Hirakata Park, Osaka, Japan

Visit duration: 8 hours Editorial visit time estimate

Reviewed by Elena Voss · Roavina Travel Editor

About Hirakata Park

Hirakata Park, nicknamed Hirapa, is an amusement park in Hirakata, Osaka Prefecture, and the oldest amusement park in Osaka. It opened in 1910 with a chrysanthemum figure exhibition near what is now Hirakata-kōen Station on the Keihan line, and is managed by Keihan Leisure Service. The park uses its hilly landscape to fit dozens of attractions on 160,000 square metres. A public pool was added in 1965, an ice rink in 1972, the Red Falcon roller coaster in 1988 and a Ferris wheel in 1991. After struggling around 2000, when competition from Universal Studios Japan and other factors closed many Kinki parks, it stayed open, and celebrity ambassadors from 2009 helped it regain popularity and pay off its debt.

Checked 2026-11-05 · Source

What's inside

Hirakata Park has around 45 attractions. Its two main roller coasters are Elf, a wooden coaster 695.6 metres long with a top speed of 58.1 km/h, and the Red Falcon, about 1,300 metres long with a top speed of 70 km/h. Other rides include the Giant Drop Meteor drop tower and the Uncle Frodo no Korottorokko mine train, and since April 2014 the park has offered blindfolded rides on some of them. Seasonal play areas add swimming pools in summer and skating rinks and a Snow Land in winter. The park sits right beside Hirakata-kōen Station on the Keihan line.

Checked 2026-11-05 · Source