Kidzania Koshien - How A Mexican Concept Is Thrilling Kids in Japan

Nothing better illustrates the theme of this blog than the Kidzania concept in Japan.  A children's role playing theme park which began in Mexico City has successfully crossed over the globe to Tokyo, Jakarta and now Koshien, Osaka, with plans to open this year in Madrid, Dubai and Seoul.  Further expansion is confirmed for China and India in 2010.  The brainchild of two Mexican entrepreneurs with a passion to give kids the opportunity to have a "real life" experience, Kidzania shows that creativity and innovation have no boundaries and are not the exclusive preserve of the Japanese, Americans, French or Italians.  After all we have a Spanish retailer, Zara, and a Scandinavian lifestyle store, IKEA, as great examples of big ideas from smaller countries that have proven to be successful everywhere they go.