Nagashima_Spa_Land

Nagashima Spa Land

Nagashima Spa Land

Japanese amusement park in Kuwana


Nagashima Spa Land (ナガシマスパーランド, Nagashima Supā Rando) is an amusement park and vacation resort in Kuwana, Mie, Japan, about 30 km west of Nagoya. It opened in 1966, and features an amusement park with several roller coasters, thrill rides, kiddie rides, a water park (open only in the summer), a hot springs complex, an outdoor outlet mall, and 3 official hotels.[3] In 2022, Nagashima Spa Land hosted 4.2 million visitors, making it the 21st-most visited amusement park in the world and the fourth-most visited in Japan behind Tokyo Disneyland, Tokyo DisneySea and Universal Studios Japan.[4]

Nagashima Spa Land from the sky
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Rides

Roller coasters

Nagashima Spa Land has 12 roller coasters.[1]

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Ferris wheel

Nagashima Spa Land is the home of Aurora Wheel, a giant Ferris wheel. It is 90 metres (295 ft) tall[5] and 83 metres (272 ft) in diameter.[6]

Other attractions

Yuami-no-Shima

Yuami-no-Shima is a hot spring (onsen) theme park located at Nagashima Spa Land. It is the largest theme park of its kind in Japan.[7]

Nabana-no-Sato

Nabana-no-Sato is a botanical garden known for its illumination. During spring time, tulips and dahlias bloom throughout it.[7]

Incidents

On 19 October 2003, one of Steel Dragon 2000's trains lost a wheel, resulting in a guest in the water park suffering a broken hip.[8] The ride was closed for three years until sturdier wheels were installed, and it reopened in 2006.[8]


References

  1. "Nagashima Spa Land (Kuwana, Mie, Japan)".
  2. "Japanguides.net". 12 October 2017.
  3. "Theme Index Museum Index 2022". Themed Entertainment Association. Retrieved 2023-07-09.
  4. "Nagashima Resort Guide Book" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-06-25. Retrieved 2011-08-25.

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