Kōriyama Culture Park

Kōriyama Culture Park (郡山カルチャーパーク) is a public leisure and recreation complex located in Narita, Asaka-machi, Kōriyama, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Kōriyama City Tourism and Exchange Promotion Foundation under the city's park management department. The park contains an amusement park called Dreamland (ドリームランド), an outdoor swimming pool, a culture center with meeting rooms and an arena, and an indoor children's play area. It is a major local attraction, drawing 957,026 visitors in fiscal 2014. From April 1, 2024, AGC Electronics, a chemical products manufacturer headquartered in Kōriyama, acquired a three-year naming rights agreement, and the park's brand name changed to "AGC Electronics Kōriyama Culture Park" (AGCエレクトロニクス郡山カルチャーパーク). The park remains a municipal facility, and the naming rights agreement is a form of public-private partnership. The Dreamland amusement park features a 30-meter Ferris wheel, a 700-meter roller coaster, the Great Poseidon pirate ship, a chain tower, a parachute tower, coffee cups, go-karts, a bicycle monorail, a carousel, a small train, a mirror maze, and an indoor children's play area. The outdoor pool area includes a lazy river, water slides (one 11.61 meters high and 96.5 meters long, another 10.61 meters high and 79.5 meters long), a 7-lane 25-meter pool, an 8-lane 50-meter pool, and a diving pool with 10-meter, 7.5-meter, 5-meter, 3-meter, and 1-meter platforms (not open to the general public). The pool served as the swimming venue for the 1995 Fukushima National Sports Festival (ふくしま国体). The culture center offers meeting rooms, studios, Japanese-style rooms, and an arena usable for basketball, badminton, and table tennis. The culture center is open year-round, including during Dreamland's winter closure. The park holds the Asakano Summer Festival fireworks display every year on August 14, launching about 10,000 fireworks. The park is accessible by bus from JR Kōriyama Station or by car from the Kōriyama-Minami Interchange on the Tōhoku Expressway. The park's roller coaster was involved in two fatal accidents, in 2004 and 2012, prompting a review of safety procedures. Despite these accidents, the park continues to operate as an important recreational facility for the Kōriyama area.

Kōriyama Culture Park is a public leisure facility in Koriyama City, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. It was developed as part of the city's park and recreation infrastructure. The park includes Dreamland amusement park, outdoor pools, and a culture center. In 1995, the pool complex served as a swimming venue for the Fukushima National Sports Festival (ふくしま国体). In fiscal 2014, the park recorded 957,026 visitors, indicating its role as a significant local attraction. On April 1, 2024, AGC Electronics, a chemical products manufacturer headquartered in Koriyama, acquired the naming rights for a three-year period, and the park's nickname became AGC Electronics Koriyama Culture Park. The park continues to be managed by the Koriyama City Tourism and Exchange Promotion Public Interest Incorporated Foundation. The park has faced safety challenges. On August 31, 2004, a maintenance worker was killed during a morning inspection of the roller coaster when he was thrown from the moving front car onto a maintenance walkway; he was apparently not wearing a safety belt. On September 8, 2012, another maintenance worker was killed during a lubrication check when a female operator mistakenly started the coaster, trapping him between the car and the track about 50 meters from the departure point. The 2012 incident led to a police investigation for professional negligence resulting in death, and it was found that safety rules requiring a sign on the control panel and a key carried by workers were not followed, and that the inspection should have been conducted by two or more people. Despite these incidents, the park remains operational and continues to host community events such as the Asakano Summer Festival Fireworks Display, which is held annually on August 14 (cancelled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic). The park is accessible by bus from JR Koriyama Station and by car from the Koriyama-Minami Interchange on the Tohoku Expressway.

• 2024

  AGC Electronics acquires naming rights for three years; park nicknamed AGC Electronics Koriyama Culture Park from April 1.

• 2020

  Asakano Summer Festival Fireworks Display cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.

• 2014

  Park records 957,026 visitors in fiscal 2014.

• 2012

  Second fatal accident on the roller coaster during maintenance; police investigate for professional negligence.

• 2004

  Fatal accident on the roller coaster during morning inspection kills a maintenance worker.

• 1995

  Pool complex used as a swimming venue for the Fukushima National Sports Festival (ふくしま国体).

A municipal leisure and culture complex serving the Koriyama region, offering affordable family recreation and community facilities.

• Dreamland amusement park

  Amusement park with Ferris wheel (30 m), roller coaster (700 m), Great Poseidon pirate ship, chain tower, parachute tower, coffee cups, go-karts, cycle monorail, merry-go-round, miniature train, mirror house, and indoor children's play area.

• Outdoor pool complex

  Includes lazy river, water slides (11.61 m high, 96.5 m long; 10.61 m high, 79.5 m long), 25 m pool (7 lanes), 50 m pool (8 lanes), diving pool (10 m, 7.5 m, 5 m, 3 m, 1 m platforms; not for general use).

• Culture center

  Facilities include arena for basketball, badminton, table tennis; meeting rooms; workshop; Japanese-style room. Available year-round.

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