Yokohama Dreamland was an
amusement park that operated in
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,
Yokohama
is the second-largest city in Japan by population and the most populous municipality of Japan. It is the capital city and the most populous city in Kanagawa Prefecture, with a 2020 population of 3.8 million. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of T ...
,
Japan from 1964 to 2002. The management company,
Japan Dream Tourism, was acquired by the supermarket chain
Daiei
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in 1993, and the amusement park
closed permanently on February 17, 2002, due to financial issues. At the time of its closing, the amusement park was downsized to . It was the sister park to
Nara Dreamland
or just simply Dreamland, was a theme park near Nara, Japan, heavily inspired by Disneyland in California. It was in continuous operation for 45 years, from 1961, closing permanently in 2006 as a result of falling attendance. The park was left ab ...
, which itself closed permanently in 2006.
Beginning in May 1966, the park was served by the
Yokohama Dreamland Monorail from
Ōfuna Station
Ōfuna Station( ja, 大船駅, ) is a railway station in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Ōfuna Station is served by the Tokaido Main Line, Shōnan-Shinjuku Line, Negishi Line ( Keihin-T ...
. In September 1967, however, service on the line was suspended, due to structural issues resulting from engineering problems encountered in its construction. The closure was expected to be temporary, but a protracted legal battle over responsibility for the monorail's problems ensued, during which its infrastructure deteriorated significantly. After subsequent failed attempts to resurrect the line, it finally began to be demolished in 2003.
In 2005, the
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology allowed the newly established
Yokohama College of Pharmacy to occupy the site of the former amusement park. This involved converting the former Hotel Empire building and nearby existing structures into an
academic library, classrooms and labs respectively, with additional structures,
amenities
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Tangible amenities can include the ...
and
green spaces added later on.
Data
* Opening hours: 10:00-17:00 (March to November), 10:00-16:00 (January, February and December)
* Entrance fee:
¥800 (adults), ¥400 (children)
* Mascots: Dori-chan, Ran-chan
References
External links
Yokohama DreamlandMirror of official site (Japanese)
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1964 establishments in Japan
2002 disestablishments in Japan
Defunct amusement parks in Japan
Buildings and structures in Yokohama
Amusement parks opened in 1964
Amusement parks closed in 2002