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'''Shinjuku Joypolis''' (新宿ジョイポリス) was a [[Joypolis]] indoor theme park. Located on the 10th and 11th floors of the Takashimaya Times Square department store and among its original tenants, it was one of the complex's main draws on the opening day in October 1996.  
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'''Shinjuku Joypolis''' (新宿ジョイポリス) was a [[Joypolis]] indoor amusement theme park. Located on the 10th and 11th floors of the Takashimaya Times Square department store and among its original tenants, it was one of the complex's main draws on the opening day in October 1996.  
  
 
The park became the first Joypolis to be closed permanently in August 2000. The closure was attributed to lower than expected visitor numbers, with competition from the flagship [[Tokyo Joypolis]] location situated elsewhere in the capital officially cited.{{ref|https://nlab.itmedia.co.jp/games/gsnews/0008/02/news03.html}}
 
The park became the first Joypolis to be closed permanently in August 2000. The closure was attributed to lower than expected visitor numbers, with competition from the flagship [[Tokyo Joypolis]] location situated elsewhere in the capital officially cited.{{ref|https://nlab.itmedia.co.jp/games/gsnews/0008/02/news03.html}}
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Revision as of 12:05, 1 April 2021

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Shinjuku Joypolis Exterior.jpeg
Shinjuku Joypolis
Location: 東京都渋谷区千駄ヶ谷5丁目24番地2号タカシマヤ タイムズスクエア10F・11
Opened: 1996-10-04[1]
Closed: 2000-08-31[1]

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Shinjuku Joypolis (新宿ジョイポリス) was a Joypolis indoor amusement theme park. Located on the 10th and 11th floors of the Takashimaya Times Square department store and among its original tenants, it was one of the complex's main draws on the opening day in October 1996.

The park became the first Joypolis to be closed permanently in August 2000. The closure was attributed to lower than expected visitor numbers, with competition from the flagship Tokyo Joypolis location situated elsewhere in the capital officially cited.[2]

Attractions

Gallery

Magazine articles

Main article: Shinjuku Joypolis/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

References


Joypolis venues
Current
Tokyo Joypolis (1996) | Shanghai Joypolis (2016)
Former
Shinjuku Joypolis (1996-2000) | Niigata Joypolis (1995-2001) | Yokohama Joypolis (1994-2001) | Fukuoka Joypolis (1996-2001) | Kyoto Joypolis (1997-2002) | Umeda Joypolis (1998-2018) | Okayama Joypolis (1998-2018) | Qingdao Joypolis (2015-2023) | Joypolis VR Shibuya (2018-2020)