Joypolis, Indoor theme park in Odaiba, Japan
Joypolis is an indoor amusement park on the artificial island of Odaiba in Tokyo, combining digital and mechanical entertainment under one roof. The facility spans several floors and houses rides, arcade machines, and stations where visitors experience virtual worlds through physical movement.
Sega opened the facility in 1996, creating a new type of entertainment venue that merged video game culture with traditional rides. The concept was later adapted in other Asian cities and shaped the development of indoor leisure parks across the region.
The name combines joy and the Greek word for city, reflecting Japan's approach to turning electronic entertainment into large immersive spaces. Visitors here experience the closeness between digital play and physical movement that has been cultivated in Japan for decades.
The park offers different entry tickets, including day passes and evening options that vary by visiting time. Those planning to stay several hours should wear comfortable shoes, as moving between floors involves a lot of walking.
One of the attractions combines live music with virtual images and motion, so the ride unfolds in time with the melody. Riders partly control the speed themselves, experiencing a different sequence each time.
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