Tokyo Entertainment 🎢 Winter Fun at One of Japan's Largest Theme Parks ★ TOSHIMAEN (豊島園)

Tokyo Entertainment Amusement park

2017.12.22

Amusement Park, Water Park, Ice Skating, and More!

Japan's Beloved 100+ Year Amusement Park, Toshimaen

We love amusement parks! So this time we went to Tokyo's very own Toshimaen, an amusement park with a history of about 100 years. Toshimaen Park is perfect for those of all ages. It has roller coasters, petting zoos, a GORGEOUS ancient merry-go-round, a coy fish fishing area, and more. Then for the winter there's a limited illumination and skating center for the winter!

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FYI:
※Toshimaen doesn't accept people with tattoos※
Even after you're already in the park
and they see you have a tattoo,
they might ask you to leave and not get a refund!

🎢Access🎢

From Shinjuku:
20 mins taking the Toei Oedo Line
to Toshimaen Station
*2 min walk from A2 Exit

From Ikebukuro:
14 mins taking the Seibu Ikebukuro Line
to Toshimaen Station
*1 min walk from station

From Nerima:
2 min train ride taking Seibu Yurakucho Line
to Toshimaen Station
*1 min walk from station
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WINTER ILLUMINATION AT TOSHIMAEN

Toshimaen Winter Fantasia

⏰: Sunset to 7:30pm (until 6pm on 12/31, 1/2, and 1/3)

Tokyo during the winter gets dark pretty early. Once it does (around 4:30pm), that's when all the lights come out to play at Toshimaen! A lot of the area was pretty "American" themed, but it was still really pretty and something to enjoy!

Tochimaen Skate Rink

📅12/9/2017~2/28/2016 (closed on Jan 16th)

Adjacent from Toshimaen is an old school outdoor skating rink! We say it's old school because apparently every night they build the ice by spraying water on the rink every night.
💴:‣Skate set (park and rink entrance with skate rental) 2100yen adults/1600 kids under 12
‣Skate rink entry: 600yen
‣Skate rental: 700yen

110 Year Old Carousel - EL DORADO

This merry-go-round has a history of touring all over Europe, then America before settling in Toshimaen in 1970.

It was built by a German craftsman, still containing all of its art and beautiful attention to detail. This merry-go-round is simply beautiful!

POPULAR ATTRACTIONS AT TOSHIMAEN

Sky Train

These itty bitty trains are known as the Sky Train, and slowly runs through a forest. There's also a Miniature Train which resembles the trains that ran during America’s pioneering days. It's really cute!
Corkscrew

This steel roller coaster is another popular attraction at the park. The Corkscrew has lots of twists and turns, so if you've got a strong stomach hop on in!

Child's Forest

There's a super long slide that the kids loved going down on. The jungle gym is big enough for adults to play with the kids too which was a nice change of pace.
Toshimaen Petting Zoo

There is an area in Toshimaen where you can hang out with some cute animals! One thing to mention though is you need a ticket to enter just like other attractions in the park. The animals here are super cute and had animals we've never seen at the petting zoos in America! *The cost is 700 yen for those 3 years+

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