This park, which is ナガシマスパーランド in Japanese is located on Ise Bay, not far from Nagoya. The park got its start when a company was exploring for
natural gas, but found a hot spring instead. The Nagashima Onsen hot spring baths and the Nagashima Hotel opened in 1964. A second hotel and the amusement park opened in 1966. The amusement park has expanded and
now has an extensive collection of world-class rides and coasters. On-site hotels, a large water park, the Yuami-no-Shima hot spring,
and other features combine to make this a great amusement resort. Thanks to the new Meishin Expressway, visitors have even better access to the growing Nagashima Spa Land.
None of the Nagashima Spa Land's roller coasters have been removed, but one was greatly modified:
