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Legoland indoor park opens in Osaka
Published on 24/04/2015
» OSAKA — An indoor amusement park filled with Lego blocks opened Thursday in Osaka, the second in Japan for Danish toy maker Lego Group, which opened a similar theme park in Tokyo in 2012.
DisneySea to have area themed on 'Frozen'
Published on 29/04/2015
» TOKYO — The operator of the Disney theme parks in Japan said Tuesday it will set up a facility featuring the hit Disney movie "Frozen" in the Tokyo DisneySea amusement park as early as 2017 as part of its 500 billion yen (138 billion baht) investment plan.
Universal studios, JAL join hands to attract more visitors
Published on 12/05/2015
» OSAKA — The operator of Universal Studios Japan (USJ) in Osaka and Japan Airlines said Monday they have formed a partnership to attract more visitors to the theme park and increase air passengers by making the most of USJ's customer base and the airline's flight network.
Tokyo DisneySea to open new ride
Published on 20/05/2015
» TOKYO — The operator of the Disney theme parks in Japan will open a new attraction featuring the Disney/Pixar "Finding Nemo" animated film series at the Tokyo DisneySea Park in spring 2017.
Tourists flock to Japan's new industrial heritage sites
Published on 12/07/2015
» FUKUOKA — Many tourists visited the "Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution" on the first Saturday after the sites were added to the Unesco World Cultural Heritage list.
Aomori tops Japan festival destination
Published on 19/07/2015
» TOKYO — Aomori in northeastern Japan is the most popular prefecture for festivals, surpassing Kyoto prefecture, one of the top tourist destinations in the world, a survey by a major domestic travel agency showed.
Local food specialties boost Japan tourism
Published on 02/09/2015
» TOKYO — From dumplings to fried noodles, more and more municipalities in Japan are promoting specialty dishes as a way to attract tourists and revitalise their economies.
Stargazers look up to sky in middle of neon signs in Osaka
Published on 03/01/2016
» Osaka is a busy, crowded city with a lot of glaring neon lights that is probably one of the least suitable locations for observing stars.
Bullet train billed as running art museum to debut in Japan
Published on 16/01/2016
» TOKYO — A special bullet train billed as a running modern art museum will debut on the Joetsu Shinkansen line this spring, featuring modern art both on the exterior and in the interior.
Tokyo Disney theme parks to raise ticket prices
Published on 10/02/2016
» TOKYO — The operator of the Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea amusement parks said ticket prices will be raised from April 1.