Musashinomura

Musashinomura (むさしの村) is a family-oriented leisure park located in Shitami, Kazo City, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. First opened in 1969, it is an unusual leisure facility in that it is effectively run by the agricultural cooperative movement: it is operated by Musashinomura Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of the special-status Saitama Prefectural Agricultural Cooperative Welfare Foundation, and the park states that it is managed together with 15 agricultural cooperatives within the prefecture. This gives the site a hybrid character, blending a conventional small amusement park with working farmland and animal attractions. The park is organized into several areas. The amusement area offers rides aimed mainly at preschoolers and lower-elementary children, including a large Ferris wheel roughly 30 meters tall, the Musashinomura Railway, go-karts, a merry-go-round, a haunted house, a game center, tea cups, a cycle monorail, a cycle coaster, a sky balloon, a chain tower and the card maze attraction "Gururi Mori Daiboken," which opened in July 2009. The Waku Waku Farm inside the grounds lets visitors harvest seasonal vegetables and fruit such as sweet potatoes and strawberries, while the Fureai Farm (petting farm) keeps ponies, rabbits, goats, pigs and peacocks and offers feeding experiences and pony rides. There is also a children's pool for summer, a family hall, lawn areas and a food and souvenir shop area. Opening hours are generally 9:30 to 16:00, extended to 16:30 on weekends and subject to seasonal variation. The park is normally closed on Wednesdays, except during public holidays, spring break, May, summer vacation and winter vacation; in December and January it is closed on weekdays outside the winter holiday period as well as on December 31 and January 1. General admission is 1,200 yen for adults (junior high school age and above) and 650 yen for children aged three and above, with a free pass covering admission, unlimited rides and the summer pool priced at 3,200 yen for adults and 2,600 yen for children. Parking is 700 yen per day for private cars and 1,200 yen for buses. Access is by car about 20 minutes from the Tohoku Expressway's Kazo Interchange through central Kazo, or about 10 minutes by car from Kazo Station on the Tobu Isesaki Line; a free shuttle bus runs mainly on Sundays and public holidays. The park has been used as a filming location for television, including the 1970 series "Special Mobile Investigation Unit," Kamen Rider BLACK RX in 1988, and the 2023 TV Tokyo program "Moyamoya Summers 2." It advertises on Television Saitama and NACK5, and previously on TBS. Musashinomura positions itself as a green, family-friendly destination where children can enjoy rides, harvest experiences and contact with animals in a natural setting.

Musashinomura opened in 1969 in Shitami, Kazo City, Saitama Prefecture, as an amusement park and agricultural experience facility. From the outset it was tied to the agricultural cooperative movement: it is operated by Musashinomura Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of the special-status Saitama Prefectural Agricultural Cooperative Welfare Foundation, making it a rare leisure facility effectively run by an agricultural cooperative. The park states that it is managed together with 15 agricultural cooperatives within Saitama Prefecture. Over the decades the park developed a hybrid identity, combining a small amusement park aimed at young children with working farmland and animal attractions. Its railway attraction, the Musashinomura Railway, formerly used a steam locomotive that was retired around 2004. In July 2009 the card maze attraction "Gururi Mori Daiboken" opened, adding an indoor play element. The park has also served as a filming location for television productions, including the 1970 series "Special Mobile Investigation Unit," Kamen Rider BLACK RX in 1988, and the 2023 TV Tokyo program "Moyamoya Summers 2." It has advertised on Television Saitama and NACK5, and previously on TBS. In the 2020s the park continues to operate as a family destination, promoting seasonal harvest experiences such as sweet potato digging and strawberry picking, animal encounters at the petting farm, and seasonal events. Its official website and social media channels, including X (formerly Twitter) and Instagram, communicate event schedules, attraction maintenance notices and harvest experience dates. The park remains located on the riverside dunes along the Aikawa river, and the former Saitama Butokuden was once relocated and preserved on the site for rebuilding purposes.

• 2023

  The park is featured in TV Tokyo's "Moyamoya Summers 2" episode 731.

• 2009

  The card maze attraction "Gururi Mori Daiboken" opens on July 18.

• 2004

  The steam locomotive of the Musashinomura Railway is retired around this time.

• 1988

  The park is used as a filming location for Kamen Rider BLACK RX episode 8.

• 1970

  The park is used as a filming location for the TV series "Special Mobile Investigation Unit" episode 477.

• 1969

  Musashinomura opens in Shitami, Kazo City, Saitama Prefecture.

A green, family-oriented leisure park for young children, combining amusement rides with agricultural and animal experiences, operated by the local agricultural cooperative.

• Large Ferris wheel

  A Ferris wheel approximately 30 meters tall.

• Musashinomura Railway

  A park railway attraction; its former steam locomotive was retired around 2004.

• Card maze Gururi Mori Daiboken

  A card maze attraction that opened on July 18, 2009.

• Waku Waku Farm

  An in-park farm offering seasonal vegetable and fruit harvest experiences such as sweet potato digging and strawberry picking.

• Fureai Farm

  A petting farm with ponies, rabbits, goats, pigs and peacocks, offering feeding experiences and pony rides.

• Children's pool

  Two pools of different sizes for small children, open in summer.

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2. 2むさしの村 - Wikipediaja.wikipedia.org
3. 3Musashinomura - Wikidatawikidata.org