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After a long ride, will anyone save this Tokyo carousel?

Travel Oct 2, 2020

After a long ride, will anyone save this Tokyo carousel?

by Motoko Rich and Hikari Hida

More than 110 years after its creation in Germany, the future of Toshimaen's El Dorado merry-go-round now seems uncertain.

Toshimaen fans bid final farewells to a 94-year-old Tokyo institution

National / Media | Japan Pulse Sep 5, 2020

Toshimaen fans bid final farewells to a 94-year-old Tokyo institution

by Kaori Shoji

"We loved Toshimaen because it was uniquely Japanese,” one fan wrote on Twitter. “Now it's going to be just another imported theme park."

Tokyo's Toshimaen amusement park ends 94-year run to make way for Harry Potter

Business / Corporate Aug 31, 2020

Tokyo's Toshimaen amusement park ends 94-year run to make way for Harry Potter

Most of the 22-hectare site will be purchased by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, which plans to build a park there.

Toshimaen calls it quits, to be replaced by Harry Potter theme park in 2023

Business Jun 13, 2020

Toshimaen calls it quits, to be replaced by Harry Potter theme park in 2023

The 94-year-old amusement park, which has entertained generations, will close for good in August.

'Harry Potter' theme park eyed to replace Tokyo's Toshimaen

Business / Corporate Feb 3, 2020

'Harry Potter' theme park eyed to replace Tokyo's Toshimaen

The new facility will be a departure from the Harry Potter attraction in Osaka.

Girl, 8, drowns at Tokyo amusement park Toshimaen; body found under inflatable island

National Aug 16, 2019

Girl, 8, drowns at Tokyo amusement park Toshimaen; body found under inflatable island

An 8-year-old girl was confirmed dead at a Tokyo hospital Thursday after being found underneath an inflatable island in a swimming pool at Toshimaen amusement park. According to the Metropolitan Police Department, Yuka Morimoto of Asaka, Saitama Prefecture, likely drowned after getting trapped under the ...

National Dec 28, 2018

Police called as filming of TV comedy show draws massive crowd at Tokyo park

Police were called out to deal with traffic congestion and noise disturbance in the early hours of Thursday after a huge crowd gathered to watch a popular entertainment TV program being filmed at an amusement park in Tokyo. The problem occurred after Tokyo Broadcasting System ...

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