Visiting a Dutch Theme Park in Japan | Huis Ten Bosch

I'm spending two days at the biggest theme park in Japan. Located in Nagasaki's Sasebo area, this place just blows my mind.
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[@OsmosisHD]

As a dutch person... This is so weird yet very cool! The village part is really well done, it does feel and look like a actual dutch village. When I visit Japan again I'd like to visit this place and go to the restaurant "Ja, 3 bier en een patatje oorlog graag" Maybe bike around yell at some unsuspecting Japanese visitors "Kijk uit verrekte mongol! Je loopt op het fietspad" Just to give those Japanese folks the genuine Dutch experience

[@yijunwu2636]

hahhahahahahahahahah, "kijk uit verrekte mongol" People always think Tokyo is the only place they like, but every place in japanese is a good experience to explore

[@milovandegraaf6014]

haha mooi

[@Remykermisfreak]

Net echt wel bijzonder om te zien :D

[@bishplis7226]

werk eerst aan je nederlands

[@HeleniqueToday]

hmm… the dutch expression you use there is not actually very nice at all. probably why, after hundreds of years of trade with your country, the japanese people decided to re-create your world, minus the rude people. i’m pretty sure i will only be visiting this nicer version of dutch culture.🌷

[@suzannetol]

The put a lot of effort into this park. As a Dutch person I really appreciate that. Some area remind me of the city Leiden, with is the nearest city to me. The old city center are similar. I also loved seeing all the tulips. I live in a area surrounded by tulip fields, so that made the park feel like home.

[@hugoromeyn4582]

Yes Suzanne, I live in Leiden and I also see the similarities!

[@realstage1925]

In Nagasaki Prefecture, where this theme park is located, there used to be a special place set aside for trading with foreign countries. In particular, trade with the Netherlands was very active, which is why a theme park called Holland Village was built about 40 years ago. The theme park was so well received that they decided to build a bigger one near it. And this Huis Ten Bosch was built. The facilities and even the city's coat of arms were built with the cooperation and advice of the Dutch government, faithfully reproducing buildings that actually exist in the Netherlands, and the stone statues attached to the buildings were also made by Dutch cultural property restorers. The Palace Huis Ten Bosch is a replica of the Dutch royal palace, faithfully reproduced with permission.

[@Modernmodsco]

Yooo waarom zijn ze in japan zoon fanboy van ons land lmao

[@melvinjansen2338]

Kutbek

[@melvinjansen2338]

@@hugoromeyn4582 corona tokkie

[@cobalfrostwyrm]

It looks like this strange mixture of Gouda, Leiden, and Utrecht. doesn't look like amsterdam at all to me. That "church" in front of hotel amsterdam is a replica of the Gouda Stadhuis, very well done, good replication of the Gouda market square.

[@Iflie]

I'm dutch and it does look very genuine to Amsterdam, i used to study there for a while. I wonder if many of those buildings are just standing empty, in Amsterdam you would be able to look inside the windows a lot and there would be many cats in the windows, haha. In the square with the japanese food the small buildings looked like the ones in the Wales park in Japan. I guess they thought it would be close enough. A lot of work went into that park and I think it's funny how dutch things are seen as so exotic and interesting in Japan.

[@geerd1]

Dag Noorderbuur. Ik volg hem ook en heb ook al Amsterdam bezocht. Ziet er inderdaad vrij realistisch uit.

[@Iflie]

@@geerd1 Yeah they did well, no foam walls like Disney version of things, haha. This looks like it was build to last and frankly that hotel was way fancier than I'd expect in Amsterdam. Even the little harbor looks like it does locally, I wonder who the boats belong to now the park no longer owns it. Maybe those rich people that bought a house there.

[@bishplis7226]

it doesnt look remotely like amsterdam

[@skollbrod]

The tower seems to be a replica of the Dom tower in Utrecht! Also the canals look more like those in Utrecht with the walkways next to them.

[@ninives]

The Amsterdam bit almost fooled me if it wasn't for the clear water and the disturbing lack of vespa's

[@HighTeaToys]

This is so cool! I am a Dutch person living in England and can't visit my home country at the moment. This made me both homesick and so so happy that people across the world have created such a great themepark and homage to the Netherlands! So so cool!

[@londonpelen9157]

Goodmorning Shinichi good to see you a early walk to the park tulip are beautiful the windmill awesome be safe God BLESS to all

[@metalvideos1961]

that nijntje store is so amazing pure nostalgia. you really walk in the netherlands. really amazing. i just read that they want to make it as authentic as possible. so they literally brought stones from the netherlands to build the houses with and the streets and everything. really great place to see. would love to visit it.

[@hodysensei3438]

As a dutch person myself… This is either the most wonderful or the most random thing i have come across on youtube.

[@momonakokeshi6325]

It's so beautiful. I love tulips too. I would love to leisurely walk around and soak in the the atmosphere.

[@AnaisAzuli]

Bikken bikken basicly means 'eat eat' but in 'flat' Dutch. I could imagine some Dutch person being homesick in Japan could totally regain their spirit here!

[@tyasbank]

As a Dutch person (from the home city of Miffy/Nijntje) this would give me a giant mindfuck. Being Dutch, in japan, in a dutch village, which is Japanese. I think it's quite flattering to Dutch Culture too, it's pretty damn big and impressive! I wonder if some Japanese have an idealistic view of the Netherlands the same way some Dutch people view Japanese culture as amazing.

[@bishplis7226]

there has been a "dutch village" in nagasaki since 1620-ish, it was dutch territory and not accessible by japanese citizen

[@shampoovta]

I live for the moment Shinichi says "The smell of weed everywhere."

[@bishplis7226]

now we all know he never left the red light district!

[@DRP1609]

The building at 15:55 is the city hall of a city called Gouda.

[@catherinebond7474]

The music at 13:30 sounds Irish! Cool park. Does look a lot like a Dutch city. I love tulips too and I have no luck growing them. Wooden shoes aren't bad if you have padding.

[@thijsschipper6406]

What's funny is that most of it is so close to reality that the bits they got wrong (or took some creative license with) stand out extra badly. Things like the Irish music, countless French-inspired names, "Castelo de Cheese" (which is Portuguese - French - English mushed together), a sake bar and karaoke club side by side, etc. And of course that there are no cyclists! But hiring a troupe of employees to cycle around and yell at visitors all day is probably a bit much :)

[@mikey_n_vegas]

Shinichi you are so fortunate to be able to have a beer every now and then. I had quit drinking back in 2006 right after I got married. I was never a big drinker only occasionally. Up to this point I still haven't had a desire to buy a can or a bottle of beer.

[@skollbrod]

They need more dutch food options! Especially drop(licorice) I know Satoshi looooooovess licorice! 😜

[@Shinichisworld]

Ha

[@stratplus]

しにちさんこんにちは、オランダ人です。The canals are a mix of canals you'll see in the city of Amsterdam (canals directly next to the streets) and those in the city of Utrecht (with walkways below street level and just above water level). The building at 15:54 is not a church, but the city hall of the city of Gouda. The tower which is visible in many shots, but can be seen well at 15:57 is the Domtoren (Dom tower) of Utrecht.

[@Shinichisworld]

Thank you!

[@stratplus]

@@Shinichisworld どういたしまして

[@MasterSandman]

@@Shinichisworld At 16:27 you asked what "Bikken Bikken" means. "Bikken" means as much as "munching", so it's a slang-word for eating. (We [Dutch people] just say "bikken', so why exactly it is used double in this case, I don't know.) There are many other Dutch slang-words for eating (yeah, we like eating... 😂), such as nassen, kanen, schransen, to name a few. 😋

[@nout1972]

12:02 "Reminds me a bit like the red light district". 12:10 "Aah, gosh I'm so glad I came" LOL

[@frederikac.5153]

As a Dutch born Canadian, this is so confusing.The name of the theme park "Huis Ten Bos" is the actual residence of the Dutch king in the city of The Hague. The park looks like a replica of a dutch town, but it does not look like an amusement park where you can have fun!

[@Prinren]

It has a full replica of their mansion there and a whole town rebuilt around it so it makes sense kind of.

[@johnsymonstcu]

This place is incredible. I had never heard of it before. Shinichi, thanks for showing us around some of the park. I am so happy that you could have this experience of feeling like you are actually in a foreign country. I hope that you will unwind during your stay here and lose most of your stress. Yes, you do deserve to treat yourself once in a while. You know the old saying, " don't forget to stop and smell the flowers". It's important for everyone's mental well being. Looking forward to your next report from this beautiful park. Take care and have a pleasant weekend. 🤗❤🛫🙏🌎

[@hirokinoda2852]

The place looks amazing!! Most definitely would go there. Never knew a place like that exists in Japan. Thanks for sharing

[@garydell2023]

This is on my itinerary when I'm able to visit Japan. Thank you.

[@debracantrell1058]

Hey Shinichi good to see l can't wait to take this walk through a Dutch theme park l so exciting the flowers are so pretty OMG the tupils are so beautiful all the different kind of colors the windmill is awesome be safe and enjoy your stay

[@ScientificallyStupid]

good evening from NY! Love seeing your springtime walk around "Amsterdam".

[@operamom3303]

Love your channel never knew this place existed!!! Must go next yr!!

[@richardslotboom9250]

Its funny when he says im in Amsterdam while it reall were the canals in Utrecht!

[@lorettaamstad591]

It does look very much like Amsterdam, well some parts remind me of little villages or suburbs in The Netherlands. There’s a Hotel L’Europe in Amsterdam as well. Expensive too. The hotel you’re staying at is amazing, love the classy style. This themed park will be a great venue to hold a wedding! Hotels, restaurants and bars in the same park, excellent

[@Taralynn70]

Those flower garlands were almost magical on the bridge, added so much to the atmosphere. Wow, can you imagine living there? The grounds are just so pretty, what a great place to walk around and just relax, suck up the atmosphere, lol. I am really looking forward to the night video!!

[@MarkDDG]

As a Dutch person I am surprised how much it looks like the Netherlands 🇳🇱

[@OP-1000]

It is very clean though.

[@uluboy143kapeka]

Aloha Brother! OMG I totally feel your excitement you got me jumping for joy! That place is gorgeous, I'd feel like a princess there🍍🤗🤗

[@LaoSoftware]

The place is beautiful. I would love to see it in person.

[@ThydaCookingTV]

Beautiful

[@ceo-of-ecchi4092]

Seeing the Utrecht Dom tower sticking out over the Amsterdam canals is so cursed but also really cool!

[@garrbear8119]

I’m Dutch and it’s funny to see this :). I will have to visit that place next Japan trip! Oh! Nijntje you pronounce as Nine-tje. And bikken means something like ‘eating food’ :)

[@b.carrie837]

One part of it looks exactly like the small plaza in front of our old university building in Utrecht in which the PhD students do their graduation ceremony, only the statue In front is replaced by some kind of Pokémon ghost...this is so weird 😂😂

[@shannondore]

Lovely place.🌷 I wonder if the people who live in those houses on the property can go through the park for free.🤔

[@Shinichisworld]

Yes they can. That’s one of the perks

[@mattsawyer4972]

We are visting in November. Thank you for your video.

[@HeleniqueToday]

thank you for sharing this amazing experience! i feel that i have learned a lot just for your information. i looked it up, and the word waag means dare… ”sausages dare restaurant”?? as in, “i dare you to eat these crazy sausages!” well, the sausage in the picture, on the bun, was wrapped around and around like a spiral… 👀❤

[@NikkiM93]

This was beautiful, looked so peaceful and I enjoy strawberry tea its the only one I like haha. Im hungry now seeing all that delicious food!

[@PREPFORIT]

You ARE in Amsterdam That Takoyaki stand is just for Tourists! : ) Amazing fields of flowers 👍

[@metalvideos1961]

i know that brazil build a little holland (hollandia) never knew japan did it as well. this looks amazing. as a dutch person i would love to visit this.

[@bishplis7226]

brazil WAS dutch

[@a697ag]

I love tulips! My mother carried red tulips as her wedding bouquet

[@tomithot261]

Amazing ... I never would have known about this spot. Not somewhere I will visit, but glad you took us along. Love traveling with you!

[@ronknoke5400]

Thank You for sharing your Journey with me !!!

[@Gigglegal320]

Your happiness at seeing the tulips and being there makes me so happy to see! I cant wait to visit! Been to Japan on a tour in 2017 but can't wait to go back and add this lovely theme park to my list and see other cities and towns I missed the first time!! Hello from Toronto, Canada :D

[@tonysharing3955]

Thanks for sharing Shinichi! I really miss europe its really good video and awesome themes park i guess 👍😁

[@samuraiwalkchonmagego8912]

Thanks for sharing a very nice Huis Ten Bosch tour! my friend!

[@ahumanbeing812]

Huis Ten Bosch! This is another video from this channel that brings back all those good old memories. Entrance ticket used to cost 5,000 YEN before 5:00 PM and 3,000 YEN after that. It has been nine years and, with inflation and everything else, I wonder if they had increased the price.

[@buymore6288]

This park is really awesome👍

[@Woud_]

Wow, this is really cool to see!

[@Max19_08]

I am a little bit surprised God’s blessing called Frikandel was not mentioned ;_; they taste so good

[@Claudi771]

Very nice place ❗️Thanks 😻❤️🙂

[@dominigu1451]

Thanks for the video. Hope one day I can visit Nagazaki

[@GTAGMODZ]

ahhh i got reminded of the sasebo slashing

[@GTAGMODZ]

ah, I got reminded of the Sasebo slashing. I'm Dutch, this looks really accurate minus the mountains, wow.

[@helendee3519]

This place is really amazing, I’ve been there at HuisTen Bosch I really enjoy taking pictures of the different colors of the Tulips it’s Awesome. Tasted the different samples Cheese, Chocolates & Sausages. And Watching the Fireworks at night 🤗🤗🤗🤗I MISS IT 🥰 Thanks for posting this video

[@shetravelssolo6738]

Thanks for sharing ❤ I will be in Huis Ten Bosch tomorrow

[@deanzaZZR]

I saw Ringer Hut too. Our local one in California shut down. ☹️

[@ethelmartinez1985]

So nice!!!

[@ralmendares77]

Been there 3 times. One in late April and two in mid May. It gets better every time. You should definitely go to Amsterdam Square around late afternoon where you see some local performers performing music that reminds me more of the film Grease.

[@goodfood3529]

I would love to visit Japan one day

[@Nannerchan]

I love Japan.

[@tonibalnig8009]

beautiful theme park 🥰

[@daigosaito888]

Lol im from the Netherlands born and raised. This is AMAZING!!! I cant believe my eyes. Its actually hehe better than the real thing 😎😝

[@Mauru_Arteme]

I didn't get to comment the other day because I had to run out and run some errands right after I finished watching your video, but I had a funny 'huh!' moment. When I was waiting in line to check out of the grocery store the same song that played at 14 mins in your video which if my ears aren't wrong is "call me" by blondie I think. That song started playing in the store, so I had a good giggle to myself because it reminded me of this video xD

[@bwgkuipers]

Oh wow!!!! Btw: the building in front of the hotel, is not a church, but a townhall

[@simplyjean_]

きれい❣

[@lucyfrye6723]

Bikken! It's slang for eating something good. Nice video. I knew it existed but I never actually saw it. They did a good job, except for the mountain in the background :)

[@acigarette]

i remember learning about this a year ago or something thru a japanese customer i was helping at my internship. Absolutely insane! But very cool, i’d like to go here as well despite being from the netherlands

[@hecatepetrichor9563]

Frites are the best

[@didibrant7326]

Beautiful tour. Only recently, I found out about this place from a you tube video of a Japanese family, parents of the very cute baby girl Yuika who has been on you tube several times. I am Dutch but an immigrant to USA so this is my view. It looks as if you are in a new Dutch town centuries ago because this place is super clean. The grunge that settles on the road and buildings is not here in Huis ten Bosch. It probably will be in 400 years. It is also the lack of seeing modern high rises that makes it look like it is centuries ago. I read business has slowed because of the pandemic so my suggestion to the theme park is : to be totally authentic, you must sell drop (salty licorice) and you will attract Dutch people who are living in other countries to come to Japan. Now for the gentleman who made the video: I can't believe you finally pronounced " Nijntje" correctly. That vowel "ij" is the most difficult for non-Dutch to learn. BTW Nijntje is a nickname for the Dutch word for "rabbit" ( konijn) with the "tje" meaning " little" or what a dictionary may define as "diminuative"

[@bonzolvr]

I want to go back to the Netherlands so bad! But watching this I decided in the meantime I need to make the 5-6 hour drive from my home to Holland, Michigan, for their Tulip festival (although I just discovered it ends tomorrow so it will have to be another year...)

[@SIG442]

26:49 "café de haven" translates to "café the harbor".

[@oolongcrossing9028]

I love overcast weather because I burn easily and hate wearing sunscreen. It looks very comfortable to me.

[@splitbrain474]

those houses are really expensive , ya that's the Dutch experience ain't different over here in the Netherlands :p

[@Pietje900]

"I actually feel like I'm traveling in a foreign country where everyone is japanese" That's funny, because when I moved to Amsterdam I felt like I moved to a different country where people just happen to speak dutch, since Amsterdam is so different from the rest of the country. I love it here though. It's funny to see dutch culture is so populair they build a theme park in dutch style on the other side of the globe. It kinda looks like a caricature of the Netherlands though, it wouldn't fool me, it doesn't look very authentic, but it's still pretty dope.

[@katherineyanagihara2909]

Aloha! Beautiful!

[@jannetteberends8730]

The weather was very Dutch 😂

[@randomgaygirl]

Just a note on the little cafe in the beginning.. Actually that's a lot like our cafes. It's not hidden away, it's just a little bit of our culture. :) I'm really happy you were looking for Dutch food and not just the Japanese food. You're in a Dutch themed park so yeah haha! But the Japanese / Asian food looks really good too tho! Nice video. I like your enthusiasm, everything looks just like my outside, so I think it's really cute that you're so enthusiastic about it 😄

[@ivykaneshiro7554]

I like the block walkway throughout the park. Beautiful place. Was the bed comfortable. It looks lumpy.

[@Shinichisworld]

It was very comfy! Slept like a baby :)

[@Kurenai1819]

Wow,! It does remind one of Amsterdam. BTW, how much is admission to the park and cost of hotel? Thank you.

[@Shinichisworld]

It’s ¥7000 to enter the park. The hotel cost me ¥28000 per noght.

[@MasterSandman]

@@Shinichisworld So Park entry is around €50,= ($53,=) and Hotel around €200,= ($215,=) per night (as a starting price)... That's actually quite reasonable pricing! 👍 If I ever get to travel to Japan, I'm very tempted to go there! (even though the real thing is much closer to me...) 🤔😄

[@pascalep.4319]

French : La Hollande (Nederland) a sa frontière avec mon pays, la Belgique. nous avons dans ma région beaucoup de touriste hollandais et résidents définitifs : les Ardennes Belge. /Engels : Holland (Nederland) has its border with my country, Belgium. we have in my region a lot of dutch tourists and permanent residents: the Belgian Ardennes./Dutch : Holland (Nederland) heeft zijn grens met mijn land, België. We hebben in mijn regio veel nederlandse toeristen en vaste inwoners: de Belgische Ardennen.

[@T50N6]

Well the pandemic has its pros for the ppl who like to go have fun. Not a lot of ppl.

[@moonshadow--1207]

Except when you were walking in Amsterdam there were people walking and on bikes and vehicles and traffic everywhere. 😁

[@SIG442]

6:13 "Ridderbrug" translates to "knights bridge". This bridge is based up on a real bridge design that uses leverage to open and close. This one in this park unfortunately does not have this feature. 7:00 That mill is small compared to many in the Netherlands. Do note there are also smaller mills. I do see clearly that this one was scaled down. 7:30 Look at the mill closest to you, this clearly is meant to serve to drain water from a specific area. That gap in the side (under that spoked wheel) that is where the screw should be. It will pump water from this side to the other side. I however doubt these are functional like the real ones as there is no direct reasons for these to function like that. 9:44 Waag = Weigh house. The weigh house is a building where goods were weighed, to prevent cheating during trade. So it is actually a Dutch word that is at least from the 1600's, probably even earlier. 12:56 The sign on the stall says "proost", this is Dutch for "cheers" (Kanpai) 14:19 That would be the original Dutch name, yes this character is created in the Netherlands by a man called Dick Bruna. The Brits calling it Miffy, which unfortunately transferred to other countries as well. Nijntje, speak as nine-tje. You pronounced it right a little later, very good :) 15:04 Klompen in Dutch, wooden clogs in English. Mostly farmers and fishermen used them. Farmers because it made it easier to walk on their land as they were pretty wide and kept your feet from becoming wet and nothing could really push trough. Another big plus is that you don't need to undo your laces or anything else to get them off. They are more comfortable then you think, yes you need to get used to them obviously. Also knowing how to use them is a good idea to learn. Good tip would be to curl up your toes, this makes it easier to walk without losing the clogs. 16:27 "Bikken" is Dutch slang for eating, it's not used in the way used in the park though. "Bikken" is good, "bikken bikken" is wrong. I would recommend getting Grolsch instead of Heineken, it tastes a lot better. Heineken tastes like pond water. 22:42 That blue os Cobalt Blue, which is the blue on the Dutch flag.

[@MonkeyDToriko]

11:25 LoL if anything ruins the realism of the park it's the mountains in the back we don't have those things over here

[@secondwind9337]

oh, sweets. Delft blue ceramics are from Delft, not Amsterdam.

[@pietervoogt6788]

Thank you. We loved it. We are living in Holland. In Friesland. We have are on language ‘frysk’. I still walk in klompen. It’s more normal here. We have a real klompenmaker here. By the way have you ever had Some stroopwafels? Real dutch and so Nice!

[@Shinichisworld]

Yes I’ve been to Amsterdam right before the pandemic and loved Stroopwafels

[@MasterSandman]

@Pieter Voogt Very dangerous to call the Netherlands "Holland", especially when you live in good old Fryslân!! 😜 Though these days things have mellowed down a bit, there's a long, nasty, sorted history between the Hollanders and the Friesians. There are still certain places in our beautiful province, where you could get into heaps of trouble when you say that out loud! 🤜💥✨🤕😂

[@bishplis7226]

holland is nowhere near friesland, please look at map once before you die

[@AKhan.28]

From what I remember there was a ferris wheel in the center of Amsterdam

[@bishplis7226]

it is

[@AKhan.28]

​@@bishplis7226 Yup it all is coming back to me. Me and my friend were really drunk and had no internet on our phones. We got lost exploring the city and when we made our way back to the ferris wheel we remembered where our place was. Good times

[@stephenvanwijk9669]

It doesn’t look like Amsterdam at all. It looks like a Dutch caricature. Which makes it complicated, because the center of Amsterdam is a Dutch caricature. Around that center you have a more normal Dutch city. 15:52 Looks like a late Middle Ages Dutch city hall. Not like a church at all. Bikken means eating a lot of simple but quite nutritious food.

[@KajiRider1997]

Someone has to tell them kroketten aren't round, those are bitterballen. lol

[@zuur303]

Odd though that not anywhere is silence. Loud music everywhere. Even in the hotel there's the hum of bass notes. Luckily inside the room it's quiet. 👀

[@masterm537]

Love from Rotterdam Netherlands.

[@barryschalkwijk9388]

The fact that someone turned your country/culture into themepark is so weird. But it's great haha. I think it's largely because of the special tradeposition the Dutch held with Japan for so long. Until we messed it up and started bringing priests.

[@NANDIX2012]

I visited Sasebo in 2019. Huis Ten Bosch was very expensive for me, so I can't pay the ticket. Is Spanish the flowers are "tulipanes" and the tipic shoes are "zuecos".

[@rickwarmenhoven229]

I haven't had beer since the dawn of time

[@pili4947]

i had no idea the Netherlands was so popular in Japan

[@restaurantman]

The Netherlands and Japan have had a long trading and cultural relationship which dates back to the Early 1600s.

[@bishplis7226]

@@restaurantman 1600 bro

[@restaurantman]

@@bishplis7226 I stand corrected and I have edited my original comment. Thank you.

[@regntonne]

Cool, are there other parks too, with other nationality themes?

[@Shinichisworld]

There's Spain themed park in Mie prefecture although it used to be better. I could visit that place one day.

[@roanboersma3401]

this looks just like the netherlands

[@gregwillams8324]

It is so refreshing not to see any violence in the streets and I love seeing the sites of Japan in these vids