Space World amusement park to close at end of 2017

Space World amusement park to close at end of 2017

Photo taken Dec. 16, 2016, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Space World amusement park in the southwestern Japan city of Kitakyushu. Its operator said the same day it will close the park at the end of 2017. The park has seen a dwindling number of visitors. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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