ムーミン谷公園 Metsa Village and Moomin-Valley Park at outside Tokyo


The entrance sign of Metsa Village and approach

(L) Metsa Village along Lake Miyazawako (R) Nordic, A restaurant we can enjoy a dish of Northern Europe.


The Moomin-Valley Park is a theme park about the Moomin characters created by Finnish author and artist Tove
Jansson. It was opened in March 2019, about 40 kilometers northwest of Tokyo, in Saitama Prefecture.
The Moomin-Valley is the first one, outside of Finland and offers visitors a look into the world of the author and
her creation.


Exhibition gallery (3F )

　
Inspired by the world of Moomin fairy

Inspired by the world of Moomin fairy

Inspired by the world of Moomin fairy

Inspired by the world of Moomin fairy


Moomin-Valley is an idyllic and peaceful place where the Moomins live in harmony with nature. The largest
building in the valley is the Moominhouse, and its occupants welcome all visitors from the valley and further
afield.

Introduction to Moomin ( from Finland )

　Electronic artificial wave
　Moomin is in front of a fireplace.
　Thunder storms on Moomin's home.

NHKBS4K 放送 ( Moomin Valley )

Moomin Theater

Moomin-Village is surrounded by autumn leaves.

Moomin-Village is surrounded by autumn leaves.

Lakeside of Lake Miyazawa

Restaurants (1F )


Restaurant, Lettula

(L) Plenty of volume served at Lettula (R) Dinning room, Muumilaakso Ruokaka

Access: There are several ways to go to Moomin-Vally Park.
By Seibu-Ikebukuro Railway:
The one way journey from Ikebukuro to Hanno Station on the Seibu Ikebukuro Line takes about 50 minutes and costs 470 yen.
Limited express trains cut the travel time to 40 minutes and cost 970 yen one way. Frequently departing buses connect
Hanno Station with the Metsa (メッツァ) bus stop outside the Moomin-Valley Park (15 minutes, 200 yen one way, cash only).


Outbound trip using limited express train, Laview

Return trip using bus and Fukutoshin subway Line


北欧を思わせる自然豊かなメッツァ（フインランド語で森）は、西武池袋線の飯能駅、またはJR八高線の東飯能駅が
最寄りで、各駅から15分程度バスに揺られてようやく到着となる。ムーミンバレーパークはメッツァヴィレッジを
抜けた先にある。無料の 「パブリックゾーン」が「メッツァビレッジ」、入場料を支払うエリアが「ムーミン
バレーパーク」 で、2019年春にオープンしたテーマパーク。子供ずれ、ペットを同伴した家族に人気がある。
「exhibition gallery」は配色、デザインともに素晴らしい。筆者は数年前の渡欧時、ヘルシンキへの航空機内で
日本にムーミン村を作るための視察団の方にお会いして聞いていたが、やっと実現した。フインランド国外では
初めての事業である。施設は入間川から導水した人造湖、宮沢湖畔にあり、池袋駅から新型特急「Laview」に乗って
飯能まで行くと快適である。

　ムーミン谷公園
　メッツァ


Finland
Finn Aircraft heading to Helsinki ( Photographed by Dr. Miyamoto at Narita International Airport in 2008.)

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　東京近郊案内 ムーミン谷公園
2019年12月執筆
執筆　医学博士 宮本順伯
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The article was written in December, 2019, by Junhaku Miyamoto, M.D., PhD.
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