Godzilla Real Escape Game Gets Another Extension at Atami Bay Resort

The Godzilla Real Escape Game will run an additional 2 months at the Atami Korakuen Hotel. Photo courtesy of SCRAP. ©SCRAP TM & © TOHO CO.

Source: SCRAP press release
Official Site: https://realdgame.jp/atami-godzilla/

For much more information about the Godzilla Real Escape Game, please see the previous coverage here on SciFi Japan.

SCRAP Co., Ltd. (Location: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Representative: Takao Kato), in partnership with Tokyo Dome Resort Operations Co., Ltd. (Location: Atami City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Representative: Takayuki Iwase), has announced the extension of the one-day course of the Real Escape Game "Godzilla Approaching: Hotel Escape" (ゴジラ迫るホテルからの脱出, Gojira Semaru Hoteru Kara no Dasshutsu).

Also known as "Atami Godzilla Escape" (熱海ゴジラ脱出, Atami Gojira Dasshutsu), the Godzilla event is being held at Atami Bay Resort Korakuen, a popular tourist retreat complex that includes the Atami Korakuen Hotel, which opened 1965. Atami was the site of the final battle in the 1962 film KING KONG VS. GODZILLA (キングコング対ゴジラ, Kingu Kongu Tai Gojira), and has been the setting for various monster movies and special effects films.

With the cooperation of Toho Co., SCRAP has used Atami as the stage for a special experience that sets itself apart from the standard escape games. Visitors can enjoy an original story that ties back directly to the events of KING KONG VS. GODZILLA, with new film footage depicting Godzilla's attack on present-day Atami. In addition, the Godzilla featured in the Real Escape Game is a new design -- primarily based on the Heisei Godzilla but with some Showa attributes plus more modern-style craggy dorsal fins -- that is exclusive to this event.

There have been two versions of "Godzilla Approaching: Hotel Escape" to choose from. The longer "Overnight Course" allows players to fully enjoy the resort, which is located in a perfect location overlooking the night view of Atami and the Sagami Sea, for a rich and intense experience. The "Day Trip Course" is a more lighthearted, easy-to-follow game that balances Atami sightseeing and puzzle-solving. Both courses have proven popular with participants. The "Overnight Course" will end on Sunday, July 23, 2023 as previously announced, but the event organizers have decided to further extend the "Day Trip Course" for the foreseeable future.

By extending this event, which can only be experienced in Atami, SCRAP and Tokyo Dome resort Operations aim to make it a new standard for sightseeing in the area.

Real Escape Game "Godzilla Approaching: Hotel Escape" Day Trip Course Extension Overview

■ Event Period
Before and After Sunday, July 23, 2023

■ Reservations
Reservations for dates after Sunday, July, 2023 begin Monday, July 17, 2023 at noon. Sales will continue until Tuesday, October 31, 2023. After that, sales will be sequential.

■ Venue
Atami Bay Resort Korakuen
10-1, Wadahamaminami-cho,Atami-shi, Shizuoka, Japan, 413-8626

■ Day Trip Course Play Format
・Number of participants：1 or More People
・Location：Indoor/Outdoor Tour
・Duration： 2 to 3 hours
・Kit Pick-Up Time：7:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.

■ Fees
Real Escape Game Fee: From 2,900円 (Approximately $21.68 U.S.) Per Person

*Some scenes are outside due to movement between buildings of "Atami Bay Resort Korakuen".

©SCRAP TM & © TOHO CO.

About SCRAP

SCRAP Co., Ltd. was established in 2007 as a free paper publishing company in Kyoto, Japan (The free paper is now on hiatus). SCRAP has become popular for hosting and producing immersive and adventurous puzzle events; renting out amusement parks and stadiums to create real-life escape games, creating riddles for books, apps, and TV programs, and helping companies plan mystery-solving promotional events. Their live action Real Escape Games have been held in schools, abandoned hospitals, amusement parks, stadiums, and churches across Asia, and made their U.S debut in San Francisco in 2012. Riding on their momentum, the company has also launched a fan club, "Detective Boys SCRAP Club" (少年探偵SCRAP団, Shonen Tantei SCRAP-dan). SCRAP continues to collaborate with TV stations and record companies, and is constantly creating new forms of entertainment.

About Tokyo Dome Corporation

Established in 1936, Tokyo Dome Corp. provides entertainment and leisure services. Their facilities include the Tokyo Dome Hotel, Atami Korakuen Hotel and Matsudo Keirin Racetrack.

About Atami Bay Resort Korakuen

Atami Bay Resort Korakuen is a resort complex centered on the Atami Korakuen Hotel. In addition to the hotel, the resort features the Fuua Ocean Spa, Atami's largest day-trip hot spring facility with open-air baths, spacious lounges, bedrock baths, cafes, and restaurants; the new "IZU-ICHI" food market that includes "HARBOR'S W", a seaside Japanese, Western, and Chinese buffet where visitors can enjoy more than 60 kinds of dishes -- from creative meals that make use of local Izu ingredients to piping hot grilled foods that are freshly prepared in the live kitchen -- plus original craft beers; and "La Izu Marche", where delicious foods from Izu and the surrounding area can be purchased.

About Toho

Toho Company, Limited, is a Japanese entertainment studio focused on the development, production, exhibition, and distribution of powerful live action and animated content including motion pictures, television and theater. Founded in 1932, Toho remains a prominent force in bringing brands and original storytelling with versatile talents to audiences worldwide. Its subsidiaries include Toho Cinemas, the highest grossing exhibition company in Japan, and Toho International, Inc., a U.S. established incorporated company that manages and commercializes Tohoâ€™s intellectual property portfolio. To learn more, visit toho.co.jp/en.

About Godzilla

Godzilla, the King of Monsters, has been making a name for himself around the world ever since he first appeared. The first film in the series, released in 1954, was an unprecedented hit, drawing an audience of 9.61 million. Since then, more than 30 films have been produced in Japan alone, and the total number of viewers for the series has exceeded 100 million. To this day, the series continues to enjoy broad popularity and overwhelming recognition among men and women of all ages. Godzilla has been portrayed as an existence that transcends human knowledge, and the themes of his works have reflected the social conditions of each era while fascinating people living in that era.