Edo Wonderland Cosplay

Edo Wonderland, originally uploaded by AdrielH.

Today we spent some time at Edo Wonderland in Nikko, 2-3 hours from Tokyo. Nikko is a heritage site with incredible temples in the forests. Edo Wonderland is a theme park with ninja shows. On my first trip to Japan, we visited both, but with the kids the theme park was in favor.
The Edo period in Japan ran from 1603 to 1868 and is rich with violent lore. At Edo Wonderland, or Edo Mura as it is called in Japanese, you can rent period costumes and fit in with the scene, which includes movie and commercial TV sets.
Along with the historical garb, we saw several groups engaged in role play with their own costumes - distinguishable from the staff not only by their silver platform stills, but by the endless photographs they took took of each other. One couple even had a professional photographer in tow.