Amp up the excitement of eating sushi with this new theme park ride concept from Takara Tomy!
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There’s no easier or more appropriate place to cosplay as some of the greatest heroes of the anime and manga world.
The eerie ruins of this once-thriving amusement park look set to become Japan’s next unusual place to visit.
New Attack on Titan attraction also in development as theme park continues to embrace anime franchises.
She’s too short to ride Thunder Mountain, but proud owner still seems to be enjoying their theme park visits together.
Park reveals project is bigger than Wizarding World of Harry Potter, gives tentative opening date.
Osaka theme park doubles down (48-times down?) on its Japanese appeal with daily performances by members of four Japanese idol supergroups.
Belle, Beast, and Big Hero 6’s biggest hero part of extensive renovations planned for the park and its neighbor Tokyo Disney Sea.
Some of the biggest stars of anime and manga are going to be spending their summer at the Osaka theme park.
Nintendo and Universal Studios Japan (USJ) recently signed a basic business agreement that could pave the way for future USJ attractions featuring Nintendo characters and game worlds.
The J-Pop star joins the ranks of such musicians as Michael Jackson with new limited-edition USJ theme park ride. Now there’s a sentence I never thought I’d write.
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