Japan is seeing the opening of extra big-name and glitzy points of interest, as firms search to achieve from the nation’s tourism restoration.
Warner Bros. Studio Tour Tokyo: The Making of Harry Potter, which opened in June, is the second theme park based mostly on the hit movie collection after the one in London, which has welcomed 17 million guests since opening in 2012.
Protecting 30,000m2, the Tokyo website can also be the world’s largest Harry Potter attraction. Operated by Warner Bros. Studio Japan, it options unique units from the movie collection, interactive experiences together with utilizing a inexperienced display, F&B choices and outlets, with entry for adults priced at 6,300 yen (US$42).
Points of interest based mostly on Japanese characters are additionally increasing, as a consequence of their recognition at residence and overseas.
Constructing on its 60 billion yen (US$403 million) funding to open Tremendous Nintendo World in 2021, Common Studios Japan, in July, launched points of interest based mostly on a number of animation collection together with One Piece, Detective Conan and Assault on Titan.
Ghibli Park, which opened in Nagoya Prefecture in 2022, has additionally expanded this yr so as to add two new areas: Mononoke Village, which unveils Japan because it was within the fifteenth century, and Irontown Village, that includes large sculptures of creatures from Studio Ghibli movies.
Progress in theme park attendance is vital to tourism restoration as Japan seeks elevated consumption by guests.
Theme parks and amusement parks throughout the nation are welcoming fewer guests than pre-pandemic, with restoration at slightly below 80 per cent, however these guests are spending extra. Consumption per particular person exceeded 10,000 yen for the primary time in 2022, in response to knowledge from the Ministry of Economic system, Commerce and Trade.
There are extra merchandise within the pipeline.
Tom’s Metropolis Circuit Tokyo Bay will open on the capital’s Odaiba waterfront in November, providing indoor and out of doors electrical car go-karting, in addition to VR-based leisure.
The corporate stated the attraction can “assist revitalise Tokyo’s night-time economic system” as electrical automobiles are quiet, permitting easy operations at night time.
