An amusement park in Fukuoka Prefecture that sparked a flood of criticism for inserting thousands of frozen fish into its ice skating rink said Friday it will close next year.
Space World in Kitakyushu closed the rink last month after people complained about the attraction, in which around 5,000 fish purchased from a market were embedded in the ice to give the impression of skating on the sea. An online rumor at the time claimed the fish had been frozen alive.
The theme park, which opened in April 1990 on an unused lot at the Yawata steelworks, did not specify why it has decided to close.