Green Dance Japanese Theme Park

Located at the heart of the coastal recreation area of the Lanyang Plain, Green Dance Japanese Theme Park is a unique Japanese-style garden resort that brings together scenic landscapes, arts and culture, ecology, leisure, and recreation.

The park is situated near the estuary where the Lanyang River, Yilan River, and Dongshan River converge and flow into the sea. It is regarded as a prime viewing location for “Sunrise over Guishan Island,” one of the Eight Scenic Wonders of Lanyang. Surrounded by picturesque farmland, with the Xueshan Mountain Range and Central Mountain Range stretching across the horizon, the park features a distinctive Japanese-style stroll garden, allowing visitors to enjoy beautiful scenery from different perspectives while relaxing amid the tranquil surroundings.

The park offers a wide range of facilities, including a Japanese-style performance hall, art museum, light-meal restaurant, Sakura Tea House, Omamori Pavilion, adventure park, and outdoor waterfront wedding plaza, complemented by diverse landscaped plantings. Various themed activities and guided tours are also available to meet the recreational needs of visitors of all ages.

Park Highlights

1. Japanese-Style Stroll Garden and Landscaping

The park adopts a stroll-garden landscape design and features nearly 200 varieties of plants. Inspired by the philosophy of finding a world within a grain of sand and meaning within every tree, the landscape creates a fresh interpretation of the Japanese garden, unfolding like a captivating symphony that changes with the four seasons.

2. Japanese-Style Performance Hall

The performance hall is a Japanese-style structure showcasing traditional mortise-and-tenon craftsmanship. The entire building was constructed from Canadian cypress wood, while its window frames, corridors, and other detailed components were meticulously crafted in Japan before being transported to Taiwan.

More than ten Japanese craftsmen were invited to Taiwan to assemble the building using traditional joinery techniques. Construction took over a year to complete. From timber sourcing and manufacturing to transportation, the entire process complied with environmental and carbon-footprint requirements.

Traditional Japanese performances such as Japanese dance and shamisen music, as well as wellness and mind-body programs, are planned to be held here from time to time. The venue is described as a one-of-a-kind Japanese-style performance hall in Taiwan, standing gracefully amid the natural landscape.

3. Green Dance Art Museum

The Green Dance Art Museum is a three-story building covering nearly 300 ping (approximately 990 square meters). Its exterior features expansive floor-to-ceiling glass panels that frame the surrounding scenery. Each window resembles an ever-changing painting, bringing the seasonal transformations of nature and the beauty of the garden into the museum.

The museum initially showcases artworks and paintings collected by the founder. In the future, it is planned to host a variety of arts and cultural lectures, concerts, and exhibitions related to the aesthetics of everyday life. Green Dance Art Museum aims to become a hub for nurturing arts and culture on the Lanyang Plain, with deep local roots and an international outlook.

4. Waterfront Wedding Plaza

The park features what is described as Taiwan’s only outdoor land-and-water wedding plaza. The lake is also home to the unique “Moses Bridge,” providing a romantic setting where weddings, outdoor parties, and BBQ events can be held beside the lake, surrounded by a wisteria-covered walkway and bald cypress trees.

The venue is available by reservation for wedding photography, film and television shoots, outdoor receptions, product launches, and various presentation events.

5. Omamori Pavilion

The Omamori Pavilion features installation art of Green Dance’s fox mascots, Umi and Nami, as well as an ema pavilion, where visitors can offer prayers, make wishes, and take memorable photos.

6. Light-Meal Restaurant and Sakura Tea House

Led by a highly experienced culinary team, the restaurants embrace the concept of using seasonal and locally sourced ingredients to create innovative dishes, including Green Dance’s signature Japanese-style bento meals and wagashi sweets.

The light-meal restaurant also accepts group reservations, with customized dishes available according to guests’ requirements.