Ground-breaking ceremony held at Moomin theme park site

A ground-breaking ceremony was held Friday for the construction of Japan's first Moomin-themed amusement park near Tokyo, scheduled to open in the spring of 2019.Finnish Ambassador to Japan Jukka Siukosaari was among about 80 attendees at the ceremony in Hanno, Saitama Prefecture, where the construction is scheduled to begin in July for the park named "Metsa" located in a 23.6-hectare forest area surrounding a man-made lake.The park will consist of an area featuring structures from Moomin stories, where attractions are also planned to be held, and another that will contain restaurants and o…READ FULL ARTICLE