If you’ve ever wanted to zip-line through the King of the Monsters or save Japan from one of his rampages, this is your new happiest place on earth.
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Pompompurin isn’t quite as cute when he’s hungering for your brains, but you can save him in this mission-based Sanrio Puroland horror event.
Star Wars is OK, but only some Kingdom Hearts characters can enter the happiest place on earth.
Crouch too close to the sewer, and you might catch a glimpse of red…oh, it’s just her ribbon.
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Motorsports, hot springs, huge ramen, and an amusement park: All reasons to visit Suzuka Circuit
Mie Prefecture’s Suzuka is the home of Japan’s most famous racetrack, but there’s more than cars to get excited about.
Tokyo Disneyland and Disney Sea celebrate the Year of the Boar in style with a fan-favorite Disney character in the limelight.
Pair of visitors get called “jerks” online, but we’d have picked a harsher label.
All the details on the buildings, stores and cafes set to appear at the new Studio Ghibli theme park.
Quite possibly the last Disney character we’d expect to be a love guru has the perfect answer to one young man’s dilemma.
The following is essential reading for parents, and possibly mental health professionals too.
With Halloween just around the corner, it’s time to take a catalog of some of the finest seasonal cocktails available at Tokyo Disney Sea!
How could you when the haunted room is filled with bloodstains, cobwebs, severed limbs, and a hidden switch that’ll whisk you into a nightmare world?
Can faith, trust, and a little bit of pixie dust rekindle P.K Sanjun’s love of Disney? Here’s his experience of the 35th anniversary festivities.
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Finally, a real-world Pokémon adventure where you don’t have to worry about getting hit by a car.
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