Toshimaen 31st The act of 94 years of history Closed with lots of people mourning August 30 17:14

"Toshimaen," an amusement park in Nerima-ku, Tokyo, will be on the 31st and will kick off the history of 1994. The last Sunday, the 30th, is crowded with many people who miss the closing.

The Toshimaen amusement park in Tokyo's Nerima Ward, which opened in 1926, will close in 31 days.

The last Sunday, the 30th, "Toshimaen" opened at 9am, which is earlier than usual, because there was a large line at the entrance at 8am.

The park was crowded with many people, and the pool and the carousel Eldorado, which was certified as a mechanical heritage in 2010, were particularly popular.

In addition, before the closing of the park, there was an exhibition introducing the history of "Toshimaen" in the park, and many people listened to the staff.

On the 31st, "Toshimaen" will be closed at 8 o'clock in the night sky with fireworks and a closing ceremony will be held, ending the 94-year history.

The site is a theme park and a park with disaster prevention function

"Toshimaen" opened in 1926 and has 22 hectares of sites and attractions such as a pool.

It was known as one of the amusement parks that represent the metropolitan area, with the introduction of indoor ski resorts in the 1955's and the world's first facility such as the "flowing pool" in the 1940s. It has been familiar to people.

In the 1990s, the number of visitors exceeded 4 million, but in the midst of these circumstances, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government acquired a large area of ​​land centered on Toshimaen in 2011 from the Seibu Group and others, following the Great East Japan Earthquake. In addition, we have established a policy of establishing a metropolitan park that can also be used as an evacuation site in the event of a disaster.

After that, the number of visitors decreased to 960,000 in FY2017, but recovered slightly in FY2018 to 1.12 million.

And in June this year, Seibu Railway, which owns the land, announced that it would close the park this month.

Regarding the maintenance of the site of Toshimaen, Tokyo has signed a memorandum of understanding with Seibu Railway and others, and the theme park of "Harry Potter", a world-famous novel and movie, and a park with disaster prevention function will be available by the first half of 2023. It is scheduled to be maintained.