Moominvalley Park
A 7.3-hectare theme park by a lake, built around the Moomin stories.
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Moominvalley Park
SaveA 7.3-hectare theme park by a lake, built around the Moomin stories.
The Moomins' house is built as it appears in the books, and you can go inside.
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Moominvalley Park is the ticketed part of Metsa, a lakeside site in Hanno, Saitama.
The park covers 73,000 square meters, about 18 acres, and the free Metsa Village next to it is more than twice that; the two together come to 236,000 square meters, roughly 58 acres.
Inside the park, the Kokemus exhibition building follows the life of author Tove Jansson and the books she wrote.
Moomintroll and friends lead songs and dances at Emma's Theater, and a zipline carries you about 400 meters, roughly 1,300 feet, over the lake.
From April 11, 2026 the park's theme is the second novel, Comet in Moominland.
Sources and evidence (34)
- Metsa has two zones: Metsa Village, built around Nordic living, and Moominvalley Park, a theme park based on the Moomin stories.source
- Metsa covers 236,000 square meters in all, with Metsa Village at 163,000 and Moominvalley Park at 73,000, roughly 58, 40 and 18 acres, not counting water.source
- From the Metsa parking lot to Moominvalley Park is about a 15-minute walk at an easy pace.source
- Walking down the slope from the parking lot brings you into the free Metsa Village, and going through it to the far end brings you to the Moominvalley Park entrance.source
- From the Metsa bus stop it is also about a 15-minute walk through Metsa Village to Moominvalley Park.source
- From platform 1 at the north exit of Hanno Station on the Seibu Ikebukuro Line, the bus to the Metsa stop takes about 20 minutes.source
- From the east exit of Higashi-Hanno Station on the JR Hachiko Line, a free shuttle bus takes about 15 minutes.source
- Free shuttle buses to Metsa run every day from Komagawa Station and Higashi-Hanno Station.source
- The access answer in the FAQ still lists the route bus to Musashi-Takahagi Station via Metsa, run by Eagle Bus.source
- The parking lot is open 9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m., weekdays and weekends alike.source
- Parking a bicycle or motorcycle is free, weekdays and weekends alike.source
- The multi-story lot takes vehicles up to 2.1 meters high, 2.2 wide and 6 long; the surface lot up to 2.4 meters high, 2.2 wide and 6 long, or roughly 7 to 8 feet high, 7 feet wide and 20 feet long.source
- There are marked wheelchair parking spaces, and no disability discount on the parking fee.source
- You cannot pull out and come back; leaving the lot means paying the parking fee again.source
- Strollers are left in the designated stroller parking areas.source
- To warm baby food or formula, ask the staff at the information desk.source
- Diapers are sold at Moi saitama on the first floor of the Metsa Village market hall, in limited quantities and sizes.source
- For safety, wheelchair users are asked to refrain from the Flying Hobgoblin zipline adventure.source
- Guide dogs, hearing dogs and service dogs may come along.source
- Coin lockers in Moominvalley Park are at Hajimari no Irie, with 30 small ones, and at the first aid room, formerly Muikku Photo, with 2 large, 6 medium and 26 small, at 800, 600 and 400 yen.source
- The ATM is beside the elevator near the front entrance on the first floor of the Metsa Village market hall; Moominvalley Park has none.source
- There is one smoking area each in the Metsa parking lot, Metsa Village and Moominvalley Park, and everywhere else on site is nonsmoking.source
- The site has a first aid room.source
- Lost property inquiries are handled at the information desks on site or through the inquiry form.source
- The restaurants have no menu set up for allergies or other dietary restrictions, though an allergen chart is published.source
- Wheeled toys such as kick scooters, bicycles and tricycles, along with drones, radio-controlled models, kites and hard balls, are not allowed.source
- Photography is fine, but unauthorized commercial shooting that earns advertising revenue, and filming or live streaming that disturbs other visitors, are turned down.source
- The Moomin House recreates the home of the Moomin family as it appears in the books.source
- The Flying Hobgoblin zipline adventure carries you about 400 meters, roughly 1,300 feet, over the lake.source
- At Emma's Theater you can join in songs and dances led by Moomintroll and friends, and it has reopened as an all-weather venue.source
- Kokemus is the exhibition building where you follow the life of the author, Tove, and the Moomin stories.source
- The grounds also hold the Oceanic Orchestra ship, the Moominvalley cinema, Hemulen's amusement park, an observatory, a bathing hut, a lighthouse, Snufkin's tent and a terrace over the lake.source
- For 2026 the park features the second novel, Comet in Moominland, from April 11, 2026.source
- Water play in Moominvalley runs from July 3 to September 6, 2026.source
With kidsThe part that matters
You can walk right through the Moomin family's house, built the way it looks in the books; the floors connect only by stairs, so you leave the stroller at the door and go up on foot.
Switch on the free audio guide and Moomin speaks from your own phone as you come near each of the 15 spots, spread over four areas.
Strollers are lent at the information desk, where staff will also warm formula or baby food, and the park has three nursing rooms and eight diaper changing tables.
Water bottles come in with you, and so does anything you buy in the free village next door, though the ticketed park discourages food brought from home.
Give yourself at least the two and a half hours the park suggests, plus the 15-minute walk down through that village from the parking lot, and carry what the kids need with you, because pulling the car out means paying the parking fee again.
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- The Moominvalley audio guide is free, and as you come near a spot Moomin speaks to you from your phone, over 15 spots across four areas.source
- Moomin picture book read-alouds are held every Saturday and Sunday on the lawn in front of Kokemus.source
- A weekday, 10:00 to 17:00, ages 4 and 2. The kids froze at Hemulen's treetop playground; the bus queue home was long.source
- Five hours with a four-month-old. A 10-15 minute walk from the parking lot, uphill back; the stroller was given up on.source
- Rain left the outdoor play gear wet and unused, so they moved up into Kokemus. The Moomin House queue: 3 minutes.source
- With a 6- and 8-year-old from Ikebukuro. From Hanno station a taxi cost ¥1,700 one way, about ¥400 each for four.source
- Winter brings man-made snow and sledging, and the park was very quiet. Lunch for three ran about ¥6,000; churros ¥500.source
By age0-1 / 2-3 / 4-6
- Ages 0-1Every Saturday and Sunday there is a Moomin picture-book reading on the lawn in front of Kokemus. At Emma's Theatre, Moomintroll and friends lead singing and dancing, in a hall rebuilt to work in any weather. The free Moomin Valley audio guide has Moomin speak to you from your phone as you come near a spot. One family spent five hours here with a four-month-old.Children 3 and under enter free. Nursing rooms are at the Information center, on the first floor of Kokemus, and at the Nursing Station behind Emma's Theatre, which also holds the first aid room; all of them have a hot-water dispenser. There are eight diaper-changing tables in the park. Baby food may be brought in, including into the restaurants to eat alongside everyone else, telling the staff when you arrive. To warm baby food or formula, ask the staff at the Information center. Strollers may be brought in, though some indoor buildings with many stairs and steps do not allow them, and strollers are left at the marked stroller parking. The Information center also lends strollers, in limited numbers, and takes reservations for them. Diapers are sold at Moi saitama on the first floor of the Metsa Village Market Hall. From the car park to the park is about a 15-minute walk at an easy pace.
- Ages 2-3The Moomin Valley Play Area is an indoor playground supervised by Bornelund, built on Nordic educational play. There are two kids' spaces inside Kokemus, behind the Moomin Valley shop and on the second floor. In summer, Water Play in Moomin Valley runs July 3 to September 6, 2026. At Emma's Theatre you can join the singing and dancing that Moomintroll and friends lead.Children 3 and under enter free; from age 4 a one-day pass is needed, 1,000 yen in advance or 1,300 on the day. Inside Moomin House the only way up and down is the stairs. Some indoor buildings with many stairs and steps do not allow strollers. You are asked not to bring food and drink into the paid area, though water bottles and PET bottles are fine and there are drink vending machines in the park. The free Metsa Village area does allow it, and you can spread a picnic sheet at the lakeside Nordic Square; there is no indoor space for eating your own food on a rainy day. Kick scooters, bicycles, tricycles and other wheeled toys may not be brought in. One family with a 4- and a 2-year-old stayed from 10:00 to 17:00 on a weekday.
- Ages 4-6Moomin House is the family's home built as it is in the books, and you can go inside and look through it. The free Moomin Valley audio guide covers four areas and fifteen spots, with Moomin speaking from your phone as you approach. The Flying Goblin Zipline Adventure is a flight of about 400 meters over the lake. Kokemus is an exhibition that walks you through Tove's life and the Moomin stories, and the park also holds the Sea Orchestra ship, the Moomin Valley cinema, Hemulen's amusement park, the observatory, the bathing hut, the lighthouse, Snufkin's tent and the terrace over the lake.A one-day pass for ages 4 through high school is 1,000 yen in advance, 1,300 on the day. Buying online or at a convenience store has to be done by the day before; on the day itself only the gate ticket is sold, and the tickets needed to enter that day do not sell out. To use a paid attraction once inside, buy its ticket at the ticket machines in the park. Workshops are joined at the kids' space inside the Moomin Valley shop on the first floor of Kokemus, and some of them need a reservation in advance. Inside Moomin House the only way up and down is the stairs. The park's own guide is two and a half hours or more for Moominvalley Park plus an hour and a half to walk Metsa Village; the family with a 4- and a 2-year-old were there from 10:00 to 17:00 on a weekday.
By weatherRain, heat, cold
- Rainy dayMoomin House, Kokemus and the Moominvalley cinema are indoor facilities, there is an indoor play area supervised by Bornelund, and Emma's Theatre reopened as an all-weather venue. On the other hand, no indoor space is set aside for eating food you bring in on a rainy day, and the walk from the parking lot to the park takes about 15 minutes at an easy pace.
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Time needed5–7 h
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Diaper disposal bin, Kids' toilet seat & step stool, Indoor / outdoor, Child switch (rider swap), Official family-friendly certification, Best-fit ages (guide), Crowding (guide), Quietness (guide)
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Worth a look before you go
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A weekday, 10:00 to 17:00, ages 4 and 2. The kids froze at Hemulen's treetop playground; the bus queue home was long.
Moominvalley Park with kids: the route, how long, the crowds
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Five hours with a four-month-old. A 10-15 minute walk from the parking lot, uphill back; the stroller was given up on.
Moominvalley Park reviewed with a baby, part 1
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Rain left the outdoor play gear wet and unused, so they moved up into Kokemus. The Moomin House queue: 3 minutes.
A rainy day at Moominvalley Park with an elementary-schooler
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With a 6- and 8-year-old from Ikebukuro. From Hanno station a taxi cost ¥1,700 one way, about ¥400 each for four.
Moominvalley Park in Golden Week: a car-free family of four
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Winter brings man-made snow and sledging, and the park was very quiet. Lunch for three ran about ¥6,000; churros ¥500.
Winter at Moominvalley Park with a 2- and 7-year-old
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Before you go
- Once you are inside, paid attractions are bought from ticket machines in the park.source
- Buying online or at a convenience store has to be done by the day before, so on the day itself only the same-day ticket sold on site is available.source
- Strollers can come into the park, though a few buildings with many stairs and steps do not allow them, for safety.source
- The information desk lends strollers, in limited numbers, and they can be reserved in advance.source
- Workshops at Moominvalley Park run in the kids' space inside the Moominvalley shop on the first floor of Kokemus, and some of them need to be booked in advance.source
More notes (10)
- Annual passports are sold only through their own website, not at the entrance ticket booth of Moominvalley Park.source
- The tickets needed for same-day entry never sell out.source
- Tickets can be bought up to one hour before closing.source
- You can re-enter by showing your ticket again with the day's date on it.source
- Group rates apply from 15 people and require booking in advance.source
- Parking cannot be reserved, and you pay in cash at the machine on site.source
- Wheelchairs can enter the park, and manual wheelchairs are lent at the information desk, in limited numbers and reservable in advance.source
- Getting between floors inside the Moomin House is by stairs only, so it cannot be done in a wheelchair.source
- Dogs, cats and other pets can come in, but need a pet carrier that keeps the face out of sight to enter buildings, and cannot go into Kokemus, the Moomin House, the Oceanic Orchestra ship, the Moominvalley cinema, the viewing area of Emma's Theater, or the rides at Hemulen's amusement park.source
- Monopods, tripods and selfie sticks can be used, except inside the viewing area of Emma's Theater.source
Basics
- 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 on 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)source2
- Hours：Moominvalley Park is open 10:00-17:00 on weekdays and 10:00-18:00 on 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 on weekends and holidays. Hours can differ over New Year, Obon and Golden Week and on other days the site sets. The parking lot is open 9:30-20:00.source
- Time to allow：5–7 hsource234
- Booking：Tickets are sold at the entrance ticket booth on the day and never sell out, but the advance price is lower: online and convenience-store tickets must be bought by the day before, and on the day itself only the on-site same-day ticket is sold. Tickets are on sale until one hour before closing. Show a ticket displaying that day's date and you can re-enter. Annual passes are sold only on their own site, not at the ticket booth. Paid attractions inside the park are bought separately from ticket machines in the park. Groups of 15 or more get a group rate, which must be booked in advance. Cash, the five major credit-card brands, transport IC cards and QR payments such as PayPay are accepted.source2
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Fees
- Moominvalley Park is the ticketed area, while Metsa Village is free to enter.source
- A one-day pass to Moominvalley Park is 3,900 yen for adults bought in advance, or 4,300 yen bought on the day.source
- For children from age 4 through high school, the one-day pass is 1,000 yen in advance or 1,300 yen on the day.source
- Children 3 and under get in free.source
- There is no disability discount; prices are flat rates set by age.source
- The ticket booth takes cash, credit cards including the five major international brands, and transit e-money and QR or barcode payments such as PayPay.source
- Parking is 1,000 yen a day on weekdays, with the first two hours free, and 1,500 yen a day on weekends, holidays and dates the site designates.source
- Vehicles bigger than those limits may be sent to the paid oversized-vehicle lot, at 3,000 yen per vehicle.source
Hours and closures
- Moominvalley Park is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekends and holidays.source
- Metsa Village is open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays and 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on weekends and holidays.source
- Hours can differ on dates the site designates, such as New Year, Obon and Golden Week, and any change is announced on the official site.source
Time to allow
- The suggested time is two and a half hours or more in Moominvalley Park, plus an hour and a half to walk around Metsa Village.source
Other
- The footer names two operators side by side, Moomin Monogatari Ltd. and Metsa Co., Ltd.source
Contact
- The address is 327-6 Miyazawa, Hanno, Saitama 357-0001.
Once you've decided
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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 theater 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.
| 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 parking lot or bus stop, downhill on the way in and so uphill on the way back. | Web-checked | checked Aug ’26 | metsa-hanno.com |
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| Stroller rental | Yes | Lent at the information desk, bookable in advance. Numbers are limited. | Web-checked | checked Aug ’26 | metsa-hanno.com |
| 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. | Web-checked | checked Aug ’26 | metsa-hanno.com |
| 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. | Web-checked | checked Aug ’26 | metsa-hanno.com |
| 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. | Web-checked | checked Aug ’26 | metsa-hanno.com |
| 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. | Web-checked | checked Aug ’26 | metsa-hanno.com |
| 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 spaces. 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 parking lot or bus stop to the entrance takes about 15 minutes and starts by going down a slope. | Web-checked | checked Aug ’26 | metsa-hanno.com |
| Child switch (rider swap) | Not checked yet | ||||
| Stroller access notesExtra info — guide only | Yes | From the parking lot 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-story and 2.4m in the surface parking lot. Coin lockers in the park are ¥400, ¥600 and ¥800 by size, at Hajimari-no-Irie and the first-aid room. There is no ATM inside the park - the nearest is in Metsä Village. Wheeled toys such as kick scooters, tricycles and bicycles, and drones, cannot be brought in. | Web-checked | checked Aug ’26 | metsa-hanno.com |
| Official family-friendly certificationExtra info — guide only | Not checked yet | ||||
| Best-fit ages (guide)Extra info — guide only | Not checked yet | ||||
| Crowding (guide)Extra info — guide only | Not checked yet | ||||
| Quietness (guide)Extra info — guide only | Not checked yet | ||||
| Lost-child supportExtra info — guide only | Yes | A first-aid room is on site; lost property and anyone who feels unwell are handled at the information desks in the park. | Web-checked | checked Aug ’26 | metsa-hanno.com |
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