Rurouni Kenshin x Meiji-Mura Exhibition
Hi everyone! I’m back after a long long time with a trip report. :3 Happening till 15 December 2019, Rurouni Kenshin’s latest collaboration takes place in Meiji-Mura. An apt location considering the open-air museum was created to mimic a Japanese town in the Meiji era.
There are two aspects to the collaboration: a special exhibition and an escape game.
The exhibition costs 800 JPY to enter. It features panels showcasing side-by-side comparisons of key manga scenes with real historical events, a replica of Kenshin’s reverse blade sword, and original sketches by Nobuhiro Watsuki. After years of reading his works it was really awesome to see actual works up close! Mostly from the new Hokkaido arc, with some popular frames from the earlier arcs.
The escape game takes place over a series of buildings (14, 29, 34, and 51 IIRC). This was really cool as it blended some manga frames with the actual aspects of the buildings in the background!
Other than that, you can also eat at two places within Meiji-Mura; one at a beef hotpot place (representing the Akebeko), and one at a small cafe near the dojo. The cafe is giving out coasters with every order from the special Rurouni Kenshin menu – watch out for the Shishi-o hotdog with super hot sauce! You can also buy some merch (limited as the exhibition is coming to an end) which includes pop badges, washi tape, tote bags, and a castella cake.
All in all it was a really fun day not only exploring the exhibition, but also Meiji-Mura’s many historical buildings! Can you picture Kenshin and co. walking along the same street? ^^x
-ruroneko.
