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'''Fukuoka Joypolis''' (福岡ジョイポリス) was an [[Joypolis]] indoor theme park opened in 1996.
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'''Fukuoka Joypolis''' (福岡ジョイポリス) was a [[Joypolis]] indoor amusement theme park. Located in the large Canal City Hakata complex, it opened in April 1996, closing just under five and a half years later in September 2001 amidst a restructuring at Sega and several other Joypolis venues going defunct.
  
Little is known about the Fukuoka branch, aside from closing in 2001. Following closure, the venue was split up and sold off - part of it became a Ramen Stadium restaurant, while another section became [[Club Sega Canal City]], which subsequently closed in May 2009 and became a Taito Station.
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Following its closure, the space that the venue used was split up and sold off - part of it became a Ramen Stadium restaurant, while another section became [[Club Sega Canal City]], which subsequently closed in May 2009. Much of the space is now currently occupied by a Taito Station.
  
==Major attractions==
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==Attractions==
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*''[[VR-1]]''
 
*''[[VR-1]]''
*''[[Q-Tag]]''
 
 
*''[[Aqua Nova]]''
 
*''[[Aqua Nova]]''
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*''[[AS-1]]''
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*''[[The Lost World: Jurassic Park Special]]''
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*''[[Power Sled]]''
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*''[[Fortune Museum]]''
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*''[[Ghost Hunters]]''
 
*''[[Ghost Hunters 2]]''
 
*''[[Ghost Hunters 2]]''
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*''[[Q-Tag]]''
 
*''[[Crazy Travel]]''
 
*''[[Crazy Travel]]''
*''[[AS-1]]''
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*''[[House of Grandish]]''
*''[[Grandish no Yakata]]''
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*''[[Psychadern]]''
*''[[Psychaban]]''
 
 
*''[[Hijiri Sasuperio Jogakuin]]''
 
*''[[Hijiri Sasuperio Jogakuin]]''
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*''[[Drift Cart]]''
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*''[[Wild River]]''
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}}
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==Gallery==
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<gallery>
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Fukuoka_Interior1.jpg|Interior circa October 1999
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Fukuoka_Interior_2.jpg|Interior circa September 2001
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Fukuoka_Interior_3.jpg
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Fukuoka_AS1_1.jpg|AS-1
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Fukuoka_AS1_2.jpg
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Fukuoka_GhostHunters.jpg|Original Ghost Hunters attraction
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Fukuoka_GhostHunters2_1.jpg|Ghost Hunters 2
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Fukuoka_GhostHunters2_2.jpg
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Fukuoka_AquaNova1.jpg|Aqua Nova
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Fukuoka_AquaNova2.jpg
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Fukuoka_FortuneMuseum1.jpg|Fortune Museum
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Fukuoka_FortuneMuseum2.jpg
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Fukuoka_FortuneMuseum3.jpg
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Fukuoka_MurderLodge.jpg|Murder Lodge
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Fukuoka_VR1.jpg|VR-1
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Fukuoka_LostWorld.jpg|The Lost World: Jurassic Park Special
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Fukuoka_DriftCart1.jpg|Drift Cart
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Fukuoka_DriftCart2.jpg
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Fukuoka_DriftCart3.jpg
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Fukuoka_QTag.jpg|Q-Tag
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Fukuoka_HouseOfGrandish.jpg|House of Grandish
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Fukuoka_Sasuperio.jpg|Hijiri Sasuperio Jogakuin
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Fukuoka_SegaSonic.jpg|SegaSonic & Tails gift shop
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Fukuoka_CafeBlanca.jpg|Cafe Blanca restaurant
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</gallery>
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==Magazine articles==
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{{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Magazine articles}}
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==Promotional material==
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<gallery>
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Fukuoka_Leaflet1.jpg
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Fukuoka_Leaflet2.jpg
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Fukuoka_Flyer1.jpg
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Fukuoka_Flyer2.jpg
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</gallery>
  
 
==References==
 
==References==

Revision as of 19:28, 1 March 2021

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Fukuoka Joypolis
Location: Fukuoka, Japan
Opened: 1996-04-20[1]
Closed: 2001-09-24

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Fukuoka Joypolis (福岡ジョイポリス) was a Joypolis indoor amusement theme park. Located in the large Canal City Hakata complex, it opened in April 1996, closing just under five and a half years later in September 2001 amidst a restructuring at Sega and several other Joypolis venues going defunct.

Following its closure, the space that the venue used was split up and sold off - part of it became a Ramen Stadium restaurant, while another section became Club Sega Canal City, which subsequently closed in May 2009. Much of the space is now currently occupied by a Taito Station.

Attractions

Gallery

Magazine articles

Main article: Fukuoka Joypolis/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

References


Joypolis venues
Current
Tokyo Joypolis (1996) | Shanghai Joypolis (2014) | Qingdao Joypolis (2015)
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) | Joypolis VR Shibuya (2018-2020)