Yomiuriland
| Yomiuriland | ||||
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 Roller coaster bandit |
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| place | Inagi | |||
| opening | September 24, 1964 | |||
| Website | yomiuriland.com | |||
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Coordinates: 35 ° 37 ′ 33 ″ N , 139 ° 31 ′ 7 ″ E
The Yomiuriland ( Jap. よみうりランド , Yomiurirando ) is a theme park in Japan . It is located in the area of City Inagi in Tokyo , with a small part in Kawasaki in Kanagawa Prefecture . It is operated by the Yomiuri Group , the holding company of the media company Yomiuri Shinbun .
location
The amusement park, which opened in 1964 and has expanded several times since then, is located in the southern part of the Tama Hills , near the private Nihon Joshi Daigaku University . It can be reached via two train stations: Yomiuriland-mae on the Odakyū Odawara Line and Keiō-Yomiuri-Land on the Keiō Sagamihara Line . The Sky Shuttle , a gondola lift with eight-person cabins, overcomes a height difference of 44 meters over a length of 883 meters , leads to the latter .
Attractions
There are more than 40 rides in Yomiuriland, divided into seven thematic areas. These include a ferris wheel and a roller coaster called Bandit , which at the time of its commissioning in 1988 was considered the highest and fastest system in the world. Also integrated into the Yomiuriland is the adventure pool WAI .
Web links
- Yomiuriland visitor website (Japanese, English)
- Company website Yomiuriland (Japanese)
Individual evidence
- ↑ TCD8 Yomiuri Land. Remontées mécaniques, 2020, accessed on April 4, 2020 (French).
- ^ Bandit at Yomiuriland: the history behind the first Hyper Coaster. ParkVault, 2020, accessed April 4, 2020 .