Magmi (マグ美) gives a guided tour of ULFES 2006.

And the highlight of ULFES - The Livestage!

「ウルトラマン40th 集え光の戦士たち」

See you at ULFES 2007 next year!

Shiaz’s visit to ULTRAMAN LAND in 2004:

UltramanLAH! crew’s pilgrimage to ULTRAMAN FESTIVAL during July 2005 in Tokyo, Japan:

One of our Ultra fans, UltramanShiaz went on a pilgrimage to Ultraman Land during November 2004. Here are his reports:

ULTRAMAN LAND is an amusement park built by Tsuburaya Productions, located in the middle of Kyushu, one of Japan’s four major islands. If you are a die-hard fan, you can drop by this place during your Kyushu trip. However, it’s a very small place, which can be cover in about 3hours.

Official Website

Location: 1574 Honide, Arao City, Kumamoto 864-0012 JAPAN
Admission Fees: Adult 700 Yen and 500 Yen child
Operating Hours : Daily from 10am - 5pm (may vary depending on the season)

How to get there

According to the brochure

By Train, Then Bus
Take a train from Hakata station(main station in Kyushu) to Kumamoto then to Omuta Station (around 50mins train ride)

Entrance & Exit of Omuta station

As you walk out from the station, you can see the bus-stop

Time schedule for bus

Take Mitsui GreenLand Bus (ard 25mins ride) to UltramanLand

The bus will stop at Mitsui Hotel Verde, which is right across the street from ULTRAMANLAND.

Or you can take a taxi too (price is about 1600yen, 10-15mins ride)

Attractions at Ultraman Land:

All Ultra Heroes Line-up - Statues of UltraHeroes
Ultra Live Stage - Daily sessions of stunts & performance of the Ultras
Ultra Car Exhibit - Really Cool exhibits of the vehicles
Ultraman Puppet Theater - Puppeteers performing skit with hand-crafted monster puppets.
Ultraman World M78 - A separate building from the main hall, shaped like the Science Patrol headquarters. A large assortment of Ultra toys, videos, collectibles, etc
Ultra de Restaurant - Hilarous & cute menus and small scale of Ultramaland display

The following clip is a live recording of the Live Stage show at Ultraman Land. This shows features Ultraman Neos, Ultraman Cosmos and Ultraman Dyna. It also features a stage battle between Black King (From Return of Ultraman) and the tag-team Ultraman the First and Ultraman Nexus.

ULTRAMAN LAND LIVETAGE. Right click on link to save clip.

Follow the links below for the photos taken at Ultraman Land:
UltramanLand Fotos Part 1
UltramanLand Fotos Part 2

One of us made a pilgrimage to Ikebukuro in the month of August for the Ultraman Festival 2004.

Click here for the photos taken at ULTRAMAN FESTIVAL O4

Click here for the screen caps of the ULTRAMAN LIVE STAGE 7 (Part 1). Refer to this link for the video for Livestage 7

ULTRAMAN LIVESTAGE 7 ~ Part 1 - Fight! The First Messenger Ultraman Noa Arise! (Show dates: 24 Jul - 11 Aug 04)
Synopsis: The cells of GODDESS were stolen by miscreant villains. The Intergalactic Police force (staffed by the Ultra warriors) were on the case. Ultraman Ace, was ambushed by a mysterious dark giant while during his field assignment…

The Ultraman Livestage 7 is available on DVD

More Field Reports to follow. Watch this space!