{"id":158397,"date":"2023-11-28T16:34:44","date_gmt":"2023-11-28T07:34:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=158397&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2023-11-28T16:34:44","modified_gmt":"2023-11-28T07:34:44","slug":"japans-largest-nature-themed-park-junglia-unveiled","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/japans-largest-nature-themed-park-junglia-unveiled\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan&#8217;s Largest Nature-Themed Park, JUNGLIA, Unveiled"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">JUNGLIA,&#8221; a new nature-themed theme park, is scheduled to open in Okinawa in 2025, featuring 30,000 trees planted on an old golf course. With a 70 billion yen investment from local businesses, the park aims to attract international tourists, offering jungle adventures, balloon rides, dinosaur attractions, and a spa. Development started in February 2023, with further plans to include a park with Japanese anime themes. Led by <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tsuyoshi<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Morioka of Katana, the project capitalizes on the recovering theme park industry, which has seen a surge in attendance and international visitors, nearing pre-COVID market sizes. <\/span><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/junglia.jp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">JUNGLIA<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \/ <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/news\/html\/20231127\/k10014270371000.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NHK<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-158399\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/fnn_junglia-okinawa_2023_cl.jpg?resize=1400%2C781&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Japan's Largest Nature-Themed Park, JUNGLIA, Unveiled\" width=\"1400\" height=\"781\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/fnn_junglia-okinawa_2023_cl.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/fnn_junglia-okinawa_2023_cl.jpg?resize=300%2C167&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/fnn_junglia-okinawa_2023_cl.jpg?resize=1024%2C571&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/fnn_junglia-okinawa_2023_cl.jpg?resize=768%2C428&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &amp; Kyushu news and events in English. Sign up for our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">free weekly newsletter <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">today and never miss a beat. Opt out anytime, your privacy is our priority. Get the inside scoop with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Now<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this <\/span><b>form<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JUNGLIA,&#8221; a new nature-themed theme park, is scheduled to open in Okinawa in 2025, featuring 30,000 trees planted on an old golf course&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":158401,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-158397","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-okinawa-prefecture","news-category-general","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/158397","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29305"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=158397"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/158401"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=158397"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=158397"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}