In 2003, Junya Suzuki visited three different Legolands — all in Europe and all during the same trip. That was his honeymoon. The Legoland marathon was all the more remarkable given that Suzuki's new wife was not, he says, a "huge fan of Lego."

To makes things fair, or perhaps as a compromise — an essential brick in any marriage — the newlyweds also visited Holland, paying a visit to the Miffy Museum, which was much more to her liking.

Suzuki's love of Lego is perhaps not surprising. As a child growing up in Saitama, he shied away from sports and outdoor activities.