Isn’t it the dream of ever kid that loves history: a visit to a dino park. Well, it’s possible Japan. The risk of being eaten by a dinosaur is, of course, 0 but the chance of having fun is 100%!
Got interested? Well, let me tell you some more about the Japanese Katsuyama (Katsuma) dino park in this blog post.
The reason I’m enthusiastic about a dino park
I guess that everyone who was able to go to the movies in cinemas during the nineties knows my reason why I’m enthusiastic like a child about a dino park. I’m of course talking about Jurassic Park, and it’s sequels. The great movie by director Steven Spielberg and based on the even greater book Jurassic Park by authorMichael Crichton.
The next (contemporary) generation has it’s own dino movies that you can also see as the second generation of the Jurassic Park movies: the Jurassic World movies that, when writing this article, already know 3 installments.
So finding out that there is a ‘kind of’ Jurassic Park in Japan is very cool of course. But like I said, it’s more of a theme park instead of a zoo. But what will the future bring. Scientist are trying to clone extinct species and one can only think about the money a real life dinosaur would make. Not that it’s a good idea. I think we already have enough movies to prove this thinking exercise…
So what is the Katsuyama dino park in Japan?
Like I already mentioned in this blog post, the Japanese Katsuyama/Katsuma dino park is a theme park. I got to know the Katsuyama theme park via my own Instagram account.
The dino park offers you these attractions:
- You can walk around in a forest/park where you can find several life size (but of coursemechanical) dinosaur statues
- The mechanical dinosaurs make noise when you pass by on your walk in the park. Sounds fun but I have to admit, it also sounds a bit scary!
- The theme park is divided in several sectors that have very cool names like ‘the weaker one is on the menu’.
- It’s not a theme park without rollercoasters, swimming pools, train rides that are all built in the dinosaur theme. Very cool, no?!
TLDR about the Katsuyama theme park: if I knew about this theme park as a kid, I would’ve needed to go there. Now as an adult, I’m doubting but I know I will one day pay my entrance ticket to have some dino fun (I’ll use my own child or a niece or nephew as an excuse).
Not to forget: dino mascots
I didn’t tell you the best part of the Katsuyama (Katsuma) dino park yet, or at least it’s the most funny part. Because it’s a kids theme park and it’s Japanese, it has a thought out franchise.
Kids can find a wide range of dinosaur mascots with their own unique characteristics, costumes, dances…nice for the kids. And that’s not all. You can also find gadgets like dinosaur pasta.
The Katsuyama dino theme park: a nice piece of history for kids
As a conclusion: in my opinion the Katsuyama theme park is the best dino park you can find in the world. You can’t get any closer to dinosaurs while walking through the park forest and listening to the dino noises.
But it’s also a real theme park with a lot of entertainment. And the most fun part: the rollercoaster rides, mascots and even the food is all made in the dinosaur theme. Well done!
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