Hey guys!

I had seen in a documentary an island in Japan in which people love ancient Greek architecture and have decorated the island with ancient Greek buildings ,columns ,walls etc.

Does anyone know someting more?I would be grateful if you could post photos ,data or links. :banana:

I had seen in a documentary an island in Japan in which people love ancient Greek architecture and have decorated the island with ancient Greek buildings ,columns ,walls etc.



I think it's Syodoshima Is. in Seto Inland Sea.
It has a sister city relationship with Minos Is. in Aegean Sea.
Syodoshima is famous for olive tress and produces good quality extra virgin olive oil.

Syodoshima Island
http://otsubo.info/contents/wtemple/pict/103/ikusaki.jpghttp://otsubo.info/contents/wtemple/pict/102/fuusya.jpg
http://otsubo.info/contents/wtemple/pict/103/sinden.jpghttp://otsubo.info/contents/wtemple/pict/102/statue.jpg
http://otsubo.info/contents/wtemple/pict/102/greec.jpghttp://www.olive-pk.jp/herbcraf/hc_img/craf006.jpghttp://www.olive-pk.jp/herbcraf/hc_img/craf002.jpg
http://www.olive-pk.jp/olivex/vex_img/olv04.jpghttp://www.olive-pk.jp/olivex/vex_img/olv01.jpghttp://www.olive-pk.jp/olv_park/knn_img/olvgodes.jpghttp://www.olive-pk.jp/olv_park/knn_img/knn001.jpghttp://www.pref.kagawa.jp/kocho/sanukino/2003/autumn/images/08_05.jpg
http://www.pref.kagawa.jp/kocho/sanukino/2003/autumn/images/07_02.jpghttp://www.pref.kagawa.jp/kocho/sanukino/2003/autumn/images/07_03.jpghttp://www.pref.kagawa.jp/kocho/sanukino/2003/autumn/images/08_01.jpghttp://www.pref.kagawa.jp/kocho/sanukino/2003/autumn/images/08_02.jpghttp://www.pref.kagawa.jp/kocho/sanukino/2003/autumn/images/07_01.jpghttp://userdisk.webry.biglobe.ne.jp/001/295/41/1/11485606461575449.jpg

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yeah right that' what i was talking about!:)

Ancient?
Well excuse me, but it's far from being ancient. It only LOOKS ancient.
It's one of the things I don't like about Japan (well, not only about Japan) - coping buildings, architecture that simply doesn't fit in there!
But anyway, that's just my humble opinion...

hmm, there're too many copy towns in Japan, for example, Holland Villages (Huis Ten Bosch,etc.), Spanish village (Parque Espana), Denmark village (Tivoli Park), Russian village, German villages, Little Italy's (Citta Italia,etc), Scandinabian village, Swiss village, Portugal village.many Canadian villages (even little Prince Edward Is.) .. too many copy towns here and there.
replica of Prince Edward Island (Canadian World in Hokkaido)
http://www.sorachi.pref.hokkaido.jp/so-tssak/html/photo/02canada_world03.jpghttp://www.sorachi.pref.hokkaido.jp/so-tssak/html/photo/02canada_world02.jpghttp://www.sorachi.pref.hokkaido.jp/so-tssak/html/photo/02canada_world01.jpg

Some are theme parks, and some are resorts.


British Hills
Well, this is one of the copy villages built for the education of school kids, run by an academic judical person. Guys, what do you feel about this?
As school trip, it's so common for the Japanese students to learn English from the British staffs here, stay a few nights in monor houses and experience British way of life here,
location; Fukushima Pre. 2 hrs from Tokyo by shinkansen

http://hoshiyo.cocolog-nifty.com/photos/b_hills2005/2005_0430_144823aa.JPGhttp://hoshiyo.cocolog-nifty.com/photos/b_hills2005/2005_0430_124833aa.JPG
http://hoshiyo.cocolog-nifty.com/photos/b_hills2005/2005_0429_103004aa.JPGhttp://hoshiyo.cocolog-nifty.com/photos/b_hills2005/2005_0430_141755aa.JPG
http://hoshiyo.cocolog-nifty.com/photos/b_hills2005/2005_0429_103059aa.JPGhttp://hoshiyo.cocolog-nifty.com/photos/b_hills2005/2005_0429_103228aa.JPG
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http://hoshiyo.cocolog-nifty.com/photos/b_hills2005/2005_0430_093734aa.JPGhttp://hoshiyo.cocolog-nifty.com/photos/b_hills2005/2005_0430_133235aa.JPG
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Here's the Italian Village at Nagoya if i'm not mistaken.can't remember

http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/8782/img0097kj4.jpg
http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/2637/img0098ti0.jpg

The British village seems stereotypical (look at the 2 mini coopers and the tudor architecture) It also reminds me of a maid cafe.
The PEI village is pretty realistic imo.
This is all rather surprising and funny to me.

Actually, many of replica villages are suffering from a slam in business.
These are facing management crisis. or already went bankrupt.
New Zealand Village, Shikoku
http://www.dcity-shikoku.com/kagawa-kankosyashin/thumb/cyuusan/images_full/newjilandmura.jpg

German Culture Village, Okinawa
http://www.hakuaiueno.com/philanthropy-museum/photo1.jpg

German Village, Hokkaido (Glucks Koningreich)
http://www.fantastics.co.jp/glicls%20gazou1.jpg
http://www.fantastics.co.jp/image/gluks01.jpghttp://www.fantastics.co.jp/image/glucks03.jpg
http://www.fantastics.co.jp/image/glucks12.jpghttp://www.fantastics.co.jp/image/glucks05.jpg

Turkish Village, Niigata
http://www003.upp.so-net.ne.jp/fuimei/image531.jpghttp://www003.upp.so-net.ne.jp/fuimei/image533.jpghttp://www003.upp.so-net.ne.jp/fuimei/image532.jpg

Russian Village, Niigata
http://www.rosianotomo.com/privetrussia/200506/image002.jpghttp://www.ss.iij4u.or.jp/~ogawa-j/images/roshia/roshia004.JPG

Damn, I'm really suprised:) I din't expect that:) I wish we have not only japanese gardens:/

No spanish village?

Spanish village:
Parque España in Ise Bay near Nagoya
The theme park is comprised of four categories.
1. Spanish Ciudad
Entrance of the park and the Statues of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza
(It's the replica partially of Plaza de España in Seville.
http://drkssk.fc2web.com/zekkyou/parquees/park/entr1.jpg
España Street, which reminds us of Ramblas Street of Barcelona.
http://drkssk.fc2web.com/zekkyou/parquees/park/esp.jpg
Cibeles Plaza
http://drkssk.fc2web.com/zekkyou/parquees/park/cibe.jpg
Replica of Mayor Plaza in Madrid
http://drkssk.fc2web.com/zekkyou/parquees/park/mayol.jpg
Statue of Philip 3 of Spain (indicated by red arrow)
http://drkssk.fc2web.com/zekkyou/parquees/park/feripe.jpg
The park has lots of great Spanish shops and restaurants
http://drkssk.fc2web.com/zekkyou/parquees/park/lia01.jpg
Bar 'Torero'
http://www.parque-net.com/pct/res_les01.jpg
'Alhambra'
http://www.parque-net.com/pct/res_les1_02.gif
Bullfight Roller Coaster 'Matador'
http://drkssk.fc2web.com/zekkyou/parquees/park/cibe2.jpghttp://www.parque-net.com/pct/atr_matadore.gif
2. Spanish Tierra
Xavier Castle
http://drkssk.fc2web.com/zekkyou/parquees/park/habi1.jpg
http://drkssk.fc2web.com/zekkyou/parquees/park/habi3.jpg
http://drkssk.fc2web.com/zekkyou/parquees/park/habi5.jpg
Xavier Museum in the park has one of world's three full-sized reproductions of Altamira Cave
http://www.parque-net.com/pct/atr_habi_1.jpg
Roman Relics in Merida
http://drkssk.fc2web.com/zekkyou/parquees/park/iseki.jpg
3. Spanish Mar
Galleon Ride (attraction)
http://drkssk.fc2web.com/zekkyou/parquees/park2/lag1.jpg
http://drkssk.fc2web.com/zekkyou/parquees/park2/lag5.jpg
Cuentos Forest
http://drkssk.fc2web.com/zekkyou/parquees/park2/que2.jpg
Santa Cruz Street in Andalusia
http://drkssk.fc2web.com/zekkyou/parquees/park2/santa.jpg
4. Spanish Fiesta
This zone is full of rides and amuzement attractions.
Sierra de Montserrat
http://drkssk.fc2web.com/zekkyou/parquees/gran/gran1.jpg
Pyrenees
http://drkssk.fc2web.com/zekkyou/parquees/pyre/pyre1.jpg
http://drkssk.fc2web.com/zekkyou/parquees/pyre/pyre2.jpg
http://drkssk.fc2web.com/zekkyou/parquees/pyre/fd.jpg
http://drkssk.fc2web.com/zekkyou/parquees/pyre/loop2.jpg
http://drkssk.fc2web.com/zekkyou/parquees/pyre/cobra3.jpg
official Hotel 'Hotel Shima Spain Village' in the park
http://www.miyakohotels.ne.jp/spain/ICSFiles/afieldfile/2006/07/27/top_image.jpg

What 'bout Mexico??