is an amusement park in

Kuwana, Mie is a city located in Mie Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 141,045 in 60,301 households and a population density of 1000 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Kuwana is located in northern Mie Pr ...

, Japan. It features several roller coasters, thrill rides, and kid rides, a giant

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, a water park, and 3 official hotels. As of 2012, Nagashima Spa Land is the 18th most visited amusement park in the world. Nagashima spa land skyview

Ferris wheel

Nagashima Spa Land is the home of Aurora Wheel, a giant

. It is tall and in diameter.

Roller coasters

Existing roller coasters: *

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* Children Coaster *

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* Hakugei * Jet Coaster * Looping Star * Peter Rabbit Coaster * Shuttle Loop * Steel Dragon 2000 * Ultra Twister * Wild Mouse, two mirror image tracks

Nearby attractions

Yuami-no-Shima

This is another Hot Spring (onsen) theme park located at Nagashima Spa Land. It is the largest theme park of its kind in Japan (onsen theme park), where you can enjoy up to 16 natural onsen.

Nabana-no-Sato

This is a nearby botanical garden known for its beautiful illumination. During spring time, tulips and dahlias bloom all over. During winter time, the LED light display is extremely popular with the tourists.

Incidents

On October 19, 2003 - Steel Dragon 2000 - A train lost a wheel, resulting in a guest in the water park suffering a broken hip. The ride was closed until sturdier wheels were installed and it reopened in 2006.

Transport links

Access by bus is from

Kuwana Station is an interchange passenger railway station located in the city of Kuwana, Mie Prefecture, Japan. It is jointly operated by the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai), and they private railway operator Kintetsu Railway and its subsidiary Yō ...

or Meitetsu Bus Center; there are no services from Nagashima Station or Kintetsu Nagashima Station.桑名・いなべ～名古屋路線図
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Mie Kotsu , also known as , is a public transportation company which operates local and long-distance buses in Mie prefecture, Japan. The company has other ventures, including a taxicab business and real estate. Mie Kotsu used to also own railway lines, b ...

References

External links

* * (English translation by Google)
Mie Prefecture tourism guide to Nagashima Spa Land
*http://www.tartoinjapan.com/photos/20061111_nagashima/spaland_2.jpg Amusement parks in Japan Water parks in Japan Buildings and structures in Mie Prefecture Tourist attractions in Mie Prefecture 1966 establishments in Japan Amusement parks opened in 1966 Kuwana, Mie {{Amusement-park-stub