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complex, an outdoor outlet mall, and 3 official hotels. 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

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Rides

Roller coasters

Nagashima Spa Land has 12 roller coasters.

Ferris wheel

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

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. It is tall and in diameter.大観覧車オーロラ

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.

Nabana-no-Sato

Nabana-no-Sato is a botanical garden known for its light shows. During spring time, tulips and dahlias bloom throughout it.

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. The ride was closed for three years until sturdier wheels were installed, and it reopened in 2006.

References

External links

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Mie Prefecture tourism guide to Nagashima Spa LandNagashima Spa Land Gallery
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