Huis Ten Bosch (theme park)

Coordinates: 33°05′02″N 129°47′17″E / 33.08377°N 129.78812°E / 33.08377; 129.78812
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Huis Ten Bosch
Coordinates
33°05′02″N 129°47′17″E / 33.08377°N 129.78812°E / 33.08377; 129.78812
StatusOperating
Opened25 March 1992 (1992-03-25)
OwnerHuis Ten Bosch Tourism Co., Ltd.
General managerKatsuhiko Sakaguchi
ThemeNetherlands
SloganJapan's Largest Theme Park
Operating seasonYear-round
Attendance2.54 million (as of September 2019)
Area152 ha (380 acres)
Websiteenglish.huistenbosch.co.jp

Huis Ten Bosch (ハウステンボス, Hausu Ten Bosu) is a

Dutch royal family. The park features many Dutch-style buildings such as hotels, villas, theatres, museums, shops and restaurants, along with canals, windmills, amusement rides, and a park planted in seasonal flowers.[1]

Overview

Huis Ten Bosch, which opened on 25 March 1992, is located around 12 km southeast of

Hirado
, an island off the coast of Kyushu around 35 km northwest of central Sasebo.

Huis Ten Bosch is open daily from 9.00 a.m. to 9.30 p.m. (9.00 a.m. to 8.30 p.m. from December to February). Huis Ten Bosch Station, operated by the Kyushu Railway Company, serves as the station for trains arriving from either Nagasaki or Sasebo. The park can also be reached by boat from Nagasaki Airport or Sasebo via Huis Ten Bosch Marina and Harbour.

The park recorded a peak attendance of 4.25 million visitors in 1996. However, due to the fall of the number of visitors caused by economic slump in Japan, the park declared bankruptcy in 2003 with debt of ¥220 billion.[3] The rebuilding plan was sponsored by Nomura Principal Finance Company until March 2010, when H.I.S., a travel agency, took over the management by injecting ¥2 billion.[4]

In 2015, the Henn na Hotel (変なホテル, Hen na Hoteru, lit. "Strange Hotel") opened at the park.[5][6] It is officially recognized by the Guinness World Records as the first robot-staffed hotel.[7]

In popular culture

Huis Ten Bosch was used as the set for the 2022 limited series Run for the Money[8].

Gallery

  • Replica of De Liefde [nl] which was the first Dutch ship to reach Japan in 1600 with William Adams and Jan Joosten
    Replica of
    Jan Joosten
  • Replica of a Dutch canal and the Dom Tower of Utrecht with New Year illumination.
    Replica of a Dutch canal and the Dom Tower of Utrecht with New Year illumination.

References

  1. ^ Nicol, C. W. (7 October 2004). "A 'theme park' that's an eco-friendly dream". The Japan Times.
  2. ^ "Huis ten Bosch in Japan". Radio Netherlands Worldwide. 24 September 1994. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  3. ^ Belson, Ken (27 February 2003). "A Japanese Theme Park Company Fails". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  4. ^ "H.I.S. to take over troubled Huis Ten Bosch park".
    Asahi Shimbun. 13 February 2010. Archived from the original
    on 3 October 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  5. ^ Lewis, Renee (5 February 2015). "Hotel staffed by robots to open in Japan". Al Jazeera America. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  6. ^ Lewis-Kraus, Gideon (2 March 2016). "Check In With the Velociraptor at the World's First Robot Hotel". Wired.
  7. ^ "First robot-staffed hotel". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  8. ^ "Run For The Money: Which Celeb Took Home Money and How Big is the Amount? | Leisurebyte". www.leisurebyte.com. 2022-11-16. Retrieved 2023-11-21.

External links

Media related to Huis Ten Bosch (theme park) at Wikimedia Commons

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