Kirara no Sato Recreation Park

Hitachi City

Northern Ibaraki

Sports/Outdoor

Okuhitachi Kirara no Sato is a recreation park home to the longest slide in Japan. Visitors will also find gardens, cabins, take-out food stands, and a soba noodle restaurant.
The park's famous slide measures 1188-meters long and can reach speeds of up to 40km per hour. In other words, this attraction is not for the faint-hearted!
On clear days, Mount Fuji and the Nikko mountains in Tochigi Prefecture are visible from the park.

Information

Address: 863-1 Irishikencho, Hitachi City
Access: By public transport: 30-minute bus ride from Hitachi Station on the JR Joban Line
By car: 10-minute drive from Hitachi-Chuo IC on the Joban Expressway
Business Hours: Business Hours
March 16 to November 15: 9:00-17:00
November 16 to March 15: 9:00-16:00
Closed Mondays (If a national holiday falls on a Monday, the park will be open that day and closed on Tuesday)
Closed December 29 to January 3
Open every day during spring vacation, the Golden Week holiday (usually late April to early May), and August.
Website: https://kiraranosato.com/
Contact: TEL: 0294-24-2424
Parking: 340 parking spots
Prices: Adults: 320 yen
Children: 100 yen
Children under 6, adults over 65, and people with disabilities have free admission.

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