Cosplay performance part-time work   Theme park hotels offer anime-themed work-exchange stays in summer vacation

Reporter You T-Ru / Special Report




▲ The meet-and-greet of Xiao Lian and Xiao Douzi. (Photo / Provided by the business)

Located in Gukeng, Yunlinis the Chienkuo Shan Prince Hotel,Taiwan’s only five-star international leisure resort hotel featuring the 60-hectare theme park “Chienkuo Shan World.” With its spacious, bright lobby featuring high ceilings, the three-dimensional carved stone wall murals exude rugged elegance and reflect a refined Southern European Spanish leisure style. It offers a total of 310 spacious and bright, exquisitely designed guest rooms, including one presidential suite, six VIP suites, 61 deluxe rooms, 178 superior rooms, 11 Japanese-style rooms, 15 standard twin rooms, and 21 standard single rooms, all furnished with imported sofas and decorated in an elegant and comfortable style.

The hotel offers a diverse range of dining options, including the Zen Garden Chinese Restaurant, Azure Western Restaurant, Kanazawa Japanese Shabu-Shabu, and the Atrium Bar. Its rich and multifunctional leisure facilities include a health club, children’s story room, game room, and other cozy environments perfect for family fun. In addition, it also provides comprehensive holiday conference packages with advanced hardware equipment, customized services, and spacious, flexible usage spaces—fully delivering a professional and complete meeting-and-vacation experience.


▲ The Atrium Bar. (Photo / Provided by the business)

The Cosplay Summer Carnival is happening at the Chienkuo Shan Prince Hotel. Following June’s co-hosting of the second “TSCC2013 Taiwan Super Cosplay Festival,” to continue the anime craze, the hotel has specially launched the “Family Outing with Kids Free Starting from 4999 NTD,” featuring exciting on-site activities such as a super-popular anime exhibition, the “Find Xiao Wei” check-in event, weekend family movie screenings, and more. Guests can also enjoy discounted prices on the “Summer Feast Happy Family Meal.”

The Chienkuo Shan Prince Anime Festival displays posters from 17 years of Detective Conan movie editions, collector items from fans, handcrafted manuscripts by Taiwan’s original light novel queen “YU Wo,” custom-made protagonist BJD dolls, and YU Wo’s personal collections. In addition, there is the Thomas the Tank Engine-themed room beloved by families, the YU Wo-themed room popular among young guests, and the brand-new world-exclusive Detective Conan-themed room.


▲ The Conan-themed room. (Photo / Provided by the business)


▲ The Conan anime exhibition. (Photo / Provided by the business)


▲ The original YU Wo anime exhibition. (Photo / Provided by the business)

In addition, the Chienkuo Shan Hotel especially recommends the rareCosplay work-exchange stay program,inviting friends passionate about anime and talented in performing to seize the opportunity to showcase themselves and experience a unique work-exchange stay. Just submit your performance video to the Chienkuo Shan Prince Hotel for selection, prepare a 20-minute performance, and perform on weekends to get free accommodation and also earn theme park entry tickets.

Taiwan’s first-ever most “adorable” summer camp also kicks off in the summer vacation. For those who love anime cosplay and want to take their passion further, a 3-day-2-night summer camp is offered. The program invites renowned cosplayer Neneko to teach courses covering costume making, makeup styling, and a cosplayer photobook and doujin event. Through guidance and hands-on activities, children can “learn by doing” and unlock their potential. The “Cosplay Summer Camp” is scheduled for August 22–24, and students from third year of junior high to second year of university are welcome to apply.