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Universal Studios Japan
Theme park · Asia
🇯🇵 Osaka, Japan
Super Nintendo World and a relentless pace of new IP.
Overall score7.9
Opened
2001
Size
133 acres (54 ha)
Rides
32 attractions
Avg. visit
9 hours
Ticket range
$53–$69 USD
Events & shows
Universal Countdown Party
New Year's Eve all-night event counting down to midnight with live entertainment.
Visual Archive
Universal Studios Japan in Osaka is the busiest Universal park in the world and the fastest-moving in terms of new content. Super Nintendo World opened here first in 2021 and remains its signature draw, alongside Hollywood Dream — The Ride, The Flying Dinosaur and the Wizarding World of Harry Potter.
The park leans heavily on seasonal anime and gaming collaborations, which drives repeat local visitation but also produces some of the longest queues of any park globally.
Plan Your Visit
Hours & tickets
- Operating hours
- Typically 9am-8pm, with variable opening as early as 8am on peak days
- Seasonal closures
- Open year-round
- Queue-skip pass
- Universal Express Pass 4 or 7, sold per day and often selling out well in advance. From about $55 USD.
- How long to stay
- Full day
- Multi-day tickets
- 1.5-day and 2-day Studio Passes available, with the 1.5-day pass starting from 15:00 on the first day.
- Season pass
- Annual or season pass from about $200 USD.
Getting there
- Nearest airport
- Osaka Itami (ITM), ~25 km; Kansai International (KIX), ~60 km
- Public transit
- JR Yumesaki Line to Universal City Station, a two-minute walk from the entrance
- Parking
- On-site parking available. Around $22 USD per day.
- Staying over
- Several official partner hotels next to the park, including Hotel Universal Port and The Park Front Hotel
Accessibility
- Accessibility
- Step-free access on main pathways with wheelchair rental at the entrance. Guests with disabilities can use assisted-entry arrangements at selected attractions; some high-intensity rides have restrictions.
Good to know
- Who it suits
- Good for families with school-age children; Super Nintendo World and Universal Wonderland suit younger kids, while several rides are intense
- Best time to visit
- Weekday mornings in mid-January to February or June; avoid Golden Week, summer holidays and weekends
- Dining
- Strong themed dining in Super Nintendo World and the Wizarding World; app reservations needed for popular restaurants
- Outside food
- Outside food and drink are not permitted.
- Weather cover
- Heavily indoor — most headline attractions are enclosed screen-based rides, so rain barely affects the day.
- Baby care
- Baby care rooms with nursing space, changing tables and hot water for formula.
- Rentals on site
- Stroller / pushchair hire and Lockers available on site.
- Currency & payment
- Cashless-friendly with cards, IC cards and QR codes; JPY cash accepted.
- Official app
- Universal Studios Japan official app (iOS/Android): wait times, Area Timed Entry, and Express Pass management.
Archival records
World's first Super Nintendo World