Old amusement park gets new managementYomiuri Shimbun / Sept 6
A ceremony was held Saturday at Hanayashiki Amusement Park in Asakusa, Tokyo, to mark the transfer of park management to playground equipment manufacturer Banpresto Co., a subsidiary of Bandai Co. ....
....Hidetoshi Tanaka, the park's president, told the gathered crowd: "We were able to keep this park open thanks to all of you. I hope to keep the park's homey atmosphere alive."
Hayashiya cheered on the park, saying: "Hanayashiki park is filled with human warmth and the feeling of an old-style shopping district. It's the best amusement park in Japan!"
