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Hirakata Park, affectionately known to locals as Hirapa, is one of the oldest amusement parks in Japan, set in the city of Hirakata between Osaka and Kyoto and in operation for well over a century. The park grew from chrysanthemum-doll exhibitions held in the early twentieth century, a traditional display of life-sized figures clothed in living flowers, and that horticultural heritage is still honoured in seasonal flower events, though over the decades it developed into a full amusement park wi...