Nagashima Spa Land

Nagashima Spa Land
Nagashima Spa Land in the distance
Location333 Urayasu, Nagashima, Kuwana, Mie 511-1135 Japan
Coordinates35°01′47″N 136°43′48″E / 35.029698°N 136.730014°E / 35.029698; 136.730014
StatusOperating
Opened1966[1]
Attractions
Total45[2]
Roller coasters12
Water rides2[citation needed]
Websitewww.nagashima-onsen.co.jp (in Japanese)

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 that year.[4]

Nagashima Spa Land from the sky

Rides

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Roller coasters

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Nagashima Spa Land has 12 roller coasters.[1]

Name Year installed Manufacturer Description
Acrobat (アクロバット) 2015 Bolliger & Mabillard Steel flying coaster.
Arashi (嵐) 2017 S&S Worldwide Fourth dimension wing coaster.
Children Coaster (チルドレンコースター) 1983 Zierer Steel family coaster.
Corkscrew (コークスクリュー) 2012 Arrow Dynamics Steel corkscrew coaster.
Hakugei (白鯨) 2019 Rocky Mountain Construction Steel coaster.
Jet Coaster (ジェットコースター) 1966 Togo Steel coaster.
Looping Star (ルーピングスター) 1982 Schwarzkopf Steel coaster.
Peter Rabbit Coaster (ピーターラビットコースター) 2012 Hoei Sangyo Co Steel family coaster.
Shuttle Loop (シャトルループ) 1980 Schwarzkopf Steel coaster.
Steel Dragon 2000 (スチールドラゴン2000) 2000 D.H. Morgan Manufacturing Steel giga coaster.
Ultra Twister (ウルトラツイスター) 2012 Togo Steel pipeline coaster.
Wild Mouse (ワイルドマウス) 1996 Mack Rides Steel spinning coaster.

Ferris wheel

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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

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Yuami-no-Shima

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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

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

Incidents

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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

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  1. ^ a b "Nagashima Spa Land (Kuwana, Mie, Japan)".
  2. ^ "Japanguides.net". 12 October 2017.
  3. ^ "ナガシマリゾート".
  4. ^ "Theme Index Museum Index 2022". Themed Entertainment Association. Retrieved 2023-07-09.
  5. ^ "Nagashima Resort Guide Book" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-06-25. Retrieved 2011-08-25.
  6. ^ 大観覧車オーロラ (in Japanese)
  7. ^ a b "About Nagashima Resort - Mie Travel Guide | Planetyze". Planetyze. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
  8. ^ a b "The Intel".
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