Nagasaki Holland Village

Overview

Nagasaki Holland Village was a Netherlands-themed amusement park that once stood in what is now Saikai City, Nagasaki Prefecture (formerly Seihi Town, Nishisonogi District). It is known as the facility that gave rise to Huis Ten Bosch, the large resort theme park in Sasebo.

Highlights

• ●Its history as the theme park that originated Huis Ten Bosch
• ●A record of repeated renaming across several redevelopment phases
• ●Its origins as a facility themed around the Netherlands
• ●Saikai City's efforts to repurpose and redevelop the former site

History

The park opened on July 22, 1983, and further institutional development is recorded as of March 31, 1989. It closed on October 21, 2001. Saikai City purchased the former site in 2003, and in 2005 it was reopened as a food-themed park called Cas Village, which folded after roughly half a year. In 2010, part of the site became home to the Saikai City Hall Seihi General Branch Office and the Nagasaki Prefecture Ken'o Promotion Bureau's Saikai Agriculture and Forestry Office. In spring 2015, Saikai City sought an operator for a partial reopening, selecting a new company established by the operators of the Nagasaki Bio Park zoo; the facility was redeveloped with an eye toward a March 2016 opening. It reopened on April 16, 2016 as Port Holun Nagasaki, then was renamed back to its original name, Nagasaki Holland Village (second incarnation), on November 27, 2017. In May 2021, it closed again due to aging facilities and a decline in visitors linked to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Map

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Suggested itinerary

1. 1Check the current state of the former site alongside other sights around Saikai City
2. 2Trace the history of Nagasaki's theme parks by pairing it with a visit to Huis Ten Bosch in Sasebo
3. 3Note the public facilities, such as the Saikai City Hall Seihi General Branch, now located on part of the former grounds
4. 4Confirm the latest operating or public-access status through official sources before visiting

Did you know?

💡 The park is remembered as the origin of Huis Ten Bosch in Sasebo. Its name changed several times over the years: from the original Nagasaki Holland Village to Cas Village, then Port Holun Nagasaki, and back to a second Nagasaki Holland Village.

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