Metsa is a Finnish theme park comprising Moominvalley Park and Metsa Village. Moominvalley Park has admission fees, but the Metsa village has no entry fee. In summer, the umbrella sky colors the entrance road to the village. Thousands come to see the free umbrella art project. Apart from the umbrella sky, there are several events held in the village annually. Right now, the Christmas market is on.
Metsa Village has several shops and restaurants. The Metsa market hall has several satellite shops and eateries. For example, on the ground floor there is a Saiboku shop selling award-winning ham products from the acclaimed Saiboku farm in Hidaka City (also Saitama Prefecture). The village has a picturesque Starbucks too. The village is set around Miyazawa lake. All the shops and restaurants have a view of the lake. You can enjoy the view from the green area in front of the lake too. There are some seats that people can use for free.
There are some activities you can enjoy in the village. For example, they run several (very popular) workshops weekly. There is a treetop athletic "Panza" where both adults and children can play at a reasonable price. And you can also rent canoes to take out on the lake.
Moominvalley park, the part that you pay into, is just past the canoe rental area.
