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New interactive Pokémon attraction coming to Universal Studios Japan

• Casey Baseel
  Jan 24, 2026
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Reenergized partnership project will start in Japan, then spread to Universal Studios parks in other countries.

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• (Amusement Parks • anime • COK • manga • Pokemon • theme parks • Universal Studios • Universal Studios Japan • USJ • video games)

Pokémon popcorn buckets coming to Japan’s first-ever permanent Pokémon theme park zone

• Casey Baseel
  Jan 23, 2026

Shhh…Snorlax is sleeping, and munching.

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• (Amusement Parks • anime • awesome • cool • cute • food • Japan travel • manga • Pokemon • Poképark • Poképark Kanto • popcorn • popcorn bucket • popcorn buckets • Snorlax • theme parks • tourism • travel • video games)

Japan’s Poképark Kanto Pokémon theme park area shows first attraction photos

• Casey Baseel
  Jan 15, 2026

Eevee stars in the Vee Vee Voyage.

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• (Amusement Parks • anime • awesome.Poképark Kanto • cool • cute • Eevee • Japan travel • manga • Pokemon • Poképark • theme parks • tourism • travel • video games)

Naruto ninja village theme park area, Kyubi coaster being added to Parc Spirou Provence【Pics】

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 22, 2025

New section at French amusement park scheduled to open in 2026.

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• Europe, Japan
• (Amusement Parks • anime • france • Konoha Land • manga • Naruto • Naruto Konoha Land • Parc Spirou Provence • theme parks)

Return of Totoro sequel short anime announced for Ghibli Park

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 17, 2025

Yes, if there’s a Catbus, of course there’s a kitten bus too!

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• Japan
• (anime • Catbus • Ghibli Park • Ghibli short anime • Ghibli shorts • Hayao Miyazaki • Mei and the Baby Catbus • Met and the Kittenbus • My Neighbor Totoro • Studio Ghibli • theme parks • Totoro)

Sanrio theme park in Japan announces plans to expand into a Sanrio resort

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 10, 2025

Japanese prefecture that already has a Hello Kitty airport is getting ready for even more Sanrio cuteness.

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• (Amusement Parks • COK • Harmony Land • Harmonyland • Hello Kitty • Hello Kitty Airport • hotels • Japan travel • Oita • Oita Prefecture • Sanrio • theme parks • tourism • travel)

We check out the new apartment building construction site area that opened in KidZania Tokyo

• Krista Rogers
  Dec 9, 2025

Kids can learn about the construction and maintenance processes of multi-story residential buildings while earning their own currency.

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• (Amusement Parks • COK • education • edutainment • entertainment • family • kids • KidZania • KidZania Tokyo • SNJO • theme parks • Tokyo • tourism • Toyosu • travel)

Kyoto’s for-adults immersive samurai theme park announces opening date

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 21, 2025

Renovations are almost finished for Toei’s Uzumasa Kyoto Village.

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• Japan
• (Amusement Parks • awesome • cool • culture • Edo period • Eigamura • history • Kyoto • Kyoto Studio Park • movies • samurai • theme parks • Toei • Uzumasa Kyoto Village)

Entry to Tokyo’s Pokémon theme park zone has physical fitness requirement, will cost a lot

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 14, 2025

Path through the forest of wild Pokémon could strain some visitors’ legs, ticket cost might be hard on their hearts.

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• (Amusement Parks • anime • manga • Pokemon • Poképark Kanto • theme parks • video games • Yomiuri Land • Yomiuriland)

Japan’s permanent Pokémon theme park zone announces grand opening date, ticket sale start

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 12, 2025

Poképark Kanto is opening sooner than expected on Tokyo’s southern border.

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• (Amusement Parks • anime • manga • Pokemon • Poképark Kanto • theme parks • video games • Yomiuri Land • Yomiuriland)

Ghibli Park making first update ever to its step-into-anime photo spots, some scenes going away

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 12, 2025

Hayao Miyazaki’s latest anime makes its photo spot debut, but a classic Castle in the Sky scene is bowing out.

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• (Amusement Parks • anime • Ghibli Park • Hayao Miyazaki • manga • The Boy and the Heron • theme parks)

Japan’s 10 best Ferris wheels for beautiful views, as chosen by travelers【Survey】

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 22, 2025

A look around Japan for the best places to see the country from up and above.

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• (Amusement Parks • beautiful • COK • cool • Ferris wheels • Jalan • survey • theme parks • tourism • travel)

Kawaii Monster Land getting set to become Harajuku’s newest whimsical underground wonderland

• Elliot Hale
  Aug 23, 2025

Pon pon your way way down to this fantastical amusement park later in the year.

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• Japan
• (Amusement Parks • COK • cute • Harajuku • Harajuku fashion • Kawaii • Kawaii Monster Cafe • Kawaii Monster Land • Kyary Pamyu Pamyu • Sebastian Masuda • Takeshita Dori • Takeshita Street • theme parks • weird)

Kyoto haunted house is back from the dead with new department store home decades after its demise

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 18, 2025

Chilling terror mixes with warm nostalgia as the Hiesan Haunted House rises from its figurative grave.

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• (Amusement Parks • COK • cool • crazy • Daimaru • department stores • haunted house • Kyoto • scary • theme parks)

Brand-new theme park in Japan charges foreign tourists 25 percent more than locals for tickets

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 31, 2025

Welcome, to two-tier pricing park!

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• (Amusement Parks • dinosaurs • foreigners in Japan • Junglia • Junglia Okinawa • Okinawa • outdoors • overtourism • society • theme parks • tourism • travel • two-tiered pricing)

Pokémon theme park area announced for Kanto region, opens in less than a year【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 23, 2025

First-ever permanent Pokémon amusement park attractions look like they’re going to be international traveler-friendly too.

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• (Amusement Parks • anime • manga • Pokemon • theme parks • video games • Yomiuri Land)

Ponyo-catching game comes to Ghibli Park anime theme park this summer

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 11, 2025

Ghibli Park gives you a chance to experience a traditional Japanese summer festival and to take home multiple Ponyos if you’ve got the right skills.

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• Japan
• (Amusement Parks • anime • festivals • Japanese festivals • kingyo-sukui • manga • Ponyo • Studio Ghibli • summer festivals • theme parks)

Ghibli Park after dark – anime theme park to stay open at night on special dates this summer

• Casey Baseel
  May 22, 2025

A rare chance to visit Ghibli Park after sundown.

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• Japan
• (Amusement Parks • anime • Ghibli Park • manga • Studio Ghibli • theme parks)

Hello Kitty theme park to be overrun by zombies this summer, young children barred from entering

• Casey Baseel
  May 16, 2025

Eradication squads to be dispatched to deal with outbreak, guests will need to prove they’re not infected by completing missions inside haunted theme park.

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• Japan
• (Amusement Parks • crazy • haunted houses • Hello Kitty • Horror • Obaken • Puroland • Sanrio • Sanrio Puroland • scary • theme parks • video • zombies)

Two Hayao Miyazaki-directed short anime are showing at Ghibli Park this summer

• Casey Baseel
  May 13, 2025

Studio Ghibli theme park schedules a pair of anime from the legendary director for fans to see this summer.

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• Japan
• (Amusement Parks • anime • Boro the Caterpillar • Ghibli Park • Ghibli short anime • Hayao Miyazaki • manga • Studio Ghibli • theme parks)

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