--- name: "Moominvalley Park" lat: 35.87198 lng: 139.32583 official_url: "https://metsa-hanno.com/" fee: "A One Day Pass is ¥3,900 in advance or ¥4,300 on the day for adults, and ¥1,000 in advance or ¥1,300 on the day for children aged 4 to 18 (through high school). Children of 3 and under are free. There is no disability discount - everyone pays the fixed rate for their age. An annual pass exists but is sold only on its own separate site, and no price for it is published on the park's own fee page. Paid attractions inside the park cost extra, bought from ticket machines in the park. Metsä Village, the free zone you walk through on the way in, costs nothing. Parking is ¥1,000 a day on weekdays and ¥1,500 at weekends and on set days, free for the first two hours, cash only at the machine, and ¥3,000 for oversized vehicles. (Checked 15 August 2026)" last_verified: "2026-08-15" --- # Moominvalley Park Moominvalley Park covers 7.3 hectares beside a lake in Hanno, Saitama, and takes its subject from the Moomin stories. The Moomins' house stands as the books describe it, and Kokemus traces Tove Jansson's life and her tales across its exhibition floors. A weatherproof theatre runs songs and dances children join, and there is an indoor play space designed with Bornelund. A zipline crosses about 400 meters of open water. Outdoors there are a bathing hut, a lighthouse, an observatory and a terrace over the lake. - Area: saitama - Type: activity - Average stay: 150 min - Hours: Moominvalley Park is open 10:00-17:00 on weekdays and 10:00-18:00 at weekends and on holidays; tickets are sold until an hour before closing. The free Metsä Village you walk through stays open longer, 10:00-18:00 on weekdays and 10:00-19:00 at weekends and holidays. Hours can differ over New Year, Obon and Golden Week and on other days the site sets. The car park is open 9:30-20:00. - Last verified: 2026-08-15 ## Family facts (value + conditions + source + verified date) | Feature | Value | Conditions | Verified | Source | |---|---|---|---|---| | Stroller friendly | Yes | Strollers can come into the park, but halls with many stairs and steps include facilities where a stroller cannot be used, for safety. Leave the stroller in the marked stroller parking. Note the walk in: about 15 minutes from the car park or bus stop, downhill on the way in and so uphill on the way back. | 2026-08-15 (web) | [source](https://metsa-hanno.com/faq/) | | Stroller rental | Yes | Lent at the information desk, bookable in advance. Numbers are limited. | 2026-08-15 (web) | [source](https://metsa-hanno.com/faq/) | | Diaper changing table | Yes (8) | Eight in Moominvalley Park: the information desk and Kokemus 1F (both inside the nursing rooms), the Hajimari-no-Irie toilets (multi-purpose toilet), the toilets behind Emma's Theatre and the Osabishi-yama toilets (men's and women's), and the Nursing Station behind Emma's Theatre. Metsä Village, the free zone on the way in, has nine more. | 2026-08-15 (web) | [source](https://metsa-hanno.com/faq/) | | Nursing space | Yes (3) | The information desk, Kokemus 1F, and the Nursing Station behind Emma's Theatre, which also has first aid. All the nursing rooms have a hot-water dispenser for formula, and staff at the information desk will warm baby food or milk. | 2026-08-15 (web) | [source](https://metsa-hanno.com/faq/) | | Family restroom | Yes (5) | Five restrooms for wheelchair users or anyone needing more space, with ostomate fittings: Hajimari-no-Irie, Kokemus 1F, behind Emma's Theatre and Osabishi-yama. Metsä Village has seven more. | 2026-08-15 (web) | [source](https://metsa-hanno.com/faq/) | | Diaper disposal bin | Not checked yet | | | | | Kids' toilet seat & step stool | Not checked yet | | | | | Elevator | Not checked yet | | | | | Indoor / outdoor | Not checked yet | | | | | English support | Not checked yet | | | | | Outside food allowed | No | Bringing food into Moominvalley Park is not allowed, though water bottles and PET bottles for drinking are fine and there are drinks machines in the park. Anything bought in Metsä Village may be brought in. Baby food is allowed and can be eaten in the restaurants - tell the staff when you sit down. Metsä Village itself allows picnics outdoors, on the lakeside Nordic Square, but there is no indoor space for eating your own food on a wet day. The restaurants have no allergy-adjusted menu. | 2026-08-15 (web) | [source](https://metsa-hanno.com/faq/) | | Steps & slope caution | Many steps | Wheelchairs can enter and manual wheelchairs are lent at the information desk (limited number, bookable), and there are five ostomate-fitted accessible toilets and reserved wheelchair parking bays. But the inside of the Moomin House is reached by stairs only and cannot be done in a wheelchair, the zipline is not available to wheelchair users, and halls with many stairs and steps include facilities where a stroller cannot be used. The walk from the car park or bus stop to the entrance takes about 15 minutes and starts by going down a slope. | 2026-08-15 (web) | [source](https://metsa-hanno.com/faq/) | | Child switch (rider swap) | Not checked yet | | | | | Stroller access notes | Yes | From the car park or the Metsä bus stop it is about a 15-minute walk to the park entrance: you go down a slope into the free Metsä Village and out through the far side, which means the walk back is uphill. Buses run from Hanno station north exit stop 1 (about 20 minutes) and a free shuttle from Higashi-Hanno station east exit (about 15 minutes), with free shuttles from Komagawa and Higashi-Hanno every day. Parking is open 9:30-20:00, cannot be booked, is paid in cash at the machine, and does not allow re-entry: leaving means paying again. Height limits are 2.1m in the multi-storey and 2.4m in the surface car park. Coin lockers in the park are ¥400, ¥600 and ¥800 by size, at Hajimari-no-Irie and the first-aid room. There is no cash machine inside the park - the nearest is in Metsä Village. Wheeled toys such as kick scooters, tricycles and bicycles, and drones, cannot be brought in. | 2026-08-15 (web) | [source](https://metsa-hanno.com/faq/) | | Official family-friendly certification | Not checked yet | | | | | Best-fit ages (guide) | Not checked yet | | | | | Crowding (guide) | Not checked yet | | | | | Quietness (guide) | Not checked yet | | | | | Lost-child support | Yes | A first-aid room is on site; lost property and anyone who feels unwell are handled at the information desks in the park. | 2026-08-15 (web) | [source](https://metsa-hanno.com/faq/) |