'Harry Potter' theme park to open in Tokyo in June

New leisure facilities recreate fantasy worlds and skip the roller coasters

Visitors to Studio Tour Tokyo, a "Harry Potter" theme park, can board the Hogwarts Express, as the characters in the book series do, to travel to the world of wizards. (Photo by Yutaka Miyaguchi)

MASAAKI MORIOKA, Nikkei staff writer

March 15, 2023 16:41 JST

TOKYO -- Warner Bros. Studio Japan, a Tokyo-based subsidiary of the U.S. movie studio giant, will open a theme park based on the popular "Harry Potter" movie series in Japan on June 16.

It will be the company's second "Harry Potter" attraction globally, and its first in Asia, following the opening of a similar theme park in London. The 6,300-yen ($47) admission tickets (for adults) must be reserved in advance to ensure that guests have ample time to enjoy the experience. Advanced sales start March 22.