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| Kyoto Joypolis |
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| Location: 京都府京都市下京区烏丸通塩小路下ル 東塩小路町657番地 JR西日本京都駅「新京都駅ビル」10階, Japan |
| Opened: 1997-09-11[1] |
| Closed: 2002-08-22[1] |
Kyoto Joypolis (京都ジョイポリス) was a Joypolis indoor amusement theme park opened by Sega. Smaller than the previous parks opened under the Joypolis chain, many of its attractions were removed in the months following its September 1997 opening, and was later closed permanently in August 2002.
Daisuke Takahata worked part-time at the venue before joining Sega as a developer.[2]
Contents
History
Located on the tenth floor of the JR Kyoto ISETAN complex and one of the original tenants on its September 1997 opening day, Kyoto Joypolis was the sixth Joypolis indoor theme park opened by Sega. The venue saw the company experiment with the established Amusement Theme Park concept; though it initially contained several newly-developed attractions,[3] its size was significantly smaller in comparison to its predecessors, and entry fees were not charged. Its theme, "Touch & feel It's cute", was also created for the park to appeal towards women in particular.[4]
In the following months, fewer events were held at the location, and a number of its exclusive attractions were removed or relocated to other Joypolis centres. By 2001, only the Sega Touring Car Championship and Wild River installations remained in use.[5] Despite its downscaling, Kyoto Joypolis became the final Joypolis to be closed by Sega during the early 2000s, with it ceasing operations at the end of August 2002 after their contract with ISETAN was not renewed.[2]
Attractions
Original attractions
Later attractions
Gallery
Magazine articles
- Main article: Kyoto Joypolis/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://sega.jp/joypolis/kyoto.html (Wayback Machine: 2003-04-11 13:53)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://mj-news.net/column/mjlife/2015092321687 (Wayback Machine: 2021-01-28 12:33)
- ↑ Sega Magazine, "1997-07 (1997-09)" (JP; 1997-08-13), page 13
- ↑ http://sega.jp/joypolis/data_kyoto.html (Wayback Machine: 2002-06-20 21:11)
- ↑ http://sega.jp/joypolis/kyoto.html (Wayback Machine: 2002-06-09 06:25)
| Joypolis venues |
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| 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) |