I was able to visit Universal Studios Japan in Osaka during my visit to Japan.
It was interesting to see young people dressed in costumes as they walk around the theme park.
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| Young people in different costumes |
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| Young women in Minion inspired outfit |
It was fun seeing Minions perform live on the street.
We also spotted the Minion Mart which contains various souvenir items.
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| Minion Mart |
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| Minion shirts, capes and hats |
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| Minion cookies |
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| Minion popcorn containers |
Movie inspired rides such as JAWS, Back to the Future and Spiderman are featured in the park. Visitors are not allowed to take photos during the rides so most people take photos only at the facade areas.
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| Huge JAWS figure displayed at the park |
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| JAWS ride entrance |
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Visitors get on a boat ride that takes one to experience
the highlights from the movie JAWS |
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| The car from Back to the Future movie |
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Back to the Future - the Ride gives visitors a feel of
how it is to be riding inside the fast car from the
popular movie |
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The Spiderman ride takes visitors to the action-packed
world of Spiderman. The video is quite surreal since it
makes use of video rendered in 4KHD X3D technology. |
The most popular attraction at the park is The Wizarding World of Harry Potter.
The overall look and feel of the area reminds visitors of the famous adventure movie.
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| A car from the Harry Potter movie |
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| Entrance to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter |
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Visitors get a chance to talk and get a photo with the conductor
of the Hogwarts Express train |
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Visitors may opt to buy a butterbeer drink as they walk
around the area |
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| Zonko's Joke Shop |
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| Unique novelty items at Zonko's joke shop |
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| Facade of the Honeydukes store |
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| Various sweets and candies are sold at Honeydukes store |
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Chocolate frog is one of the popular sweets at
Honeydukes store |
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Magic wand may be bought as a souvenier
by visitors |
The main highlight of the attraction is the Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey ride which is featured inside Hogwarts castle. Visitors are not allowed to take photos inside and all visitors have to leave their bags inside a locker prior to the actual ride.
Although it took us around 100 minutes to wait for our turn to take the ride, we were entertained since part of the experience is seeing the talking hat and paintings on the wall with people talking and moving.
The ride was worth the wait since the experience was really amazing and unforgettable. It makes use of 4K technology in 3D and one gets the thrill of joining Harry soar across the sky for a Golden Snitch race.
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The Hogwarts castle where visitors get a chance to
experience the Harry Potter and Forbidden
Journey ride.
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If you are visiting Universal Studios Japan then it would be best to spend sometime to take the Harry Potter ride since it is currently one of the best rides in the theme park.
