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Is the humid Japanese summer keeping you cooped up indoors, or just making you sweat buckets all day? Well, urban Tokyo isn’t the place to look for beaches, so we recommend you keep cool at the water park! Yomiuriland is known around Tokyo for its seasonal fun, and summer means waterslides and lazy rivers! It’s a great chance to keep cool all day… and a little bit of the night, thanks to the ~night pool~!
Summer Heat Got You Down?
Let a Float in the Pool Lift Your Spirits!
A trip to Japan in the spring = cherry blossoms galore (which Yomiuriland does fabulously, by the way), but a trip during the summer…?
Well, it's summer, the obvious choice is to splash around in a pool all day, isn't it!? And a trip to Yomiuriland's water park will mean having a blast alongside the rest of Tokyo, just like a local. The city's weather might not be as bad as some parts of the world, but when the thermometer starts to blow past 30°C/86°F every day, a dip in the pool looks pretty good. So grab your swimsuit, or pick up a frilly new Japanese number from the nearest mall, it's time to jump in!
Yomiuriland has been around for more than 50 years now, earning it a special place in many Japanese hearts. It's Tokyo's biggest amusement park, with both fantastic seasonal celebrations, and 44 rides and attractions. In winter 6 million holiday lights blanket the park, in spring the trees burst to life covered in pink cherry blossoms, and in summer the fantastic Pool Wai (プールWAI) water park opens to the public! With five different pools, three types of water slides, and frequent pool events, you'll be having so much fun all day, you might just want to come back the next day too. Let us show you around!
Pool Wai at Yomiuriland Amusement Park (よみうりランド・プールWAI)
Address: 4015-1 Yanokuchi, Inagi, Tokyo
Access: Keio Yomiuriland Station (京王よみうりランド駅)
Pool Wai Calendar & Hours
Pool Wai Entry Fees
Official Yomiuriland Website / Pool Wai Official Page
Official Rules:
As of 2008, guests with tattoos (including small pieces and temporary tattoos) are absolutely forbidden from entering Pool Wai. If guests are found to have tattoos, they will be escorted to the exit with no chance of refund or compensation.
① First Stop: The Wave Pool! (波のプール)
② Chill With a Friend: The Lazy River (流れるプール)
③ Feeling Brave? How High Will You Go? : The Diving Pool (ダイビングプール)
④ Tempting Thrills: The Giant Sky River (ジャイアントスカイリバー), and the Other Slides
⑤ Dry Off for a Minute: Bandit (バンデット), the Rollercoaster
Not only does the arrival of summer mean the opening of Pool Wai at Yomiuriland, but other rides go into hot weather mode as well! The rollercoaster "Bandit" runs 1,560 m (5118 ft) through the air and the trees all year round (and in spring the cherry blossoms are a little magical), but a special jet of water during the ride will really keep you cool during the summer months!
[Intermission – Take a Break, Grab a Bite]
Something about spending time in and around pools really takes it out of you, doesn't it? One of the most exhausting things about water parks is that so often, there's no good places to take a break. Fortunately, there are some places around Pool Wai where you can grab a spot and take a break before going back in for the next round!
⑥ Romantic Summer Nights at: The Night Pool (ナイトプール)
In recent years, nighttime trips to the swimming pool have been a rising trend in Japan, for some pretty Japanese reasons. First, you don't have to worry as much about sunscreen! Your skin is safe from skin cancer. Secondly, the colorful nighttime lighting makes for some pretty sweet pictures.
During Pool Wai's Night Pool time, the park's atmosphere changes to become a little more ~sophisticated~. If you're not quite up for a whole day of water park fun, you and some friends might have a nice time just going over for this nighttime event. There's different music to change the vibe, syncronized swimming shows, and even a special bubble experience (しゃぼんパーティー) where scented bubbles float by as you swim.
⑦ Are You Afraid of the Dark? : The Haunted House (お化け屋敷「ひゅ〜どろ」)
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