Lina World
An amusement park in Yamagata with Japan's first Hello Kitty Ferris wheel.
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Lina World
SaveAn amusement park in Yamagata with Japan's first Hello Kitty Ferris wheel.
The park map filters rides for young children and rides with a roof over them.
MoreWhat kind of place
Lina World sits in the city of Kaminoyama, in northern Japan's Yamagata Prefecture, and its own site calls it one of the largest amusement parks in the Tohoku region.
The name is an acronym: Light, Nature, Wind, and Water, plus World.
The park has Japan's first Hello Kitty Ferris wheel, and a Japanese garden built with Tohoku University of Art and Design in a project that also produced a map of its stone sculptures.
Sources and evidence (21)
- Bringing in your own food, packed lunches included, is not allowed, so you eat at the places inside the park.source
- About ten attractions take children aged two and under, and as a rule a parent has to ride with them.source
- There are no restrooms in the parking lot, so take care of that before you arrive.source
- The parking lot opens an hour before the park does.source
- Bags go in coin lockers inside the park, and anything too big for a locker is held at the entrance gate for 500 yen per item.source
- You can go back in after a trip out to the parking lot by showing your ticket to a staff member.source
- The entrance gate and Cafeteria Lina accept QR code payments.source
- The park is nonsmoking apart from the designated smoking areas.source
- The nearest train station is Kaminoyama-Onsen Station.source
- The nearest bus stop is Lina World Mae on the Route 13 bypass, or Kanakame-Minami on Prefectural Route 267.source
- The address is 108-1 Mizukami, Kanakame, Kaminoyama City, Yamagata.source
- The park describes itself on its site as one of the largest amusement parks in the Tohoku region.source
- The park has Japan's first Hello Kitty Ferris wheel.source
- The park map has filters for attractions with a roof and attractions for kids.source
- There are free rest areas and open-sided pavilions inside the park.source
- The event hall has heating and air conditioning and holds 400 people.source
- The Cycle Monorail travels 220 meters (about 720 feet) of track up in the air.source
- The Angel Coaster runs a course 63.3 meters (about 208 feet) long.source
- Lina Beach opens in summer.source
- The park's name combines the initials of Light, Nature, Wind, and Water with the word World.source
- The Japanese garden came out of a project with Tohoku University of Art and Design, which also produced a map of its stone sculptures.source
With kidsThe part that matters
If rain moves in, you do not have to call the day off: the park map has a filter for rides with a roof, and free rest areas and open-sided shelters give you somewhere to sit between them.
The same map filters for rides for kids, which saves walking a small child up to a ride that turns them away: about ten take children aged two and under, with a parent riding along, while others set age or height limits small children will not clear.
Older kids get DOSAIDA?, a multi-level maze strung with climbing-frame obstacles.
Bring your own stroller, because the park lends none, and leave the packed lunch behind, because outside food is not allowed and you will be eating at the places inside the park.
Single rides run 500 to 600 yen, so the unlimited-ride pass, sold here as a free pass, pays for itself from the seventh ride on.
Sources and evidence (5)
- DOSAIDA? is a multi-level maze with climbing-frame obstacles scattered through it.source
- Children of 4, 5 and 9: in at 11am, out at the 5pm close, almost no queues, plenty of slopes, Sanrio cafe shut that day.source
- A 3-year-old and a 1-year-old: they got round with the stroller and found changing beds in the women's toilets.source
- Midsummer with a 5- and a 2-year-old: bring a parasol, slopes are hard with a stroller, many rides start at age three.source
- The summer-only pool: a toddler pool with its own small slide, a 120-meter lazy river, timed sessions with a cap.source
By age0-1 / 2-3 / 4-6
- Ages 0-1About ten attractions take children aged two and under, and as a rule a parent rides with them, so you go on together. Children start paying from age three, so at this age there is nothing to pay. The park map filters for rides for kids, so you can settle on where to head before you go in.Strollers and wheelchairs are not lent here, so bring your own stroller. There are no restrooms in the parking lot, so take care of that before you arrive; the lot opens an hour before the park does. Bringing in your own food, packed lunches included, is not allowed, so you eat at the places inside the park. There are free rest areas and open-sided pavilions, and the event hall has heating and air conditioning and holds 400 people. Bags go in the coin lockers inside the park, and anything too big for a locker is held at the entrance gate for 500 yen per item. You can go back in after a trip out to the parking lot by showing your ticket to a staff member.
- Ages 2-3The Child Corner gathers the coin-operated rides in one place, so a child can pick one and get on. The Melody Train is a coin-operated train that carries one adult and one child. About ten attractions take children aged two and under, with a parent riding along as a rule. The park map filters for rides for kids.Children start paying from age three. Some rides are off-limits because of age or height limits, and the conditions for each ride are on a separate page, so checking before you go saves an argument on the day. The Child Corner rides and the Melody Train take coins only, so bring change. Strollers are not lent, so bring your own. Bringing in your own food, packed lunches included, is not allowed; you eat at the places inside the park.
- Ages 4-6DOSAIDA?, the multi-level maze, is scattered with climbing-frame obstacles to work through. The Cycle Monorail travels 220 meters (about 720 feet) of track up in the air, and the Angel Coaster runs a course 63.3 meters (about 208 feet) long. Japan's first Hello Kitty Ferris wheel is here too. In summer, Lina Beach opens.A family with a 4-, 5- and 9-year-old (account published 2026) went in around 11:00 and stayed until the 17:00 close, with a light meal inside the park. Most attractions cost 500 to 600 yen a ride, so the unlimited-ride pass works out cheaper once you ride seven times or more; the pass includes admission and costs 4,700 yen for adults and 4,400 yen for children. Some rides are off-limits because of age or height limits, so check the conditions for each ride on the separate page first. Advance tickets are sold online only, for weekends and public holidays, and only through October.
By weatherRain, heat, cold
- Rainy dayAn amusement park built around outdoor rides, including Japan's first Hello Kitty Ferris wheel and a cycle monorail that runs 220 meters through the air. The park map can be filtered for attractions with a roof, and there is an air-conditioned event hall that holds 400 people, plus free rest houses and gazebos.
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- RentalStroller rental：yes
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- Own foodOutside food allowed：none
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Diaper disposal bin, Kids' toilet seat & step stool
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Worth a look before you go
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Children of 4, 5 and 9: in at 11am, out at the 5pm close, almost no queues, plenty of slopes, Sanrio cafe shut that day.
Lina World with a 4-, 5- and 9-year-old: what a day there was actually like
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A 3-year-old and a 1-year-old: they got round with the stroller and found changing beds in the women's toilets.
Lina World in Yamagata with a 3-year-old and a 1-year-old
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Midsummer with a 5- and a 2-year-old: bring a parasol, slopes are hard with a stroller, many rides start at age three.
A family day at Lina World: what to pack and how the day went
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The summer-only pool: a toddler pool with its own small slide, a 120-meter lazy river, timed sessions with a cap.
Lina Beach, the summer-only pool inside Lina World
Lina World · Links & reads ▾
Where to go next
Where it is
108-1 Mizukami, Kanakame, Kaminoyama-shi, Yamagata 999-3101source
Before you go
- Some rides are off-limits to small children because of age or height limits, and the conditions for each ride are on a separate page.source
- Advance tickets are sold online only, for weekends and public holidays, and only through October.source
- Animals are generally not allowed in, but guide dogs, hearing dogs, and service dogs are.source
Basics
- Fee：Children are charged from age three. A free pass includes admission; with an admission ticket alone, most rides cost ¥500-600 each, and from seven rides the free pass works out cheaper. The bus-and-pass page lists the one-day free pass at ¥4,700 for adults and ¥4,400 for children. Showing a disability or rehabilitation certificate gets the holder and one adult companion a half-price free pass and free admission. A prefecture-issued child-raising support passport, shown before paying, brings a food voucher worth ¥100 with an admission ticket or ¥300 with a free pass, for up to five people (city- or town-issued ones do not count).source
- Hours：Opening days and hours are set by the park's operating calendar. The parking lot opens an hour before the park does.source
- Time to allow：6 hsource
- Booking：Tickets are bought on the day at the gate. The only advance option is an online ticket, set for weekends and public holidays up to October, paid by credit card or PayPay; online buyers do not get the food voucher given at the desk. Groups of eight or more paying cash get the group rate.source
Basics in detail (9)
- The unlimited-ride pass, sold here as a free pass, includes park admission.source
- Most attractions cost 500 to 600 yen a ride, so the unlimited-ride pass works out cheaper once you ride seven times or more.source
- Children start paying from age three.source
- The Lina Bus set ticket lists the one-day unlimited-ride pass at 4,700 yen for adults and 4,400 yen for children.source
- A Lina Bus set combines a round-trip bus ticket from Yamagata, 1,080 yen for adults and 540 yen for children, with a one-day unlimited-ride pass.source
- With a disability certificate or a rehabilitation certificate, the holder and one adult companion get the unlimited-ride pass at half price and admission for free.source
- Showing a prefecture-issued child-rearing support passport at the window gets food vouchers for up to five people, worth 100 yen with an admission ticket and 300 yen with an unlimited-ride pass.source
- Group rates start at eight people buying admission tickets or unlimited-ride passes, and groups pay in cash only.source
- The park's opening dates and hours are listed on its calendar page.source
Once you've decided
evidence & sources (6)
- Official: Stroller friendly, Stroller rental, Outside food allowed
- Official: Indoor / outdoor
- Official: main site
The park sits in Kaminoyama, Yamagata, its name made from light, nature, wind and water. The Hello Kitty Ferris wheel was the first in Japan, and there are Sanrio character teacups to spin in and a two-tier carousel. A cycle monorail runs 220 meters through the air, and a walk-through maze has climbing structures built into it. The Child Corner gathers coin-operated rides, including a small train for one adult and one child.
| Stroller friendly | Yes | Bring your own — there is no stroller or wheelchair rental here. | Web-checked | checked Aug ’26 | linaworld.co.jp |
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| Stroller rental | Yes | Web-checked | checked Aug ’26 | linaworld.co.jp | |
| Outside food allowed | No | Packed lunches and drinks may not be brought in; eat at the places inside the park. | Web-checked | checked Aug ’26 | linaworld.co.jp |
| Indoor / outdoor | Indoor & outdoor | An outdoor park, but the map has a 'covered rides' category, and the event hall is heated and air-conditioned with room for 400. | Web-checked | checked Aug ’26 | linaworld.co.jp |
| Best-fit ages (guide)Extra info — guide only | Yes | Charging starts at age three. About ten rides take children up to age two, with a parent riding along as a rule. Some rides have age or height limits that rule small children out; the limits for each ride are on a separate page not read here. The map has a 'for kids' filter, and the Child Corner collects coin-operated rides. | Web-checked | checked Aug ’26 | linaworld.co.jp |
| Stroller access notesExtra info — guide only | Yes | The nearest station is Kaminoyama-Onsen. Buses stop at Lina World-mae on the Route 13 bypass, or Kanagame-minami on prefectural road 267. A Lina Bus Set combines a return bus ticket from Yamagata (¥1,080 adult, ¥540 child) with the one-day free pass. The parking lot opens an hour before the park and has no toilets, so go before you arrive. Re-entry is allowed for trips back to the parking lot — show your ticket to staff. Coin lockers take luggage; anything too big is held at the gate for ¥500 a piece. Assistance dogs are welcome, other animals are not, and the park is non-smoking except in the smoking area. | Web-checked | checked Aug ’26 | linaworld.co.jp |
| Diaper changing table | Not checked yet | ||||
| Nursing space | Not checked yet | ||||
| Family restroom | Not checked yet | ||||
| Diaper disposal bin | Not checked yet | ||||
| Kids' toilet seat & step stool | Not checked yet | ||||
| Elevator | Not checked yet | ||||
| English support | Not checked yet |