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Legoland Japan Resort

Entrance
Location	Minato-ku, Nagoya, Japan
Coordinates	35°03′02″N 136°50′36″E / 35.05056°N 136.84333°E / 35.05056; 136.84333
Status	Operating
Opened	April 1, 2017; 7 years ago (2017-04-01)
Owner	Merlin Entertainments
Theme	Lego toys and childhood amusement
Operating season	Year-round
Area	23 acres (93,000 m)
Attractions
Total	Over 40
Website	Official website

Legoland Japan Resort (Japanese: レゴランド・ジャパン) is a theme park in Nagoya, Japan. Opening on 1 April 2017, it was the first Legoland theme park in Japan and the second in Asia (after the Legoland Malaysia Resort), and the eighth worldwide. Upon opening, the park was projected to attract over two million visitors every year.

History

On June 30, 2014, Merlin Entertainments announced plans to open a Legoland Resort in Nagoya. Construction officially began on April 15, 2015. With a budget of USD $250 million, construction was implemented by Art and Project, TAA Group and Tejix.

The nine-hectare (22.24 acre) park is located in Nagoya's Minato Ward and contains seven areas. It has over 40 attractions and uses approximately 17 million bricks. Attractions include Imagination Celebration, completed on March 12, 2017, and Lego-brick cityscapes of places like Tokyo and Nagoya, which were completed on March 17, 2017.

On March 27, 2017, a commemorative Lego-themed train began running on the Nagoya Rinkai Rapid Transit Aonami Line to celebrate the park's opening. The commuter train, named Legoland Train, began daily service on the Aonami Line, traveling from central Nagoya to the new theme park.

Merlin Entertainments announced plans to build a Legoland Hotel and a Sea Life aquarium next to the park in 2018 to help transform the area into a resort, which was expected to cost JPY¥10 billion.

On December 1, 2017, Legoland Hotel began accepting reservations for its grand opening on April 28, 2018. The opening of Sea Life Aquariums was set for April 15, 2018.

On February 28, 2020, the park was closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The park reopened on March 23, 2020, with limited services, reduced business hours, mask mandates and mandatory temperature checks. Lego Ninjago Live, the Observation Tower, Submarine Adventure, The Coral Reef buffet, and the Knight's Table restaurant were not in operation.

Park locations

Themed areas of discovery within the resort include:

• Bricktopia (ブリックトピア)
• Miniland (ミニランド)
• Adventure (アドベンチャー)
• LEGO City (レゴシティ)
• Knight's Kingdom (ナイトキングダム)
• Pirate Shores (パイレーツショア)
• Factory (ファクトリー)

Bricktopia

Bricktopia includes the robotic workshops Build and Test and Lego Creative, where park goers can learn to build and program their robots.

Lego Ninjago Live offers guests a 4D interactive experience. Other interactive Bricktopia attractions include DUPLO Play, DUPLO Express, Imagination Celebration and Observation Tower. The Chicken Diner offers chicken meals and sandwiches, while Pino Cart offers Pino ice cream in a Lego souvenir box.

Miniland

Located at the center of the park, Miniland features many popular tourist attractions from across Japan built from LEGO bricks, including locations in Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto and Nagoya. 10,496,352 LEGO bricks were used to recreate the Japanese locations.

City/Region	Added	Closed	Image	Description
Tokyo	2017	–		Featuring models of Tokyo Skytree, Tokyo Tower, Shibuya Crossing, Sensō-ji, and the Shinkansen.
Sapporo	2017	–		Featuring models of Sapporo TV Tower and Sapporo Snow Festival.
Nagoya	2017	–		Featuring models of Nagoya Castle and Nagoya Dome.
Kyoto	2017	–		Featuring models of Kiyomizu-dera, Kinkaku-ji, Byōdō-in, and Gion.
Hyōgo Prefecture	2017	–		Featuring models of Osaka (Tsutenkaku Tower, Dōtonbori), Kobe (Kobe Port Tower), and Himeji (Himeji Castle).
Hiroshima Prefecture	2017	–		Featuring a model of Miyajima, Hiroshima.

Adventure

The Adventure area includes interactive games and maze-like areas for children's play. It is located on the east side of the park along with the park's underwater attractions. Rides in this area include Submarine Adventure, S.Q.U.I.D. Surfer, Cargo Ace and Beetle Bounce. The Coral Reef Pizza and Pasta Buffet, Artifact Shop, Sub Shop and Oasis Snacks are also located in this area of the park.

Lego City

Lego City is located on the park's north side and has activities such as Junior Driving School, Coast Guard HQ and Rescue Academy. In this area of the park, guests learn to drive an electric car, take the wheel during a boat ride and work together to put out fires. The Lego Cinema plays Lego films and shopping is available in Studio Store, Heartlake Shop and City Shop. Pit Stop Juice ‘n’ Drive, Brick House Burgers and Marina Snack Shack offer snacks and lunch.

Knight's Kingdom

The Knight's Kingdom is found on the park's northwest side. The medieval-themed area includes roller coasters like Dragon and Dragon's Apprentice, as well as attractions including Merlin's Flying Machines, Merlin's Challenge and Kingdom Games. Shops include King's Market and Knight's Table Restaurant.

Pirates Shores

Pirate Shores is surrounded by water with activities including Splash Bottle, Castaway Camp, Anchors Away! and Blue Coat Games. The Lost Booty Trading Post is a gift shop in this area offering souvenirs.

Factory

The Factory is located on the park's southwest side, containing The Lego Factory Tour. The Lego Story, displayed along the walls, shares Lego and Legoland history with park visitors as they walk through the factory's corridors. On display is the machinery that creates various Lego pieces used throughout the park. After the tour, visitors receive a new Lego piece from the production line as a souvenir. All photos taken in the park can be picked up at The Photo Shop, which offers a limited edition Legoland photo album. The Corner Shop provides stroller and wheelchair services and sells sundries and other useful goods. Souvenirs purchased in the park can be dropped off here and picked up upon leaving the park. Other shops and restaurants include Big Shop, Ice Factory and Factory Sandwich Company.

Rides and attractions

Legoland Japan includes several rides as well as a miniature town featuring iconic landmarks such as Tokyo Station, Kiyomizu Temple, and Nagoya Castle. Most rides were imported, installed and modified to meet Japanese regulations by Sansei Technologies, Inc. Since the opening of Legoland Japan in 2017, Legoland Ninjago World, Legoland Hotel, and Sea Life Aquarium have opened.

Creative Workshop

Offers various workshops such as Daruma doll crafting, Tensegrity and Caterpillar. Each workshop has a designated difficulty level.

Roller coasters

Amusement rides

Other attractions

Sea Life Nagoya

Sea Life Nagoya
Entrance of Sea Life Nagoya
Date opened	April 2018
Memberships	JAZA
Major exhibits	"Ryugu-castle (Under Water tunnel)" "Stingray Bay" etc.
Owner	Sea Life Centres
Management	LEGOLAND Japan Resort
Website	www.legoland.jp/en/resort-guide/sealife-nagoya/

Sea Life Nagoya (ja: シーライフ名古屋), opened April 15,2018, is a public aquarium located on the 1st and 2nd floors of the Legoland Japan Hotel. It is a member of the Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums (JAZA).

The aquarium is divided into 11 sections, including an exhibition with a Kiso River theme, a Ryugu Castle area with an Urashima Taro theme, and an exhibition related to Lego blocks and seafood. Although part of Legoland Japan Resort, admission is charged separately for the aquarium and theme park. Sea Life Nagoya is the second Sea Life in a Legoland park, opening after Sea Life Aquarium in Legoland California. The aquarium emphasized experiences, with features like backyard tours and animal interactions.

Sea Life Nagoya facilities include Shoaling Ring, Kiso River, Rockpools, Harbour, Seahorse nursery, Coral reef, Stingray Bay, Jellies, Sunken Shipwreck, Ryugu Castle (underwater tunnel), and Amazing Creations.

Access

The park is near Kinjō-futō Station on the Nagoya Rinkai Rapid Transit Aonami Line.

Stores

Legoland Japan Resort offers 12 stores, located throughout the park. These stores have different themes, but guests are able to pick any type of Lego they want at each location.

Restaurants

The resort offers six restaurants, most of which are based on the theme of the area they are located within.

See also

• 2017 in amusement parks

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