"Seibuen Amusement Park" in Tokorozawa City, Saitama Prefecture has undergone a large-scale renovation with the theme of "nostalgia", with new shopping streets in the Showa era and attractions where you can enjoy the world of special effects movies.

It was reopened on the 19th with thorough measures against infection with the new coronavirus, including all employees undergoing PCR tests.

Seibuen Amusement Park in Tokorozawa City, which has been open for more than 70 years, has been closed since November last year and has been closed for about 10 billion yen due to the aging of the facility and the slump in the number of visitors. It has been renovated.



For the time being, as a measure to prevent the infection of the new coronavirus, the maximum number of people who can enter the park is 5,000, and the people who visited at the time of the reopening went into the park one after another after measuring the temperature and disinfecting.



A new area with the theme of "nostalgia" was created in the park, and the area named "Sunset Hill Shopping Street" is inspired by the 1960s and is lined with 30 shops such as greengrocers and candy stores.



You can talk to the friendly shopkeepers and enjoy performances such as picture-story shows and banana smashing.



On the 19th, a humorous picture-story show by the shop owner and the cat was shown, and the visitors were immediately enjoying it.



In addition to keeping a space between the employees performing the performance and the customers so as not to be crowded, all employees are thoroughly protected against infection, such as undergoing a PCR test before the reopening. ..



Here, you can shop at the prices of the time using the amusement park's original banknotes, and you can also enjoy making traditional sweets "puffed rice" by inflating rice with a special machine.



There is also an area in the park with the theme of the characters of Osamu Tezuka's works "Astro Boy" and "Jungle Emperor", and there are four types of ride attractions such as mini trains and roller coasters.



In addition, a new attraction where you can experience the world of the popular special effects movie "Godzilla" series was created and was visited by many people.



A woman in her thirties who visited with a two-year-old child said, "I want to have fun while imagining that time."



Seibuen Amusement Park President Takumi Fujii said, "It's a difficult situation in Corona, but I want to make it a theme park where many people can feel energized and happy."