Shima Spain Village
theme park in Shima, Japan
Shima Spain Village (志摩スペイン村) is a theme park in Shima, Mie Prefecture, Japan, opened in April 1994. As the name suggests, the theme park is dedicated exclusively to Spain.
Units
Parque España
Parque España is the core theme park facility of Shima Spain Village.
Roller coasters
Hotel Shima Spain Village
Hotel Shima Spain Village is a 252-room hotel.
Himawari-no-Yu
Himawari-no-Yu is a natural hot spring.
Tank-top Festival
The park currently hosts "Tank-top Festival", an annual event organised in collaboration with Japanese rock band yabai T-shirts yasan. The band originally planned to play a one-man concert at the park on March 2020, but it was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On 11-12 May 2024, a live concert was successfully held, celebrating the band's 10th anniversary and the park's 30th anniversary.
In 2025, the band returned to perform at the Shima Spain Village, this time in a festival format held on 10-11 May. Guests for the first day of the festival included Eito, 10-FEET, Taiiku Okazaki, and Kyuso Nekokami.
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