Tour "Whimsical God and Two Artists "
URL:https://realdgame.jp/worldnazo2022/

summary

The usual everyday life becomes "an extraordinary experience "through the "mystery" of the mystery solving game.
In this day and age of rutted dates and social networking that take up so much of our time, why not play with our brains and bodies a little? It will be a time to experience a sense of accomplishment and exhilaration!

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