What is it: Formerly known as Korakuen, this amusement park reopened in 2003 as a part of a multi-facility lifestyle and entertainment complex, with the famous baseball and concert stadium Tokyo Dome at its centre. It has something for everyone, including families with kids, from thrilling rides and horror houses to shooting games and leisurely trolly rides.
How much: The park is free to enter but each ride costs between ¥500 and ¥1,500. However, there’s a one-day pass for ¥4,500 (elementary school students ¥3,100, younger children ¥2,200), which gets you unlimited rides. The ¥3,500 night discount passport (elementary school students ¥2,500, younger children ¥1,700) gives you unlimited rides after 5pm.
Why go: For the world’s first spokeless Ferris wheel, which is also the world’s very first Ferris wheel with karaoke. Hop into one of its eight karaoke cabins and sing your heart out whilst enjoying a 15-minute view of Tokyo from 80-metres high. But save the best for last: the Thunder Dolphin is a stunning urban rollercoaster that starts off higher than the Dome, then leaps to the roof of the main LaQua building before plunging 80m through the centre of the Ferris wheel.