Shibamasa World, Theme park in Mikuni, Sakai, Fukui Prefecture, Japan
Shibamasa World is a theme park in Mikuni, Sakai, Fukui Prefecture, run by Shibamasa Kanko Kaihatsu and divided into six areas: Caribbean Lagoon water park, Pirates, Active, Fantasy, Golf, Resort and Dinosaur. Its waterslides include The Monster Wing, a ring slide with a maximum incline of about 68 degrees that opened on 30 June 2018.
The operating company was established in 1973, and the site opened in 1977 as Midori no Hiroba Shibamasa. It was renamed Shibamasa World in 1997. In 2011 the old company was liquidated with debts of 12.47 billion yen, and the facilities were transferred to a new operator, El Rose.
The park is divided into six themed areas, among them the Pirates Area, built around a pirate-adventure theme, and the Fantasy Area for small children. Since 2018 it has been certified as a Lovers' Sanctuary by the Regional Revitalization Support Center, and in 2023 it hosted the GREEN FLASH Fes music festival for the first time.
The park sits in Mikuni, Sakai, Fukui, and is reached by car: about 15 minutes from Kanazu IC on the Hokuriku Expressway, or 15 minutes from Awara-Onsen Station, which runs extra buses in summer. From Awara-Yunomachi Station on the Echizen Railway it is about 12 minutes by car, and about 45 minutes from Komatsu Airport.
Shibamasa World was certified as a Lovers' Sanctuary by the Regional Revitalization Support Center in January 2018. In 2023 it hosted the music festival GREEN FLASH Fes for the first time. The park also bought land in former Oshimizu, Ishikawa, in the 1990s, but its intended use is unknown.
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