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Osaka shopping complex offers VR ninja experience as new attraction
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VR virtual reality headset light up inside at night (Shutterstock/leungchopan)
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shopping complex in Osaka unveiled its latest attractions to the press Wednesday, including a game that offers visitors the experience of becoming a virtual reality ninja.
The expansion of the complex, Jo-Terrace Osaka, in Osaka Castle Park comes as the operator has seen a growing number of foreign and local tourists visit the major historical site, which is modeled on a 16th-century castle.
The VR attraction, which will be formally opened Thursday, sees participants dress as ninja -- covert agents in feudal Japan -- and don goggles to play a game in which they must protect the castle from demons.
The game will be available in Japanese, English, Chinese and Korean.
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The complex also includes six new ramen noodle restaurants as well as an area where customers can taste wagyu beef and sake.
"I want tourists to feel the charm of Japanese culture through the ninja experience and traditional food," said Yoshinobu Takahashi, president of Digisurf Inc., the operator of the new attractions. The company said it expects 300,000 visitors every year.
