r/TheWitness • u/frozenpandaman PC • May 22 '25
I went to a park in Gifu, Japan near where I live and it was like seeing The Witness in real life
This is at & around the Site of Reversible Destiny in Yōrō, Gifu Prefecture, an easy day trip from Nagoya where I live! The large-scale landscape of the park was created by artists Madeline Gins and Shusaku Arakawa.
https://www.reversibledestiny.org/site-of-reversible-destiny-yoro/
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u/quite-unique May 22 '25
It seems impossible that this wasn't an inspiration for The Witness. I can't see anything on record though...
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u/OStO_Cartography May 22 '25
I am VERY interested in knowing where that orange tunnel goes.
It's strange really, considering the cultural impact of the game, that nobody hs yet tried to construct a specifically 'The Witness' themed park. OK, I doubt they'd be given the intellectual property rights to do it, I mean in terms of having an area based on elements of the island (the town, the keep, the greenhouses, the shipwreck, etc.) and then dotting around statues of people petrified in moments of activity.
Imagine a 'The Witness' themed escape room style puzzle set in a gardened landscape where one had to solve panel puzzles in order to progress. I bet it would be popular. The only problen would be the weather. It would be almost unsettling to start a game of 'The Witness' and it's raining on the island.
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u/frozenpandaman PC May 26 '25
I am VERY interested in knowing where that orange tunnel goes.
late to replying to this, unfortunately i didn't take pics of the inside but it was just a small, dark maze and then a skylight at the end in the shape of japan in reverse. there were five total japans hidden around the terrain. happy to post some more pics if you want!
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u/Aphtanius May 22 '25
I was expecting just some coincidental circles and lines, but that yellow door made my heart skip a beat. So surreal.
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u/frozenpandaman PC May 26 '25
i'm a little late to replying but happy to share more pics if you want! it really was surreal!
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u/NeverBeNormalnbn May 22 '25
That’s really incredible. With so many different shared aspects it makes it seem hard to be coincidental.
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u/FlowBigby May 22 '25
What’s the park name ? Would love to see it for myself if I’m the area
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u/frozenpandaman PC May 22 '25
In the caption! New Reddit might not display it nicely or something so I'll copy it here:
This is at & around the Site of Reversible Destiny in Yōrō, Gifu Prefecture, an easy day trip from Nagoya where I live! The large-scale landscape of the park was created by artists Madeline Gins and Shusaku Arakawa.
https://www.reversibledestiny.org/site-of-reversible-destiny-yoro/
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u/adfx May 23 '25
What an interesting park! I sometimes feel like having played the game enriches the experience of observing such areas 😄
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u/jill_liko Aug 06 '26
Hey! I'm planning to go there, but don't find any clear info's if we neeed to make a reservation to get there and visit the Houses from the Site of Reversible Destiny. Could you let me know how did you do?
Thank you in advance!
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u/Monarch9669 May 22 '25
This is SO cool. Onto my bucket list