May. 27, 1998
Automobile Theme Park
Look, Ride, and Feel
Birth of New Virtual Style Facility with Automobile Theme
Tokyo―TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION announced today it will construct a new exhibition facility, using the theme of automobiles, at the Tokyo Waterfront ST Block. Located at the Tokyo waterfront development site, this exhibition project is scheduled to run for a limited period of 10 years.
The facility will offer visitors the chance to experience the enjoyment of automobiles in a variety of forms. It will be comprised of three pavilions―Present, Past, and Future―along with two driving courses. The aim of the project is to create a facility where visitors can thoroughly enjoy the experience and thrill of driving, by actually seeing, touching, and riding various different vehicles, and coming in contact with various aspects of "automobile culture."
This totally new automobile theme park is scheduled to open in the spring of 1999.
Three Pavilions and Two Courses with Automobile Theme―"Present, Past, and Future"
Along with a full lineup display of over 100 current Toyota models, various "virtual" experience comers at this pavilion will allow visitors to experience a feeling for the automobiles of today. Among them are the Virtual Drive Comer, Design Comer, and Motor Sports Comer.
This museum, unlike any other in the world, will fuse nostalgic images of classic cars with restaurants and cafes. This will be a relaxing space where visitors can sit back and reflect on automobiles of the past.
This pavilion will have ride attractions as well as virtual images and other exhibits. It will offer visitors a thrilling experience of the future of our automobile society.
This facility will allow visitors to take test runs in current Toyota models and various other motor vehicles.
This course, which will traverse the entire ST Block and run through the pavilions, will allows visitors to actually ride in an electric vehicle, sure to be one of the transport modes of the future.Building Outline.
- Building name
- To be determined
- Location
- Aomi 1-chome, Koto-ku, Tokyo
- Site area
- Approx. 24,000 m2
- Total floor space
- Approx. 24,200 m2
- Design and construction
- Buildings by Taisei Corp. and other companies
Displays by Dentsu Inc. and other companies
- Start of construction
- May 1998
- Scheduled completion
- Spring of 1999
- Expected visitors
- Approx. 3 million persons/year
Pavilion Outline
- Note
- The pavilion and course names used are tentative.
