Space World

 
Overview

Space-themed amusement park with a big roller coaster & Ferris wheel, plus shows & restaurants.

Description

Space World was a major amusement park in the Yahata district of the city of Kitakyushu, Fukuoka prefecture, built around the theme of space. Space World was built by Nippon Steel in 1990 when the company was downsizing its operations in the area, and though now beginning to show its age, Space World was once very popular.



Space World has its own JR railway station and its own hotel. There are more than 30 attractions in the park, including the Venus GP, a roller coaster with a 360-degree loop, the Space Eye, Kyushu's tallest Ferris wheel, a 7 story high Imax Theater, and a planetarium, as well as numerous daily musical and theatrical events.



In the summer there are water attractions available. What sets Space World apart from other amusement parks is Space Camp, a series of residential courses that includes training with NASA approved equipment.



Space World is a few minutes walk from the JR Spaceworld Station on the Kagoshima Line (10 mins from Kokura, 40 mins from Hakata Station)