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Zombies serve cocktails and Pochita turns into parfait at Universal Studios Japan this Halloween
- Elliot Hale
Oct 23, 2026 - Tweet
Are you ready for a taste of terror?
- Japan
- (Amusement Parks • anime • COK • drinks • food • halloween • manga • Osaka • Resident Evil • scary • theme parks • Universal Horror Nights • Universal Studios • Universal Studios Japan • USJ • USJ Halloween • video games • zombies)
Emperor of Japan poses for photo with Studio Ghibli’s No Face [Video]
- Casey Baseel
Sep 21, 2026
Japan’s reigning monarch and his sweetheart get into the spirit of Ghibli Park.
- Japan
- (Amusement Parks • anime • Emperor • Emperor of Japan • Ghibli Park • manga • No Face • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • theme parks)
Anime and Hollywood movies cross over in new Universal Studios Japan merch collection
- Casey Baseel
Aug 28, 2026
Luffy makes a Jurassic friend at USJ.
- Japan
- (Amusement Parks • anime • back to the future • cool • Detective Conan • fashion • Jurassic Park • manga • One Piece • shirts • t-shirts • theme parks • Universal Studios • Universal Studios Japan • USJ)
Dragon Ball Z theme park, financed by Saudi Arabia, to be built in France
- Casey Baseel
Aug 26, 2026
“You know of my interest in mangas,” says French president.
- C Asia, Europe, Japan
- (Amusement Parks • anime • COK • Dragon Ball • Dragon Ball Z • france • manga • paris • Saudi Arabia • theme parks)
Ninja theme park suddenly closes in Japan, shadow warriors undone by shady real estate deals
- Casey Baseel
Aug 21, 2026
If only some justice-loving shinobi had put a stop to things before Ise Ninja Kingdom had to shut down.
- Japan
- (Amusement Parks • crime • Ise Ninja Kingdom • Japan travel • Ninja • theme parks • tourism • travel)
Universal Studios Japan partners with manga horror master Junji Ito’s Tomie
- Casey Baseel
Aug 19, 2026
Undying school girl enthralls zombie horde in new artwork, and maybe elsewhere too.
- Japan
- (Amusement Parks • anime • COK • crazy • Halloween Horror Nights • Horror • Junji Ito • manga • scary • theme parks • Universal Studios • Universal Studios Japan • USJ)
Studio Ghibli theme park announces new expansion saluting a previously off-limits anime
- Casey Baseel
Aug 11, 2026
After initially saying no to a Nausicaa area, Ghibli has had a change of heart.
- Japan
- (Aichi • Amusement Parks • anime • Hayao Miyazaki • Japan travel • manga • Nagoya • Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind • Studio Ghibli • theme parks • tourism • travel)
Resident Evil’s terrifying Licker becomes a bag in Japan that wants to feed you
- Casey Baseel
Aug 6, 2026
After years of this video game horror trying to eat us, it’s finally going to help us with our hunger instead.
- Japan
- (Amusement Parks • bags • Capcom • COK • crazy • funny • popcorn • popcorn buckets • Resident Evil • scary • theme parks • Universal Horror Nights • Universal Studios • Universal Studios Japan • USJ • video games)
Tokyo Disneyland and Disney Sea raising ticket prices, free Fast Pass ending next month
- Casey Baseel
Jul 16, 2026
New economic realities are coming to the place that bills itself as the land of dreams.
- Japan
- (Amusement Parks • COK • Disney • Disney Sea • Disneyland • Japan travel • Oriental Land • theme parks • Tokyo Disney Resort • Tokyo Disney Sea • Tokyo Disneyland • tourism • travel)
Studio Ghibli theme park’s new dessert is a drinkable version of Hayao Miyazaki’s pilot daydream
- Casey Baseel
Jul 10, 2026
This Hideout is both a dessert we’d like to drink and a place we’d like to be.
- Japan
- (Amusement Parks • anime • cafes • drinks • food • Ghibli Park • Hayao Miyazaki • manga • Porco Rosso • restaurants • Studio Ghibli • sweets • theme parks)
Studio Ghibli has a new anime out, and there’s only one place in the world where you can see it
- Casey Baseel
Jul 8, 2026
A Night in the Valley of Witches makes its screening debut, and Hayao Miyazaki’s first-ever art exhibition created for Ghibli’s theme park, three years in the making, opens too.
- Japan
- (Amusement Parks • anime • art • COK • Ghibli Park • Goro Miyazaki • Hayao Miyazaki • manga • Studio Ghibli • theme parks)
Japanese theme park adding Immersive Death Game with a “bomb collar” you have to wear
- Casey Baseel
Jun 26, 2026
Little kids are not allowed to play the death game inspired by Alice in Borderland at one of Japan’s favorite theme parks.
- Japan
- (Alice in Borderland • Amusement Parks • anime • cool • crazy • Huis Ten Bosch • manga • theme parks • weird)
Japanese merry-go-round has heartwarming backstory, is one of the best rides in Japan
- Oona McGee
Jun 21, 2026
The amusement park may have been demolished, but this ride lives on.
- Japan
- (amusement park • Amusement Parks • carousel • Japan with kids • japanese amusement parks • merry-go-round • merry-go-rounds • off the beaten path • retro • retro amusement park • SNJO • theme park attractions • theme parks • Tochigi • tourist sites • travel)
Gama Land, the weird Japanese amusement park celebrating toads, is now like a ghost town
- Oona McGee
Jun 19, 2026
Unique attraction is a hidden retro gem in a suspended state, and it might soon disappear forever.
- Japan
- (Amusement Parks • B-grade • crazy • Gama Land • haunted houses • Ibaraki • Mt. Tsukuba • retro amusement park • scary • theme parks • tourist sites • travel • Tsukuba • weird • weird amusement park)
Universal Studios Japan is giving Frieren anime fans the chance to make unforgettable memories.
- Casey Baseel
Jun 15, 2026
Universal Studios Japan made our Frieren fan cry, and she’s very OK with that.
- Japan
- (Amusement Parks • anime • COK • cool • food • Frieren • Frieren Beyond Journey’s End • manga • SNJO • theme parks • themed restaurants • Universal Cool Japan • Universal Studios • Universal Studios Japan • USJ)
What’s up with the Ghibli Park photo and video ban?
- Oona McGee
May 31, 2026
Theme park prohibition strangely opens the door to a new kind of creative freedom.
- Japan
- (Aichi • Amusement Parks • anime • culture • Ghibli Park • Goro Miyazaki • Hayao Miyazaki • manga • Mei and Satsuki's House • photography • social media • society • theme parks • travel)
Japan’s instant ramen snack theme park features an athletic course even adults can enjoy
- Elliot Hale
May 23, 2026
Sample ramen pizza, alongside other limited-edition items to pick up, or just make your own treats.
- Japan
- (athletic course • Baby Star • Baby Star Ramen • Butamen • COK • food • food theme park • Hoshio-kun • japanese snacks • Mie • Natsuno Futon • Oyatsu Company • Oyatsu Town • snacks • SNJO • theme park • theme parks • tourism • Tsu)
Sanrio amusement park in Tokyo to host Psycho Game horror event this summer[Video]
- Casey Baseel
Apr 28, 2026
After Hello Kitty goes home for the day, some decidedly less cute characters will be taking over Sanrio Puroland.
- Japan
- (Amusement Parks • crazy • haunted houses • Hello Kitty • Horror • Obaken • Sanrio • Sanrio Puroland • scary • theme parks • video • weird)
Studio Ghibli announces first new short anime film in 8 years, exclusive to Ghibli Park
- Casey Baseel
Apr 22, 2026
Anime will premier this summer and is the first made specifically for the Nagoya-area theme park.
- Japan
- (Amusement Parks • anime • Ghibli Park • Goro Miyazaki • Majo no Tani no Yoru • manga • Mei and the Baby Cat Bus • Night in the Valley of the Witches • Studio Ghibli • theme parks)
Universal Studios’ Sailor Moon theme park attraction is finally coming to America
- Casey Baseel
Mar 18, 2026
Moon power to shine across the Pacific for the first time at Universal Studios Hollywood, One Piece and Super Mario get special events too.
- Japan, USA
- (Amusement Parks • anime • manga • One Piece • Sailor Moon • Super Mario • Super Nintendo World • theme parks • Universal Fan Fest Nights • Universal Studios • Universal Studios Hollywood • Universal Studios Japan • video games • Yoshi)
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