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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- ElevatorElevator：not checked
- Stroller OKStroller friendly：with conditionsconditions
- RentalStroller rental：with conditionsconditions
- NursingNursing space：with conditionsconditions
- ChangingDiaper changing table：with conditionsconditions
- Diaper binDiaper disposal bin：not checked
- Family WCFamily restroom：with conditionsconditions
- Kids' toiletKids' toilet seat & step stool：not checked
- Own foodOutside food allowed：none
- EnglishEnglish support：not checked
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Moominvalley Park with kids: the route, how long, the crowds
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.
family-journey.net2026
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Moominvalley Park reviewed with a baby, part 1
Five hours with a four-month-old. A 10-15 minute walk from the car park, uphill back; the stroller was given up on.
note.com2026
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A rainy day at Moominvalley Park with a primary-schooler
Rain left the outdoor play gear wet and unused, so they moved up into Kokemus. The Moomin House queue: 3 minutes.
kabuchan225.com2026
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Moominvalley Park in Golden Week: a car-free family of four
With a 6- and 8-year-old from Ikebukuro. From Hanno station a taxi cost ¥1,700 one way, about ¥400 each for four.
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Winter at Moominvalley Park with a 2- and 7-year-old
Winter brings man-made snow and sledging, and the park was very quiet. Lunch for three ran about ¥6,000; churros ¥500.
ameblo.jp2026
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- 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)■■
- 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.■
- Time needed：150 min
- 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.■■Official booking site ↗
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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 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.
| 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. | 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 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. | Web-checked | checked Aug ’26 | metsa-hanno.com |
| Child switch (rider swap) | Not checked yet | ||||
| Stroller access notesExtra info — guide only | 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. | 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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Indoor / outdoor, Child switch (rider swap), Official family-friendly certification, Best-fit ages (guide), Crowding (guide), Quietness (guide)