Takakonuma Greenland
Previously known as Takakonuma Family Park

Takakonuma Greenland is located in Fukushima Prefecture
Takakonuma Greenland
Takakonuma Greenland
LocationDate City, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates37°48′19″N 140°31′07″E / 37.805174°N 140.518620°E / 37.805174; 140.518620
StatusDefunct
Opened1973 (1973)
Closed1999 (1999)
OwnerKSC Co. Ltd
Attractions
Total~12
Roller coasters2

Takakonuma Greenland (Japanese: 高子沼グリーンランド, Hepburn: Takakonuma Gurīnrando) was a Amusement park near Date, Fukushima, Japan. It opened in 1973 but temporarily closed a few years later. It reopened in 1982[1][2][3] before permanently closing in 1999, the park was left abandoned until it was demolished between 2006 and 2007,[1][3][4][5] the park has become an Urban Legend due to its apparent isolation and sometimes misty conditions.[6]

History

The park opened in 1973 as Takakonuma Family Park Co., Ltd.[7] but closed after only a few years of operating.[1][8][9][10]

The park was reopened as Takakonuma Greenland Co., Ltd.[7] on April 2, 1982,[2][3] the business rights were acquired by KSC Co. Ltd (then Sagawa Reizo Co., Ltd.) in May 1988, and fully in July 1992[3][11]

The park permanently closed in October 1999 due to poor attendance and deteriorating facilities,[10][3] the park lay abandoned for several years, before it was demolished after 2006.[1][5][12]

Solar Panels were installed on the site in 2014[1]

Attractions

The park was notable for being Fukushima Prefecture's first and largest amusement park and contained several rides.[1][6]

Other attractions included an ice skating rink, game corner, Petting Zoo[17] and Insect Museum.

The park was used as a location in the film Kamen Rider 555: Paradise Lost.[6][18]

The park appears in the Opening of the Original video animation "FREEDOM"[6]

The Park has become a popular Urban Legend and Creepypasta, with several of these stories claiming the parks location is undisclosed and isolated and that the park experienced several fatalities.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "死亡事故の噂が残る福島の廃墟テーマパーク「高子沼グリーンランド」の現在". スパイシー (in Japanese). 2017-09-15. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
  2. 1 2 "Takakonuma Greenland opens on April 2nd". Financial world Fukushima (Magazine) (in Japanese) (11(4) ed.). Financial World 21. 1982-04-01. p. 70. doi:10.11501/2832599. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "福島県". web2.nazca.co.jp. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
  4. 1 2 "T子沼グリーンランドその4". www5f.biglobe.ne.jp. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
  5. 1 2 "[スバル インプレッサ]高子沼グリーンランド". みんカラ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-08-28.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 "福島の廃墟「高子沼グリーンランド」は死亡事故の噂が？現在の心霊情報は？ | 旅行・お出かけの情報メディア". traveroom.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-08-26.
  7. 1 2 "持ち主不明の記録のある事業所一覧表" (PDF). www.nenkin.go.jp. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
  8. ↑ "日本国内の遊園地の廃墟【廃墟マニア厳選！今は無き夢の跡地】". premium-goma.com. Retrieved 2023-08-26.
  9. ↑ "Takakonuma Greenland". Atlas Obscura. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
  10. 1 2 "Display Location: Greenland Amusement Park - Urban Exploration Resource". www.uer.ca. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
  11. ↑ "会社案内｜株式会社 ケー・エス・シー｜アミューズパーク". ksc-amipa.com. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
  12. ↑ Tito (2012-08-29). "Takakanuma Greenland is no more…". Bloggitos - ブロッギトス. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
  13. ↑ fwgp (2017-06-17). "日本の観覧車一覧（過去）". FWGP (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-12-04.
  14. ↑ "Jet Coaster - Takakonuma Greenland (Date, Fukushima, Japan)". rcdb.com. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
  15. ↑ "Bobster - Takakonuma Greenland (Date, Fukushima, Japan)". rcdb.com. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
  16. ↑ 懐かしの映像 平成２年５月撮影 ～懐かしの高子沼グリーンランド～, retrieved 2023-12-04
  17. 1 2 高子沼グリーンランド 1995年CM, retrieved 2023-12-04
  18. ↑ ultragoji2, Kamen Rider 555: Paradise Lost, retrieved 2023-08-25{{citation}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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