- Festivalgate
Festivalgate was an
amusement park inOsaka ,Japan , just beside the Shinimamiya Station of theOsaka Loop Line of Nishinihon Japan Railway andNankai Railway .It opened in
1997 . The city of Osaka is invested in the park, but the theme park was originally managed by a private company which went bankrupt in 2004, and has since been managed by the municipal government of Osaka. In 2007, the local authorities decided to put the property up for sale [cite web |url= http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/sports/20070528TDY02007.htm|title= Osaka govt decides to sell failed Festivalgate facility |accessdate= 2007-06-23 |date= 2007-05-28 |work= Daily Yomiuri Online |publisher= The Yomiuri Shimbun ] .Festivalgate is now closed - including the roller coaster.
References
External links
* [http://www.city.osaka.jp/naniwa/english/spot/festival_gate.html Festivalgate at Osaka's English website]
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