Toei Company produces anime, movies, and Japanese historical dramas. The Toei Kyoto Studio Park is a theme park where you can stroll through movie sets of Edo Japan, encounter ninjas and samurai, and buy souvenirs from various TV shows.

Pretty Cure aka PreCure Japanese anime characters by Toei at the Toei Kyoto Studio Park, Kyoto, Japan

The park is worth a visit if you are traveling with children, but if you’re only in Kyoto for a short amount of time it’s better to check out Kyoto’s real historical buildings rather than a movie facade.

Young ninja statue at Toei Kyoto Studio Park, Kyoto, Japan

Ninja statues on the walls at Toei Kyoto Studio Park, Kyoto, Japan

Woman dressed in maiko costume at Toei Kyoto Studio Park, Kyoto, Japan

Japanese woman in traditional kimono with wig at Toei Kyoto Studio Park, Kyoto, Japan

Images shot with the Pentax K-1 with the 24-70 f2.8 lens.

Samurai show at Toei Kyoto Studio Park, Kyoto, Japan