Rakutenchi

What it is

• An amusement park in Beppu City, Oita Prefecture.
• Opened as Beppu Amusement Park on September 3, 1929.
• Located on the middle of Mt. Tateishi.
• Known for its duck races, started in 1950.

What to see

• A cable car transports visitors to the park entrance.
• The Flower Ferris Wheel is Japan's only double-arm Ferris wheel.
• A 470m long roller coaster, operating since 1972.
• A small zoo and a hot spring facility.
• Views of Beppu Bay from the hot spring facility.
• A neon sign installed around 1966.

Getting there

• A cable car transports visitors from the plains.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.