Japan’s first outdoor Legoland park fully opened in Nagoya on Saturday as a major attraction aimed at bringing more foreign…
NAGOYA —
Japan’s first outdoor Legoland park fully opened in Nagoya on Saturday as a major attraction aimed at bringing more foreign tourists and an economic boon to the country’s third largest business area.
With children’s ticket priced higher than Tokyo Disneyland’s, Legoland Japan offers various rides inspired by the Danish toy and serves meals including whimsical block-shaped fried potatoes in the seaside premises.
Visitors can stroll down a miniature town, called Miniland, which has models of landmark buildings in Japan, such as Tokyo Station, Kiyomizu temple in Kyoto and a 2-meter-high Nagoya Castle.
Some 10 million pieces of Lego were used to complete the miniature town, according to the park’s operator.
Children can drive go-karts, ride a roller coaster and take a “submarine” tour through a real fish tank in the 9.3-hectare park in the Kinjo Wharf area.
Torben Jensen, president of Legoland Japan Ltd., told reporters recently that the park’s operator plans to expand the size of the premises, open a Legoland hotel and build new attractions to increase the number of repeat guests.
