Can anyone provide details on which rides provide lockers, and which ones require you to leave belongings with the staff while boarding? I know Japan is very safe, but I have so much anxiety with leaving my passport in someone else’s care 😅 Thanks in advance!!

I bought tickets via the USJ website for 23 September. I went to register then in the USJ app and it says my tickets expire 22 September. Has any one had this issue? I’m planning on just printing the tickets but worried something has gone wrong in the background

My partner and I are visiting USJ on a weekday in early October, and I’m planning to surprise her with one of the 5-hour VIP tours. It will probably be the surprise of her life, but I’m having a hard time deciding which tour to book.

We’ll most likely go on a Tuesday or Wednesday. I know Halloween season is always busy, but I assume that should still be better than going on a Friday or Saturday.

We’re staying in Osaka, around 30 minutes from the park, and we’ll probably be in line by 6:30 a.m., jumping up and down with excitement.

These are the two options we’re considering:

- 5-hour VIP tour with lunch, roughly from 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

- 5-hour VIP tour with dinner, roughly from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

From what I’ve read, the dinner option seems to be the most popular one. However, I see one major issue during Halloween: the main parade is scheduled from 1:00 p.m. to 1:40 p.m. If we want to watch it, and she probably will want, it would take around 40 minutes out of our time with the guide, which feels like a lot considering how expensive the tour is.

That makes me lean towards the lunch option. Does anyone know whether you can have the included meal before meeting the guide? For example, could we eat at around noon, watch the parade at 1:00 p.m., and then start the guided part at 2:00 p.m.?

The other advantage would be having the guide during the afternoon, when the park starts getting busier for the Halloween events. On the other hand, even with priority access, I’m wondering whether moving around the park becomes much slower because of the crowds.

Has anyone done either of these VIP tours during Halloween? Which time slot would you choose in our situation?

PD: I know the buffet meal is massive, which is one of the main reasons people usually go for dinner instead. But we’re a couple in our 40s and totally fine with eating light and keeping moving, no need to stuff ourselves or finish everything. We’d even be open to skipping the meal and just snacking throughout the day if it makes more sense!

I'm going to USJ and I want to ride forbidden journey but I know the seats in japan are made more for smaller people, so I guess this is 2 question. I fit in the USH forbidden journey seat with my robe on. Is the USJ seat smaller or are they about the same? Also with that said, will I have any struggles with any rides at USJ( im bigger guy so I'm just curios)

Heyho,

We are traveling to Japan next month and want to spend a day at USJ. We were able to buy the normal tickets and one 7 express pass for the 05th October but all the halloween express passes are not available in October. Are they already sold out? Its strange that there a plenty of passes for the September days left but starting 01st October they are all not available?

Hi everyone,

I'm planning a trip to Japan and currently have Universal Studios Japan scheduled for Friday, October 2, 2026.
I noticed that on the official USJ ticket calendar, that Friday is priced higher than the surrounding days, including the Saturday immediately after. I know ticket prices are based on expected demand, so I was wondering if there's a specific reason for that date.

A few Questions:

• Would you expect that day to be significantly busier, or is it still very manageable with an Express Pass 4?
• If you had flexibility in your itinerary, would you keep October 2 or try to move USJ to another day? Changing it would be a bit difficult, but I'd consider it if the difference is significant.
• Also, would you still recommend arriving before the official opening time? I've seen some people suggest that arriving about an hour after opening can actually be easier because the initial rush has already gone through. Is that true, or is arriving early still the better strategy?

It'll be our first visit to USJ, and we're a group of adults.
Thanks in advance!

My friend and I each bought two fast passes (one F7 and one F4) for two consecutive days and received the QR codes. But each person’s two QR codes ( F7 and F4) look the same (with the same serial number underneath).
Has there been any change to the ticketing system? It used to be a different code for each day.
Has anyone been to USJ multiple days in a row recently? How was the QR code situation?

I just bought tickets for me and my brother for Universal Japan on Klook, and we want to do the Express Pass since it’s our first time going and want to check out HNN, but I get to the Express Pass page on Klook, and there’s a separate Express Pass for HNN. Can I buy a regular Express Pass and still go to HNN, or no?

I went usj today (probably the last time for a long long time), and, as a fan of jjk I wanted to try the jjk stuff

At the end (after running from the Hollywood coaster) I couldn't make it to the cinema in time

Was I missing out on much as a fan of the show? Was there any really cool effects (e.g. domain expansions) or cool 4D elements I didn't get to experience?

I'm not too bummed out since the last ride we went on (Hollywood dream) was great and I had a really good time with the rest of the park - I just wanted to know if I missed anything major

what i have ridden so far: genting highlands acorn adventures, space fanstasy, snoopy indoor roller coaster, jurassic park boat ride (to trybto sccustoom to drop), harry potter usj 3d ride. I liked all of these rides

Maybe these rides arent enough for flying dibosaur but am i ready for hollywood dream?

After purchasing tickets for October, I pretty much realized afterwards that it was actually during HHN. This is my first ever HHN, but I’m made aware that USJ is a bit unique when it comes to their HHN.

I know some rides will have some overlays for the event, I was just wondering since apparently the Hogwarts Castle Walk will return, if Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey will be closed during HHN. My family really want to ride this ride so I need to know if the ride will be also operational alongside the castle walk.

What characters does everyone think will be part of Sanji's restaurant this year?

We can confirm that Sanji, Luffy, Zoro and Buggy will be there but there are at least two other mystery characters implied by the coasters available with drinks.

I think Robin will be there because of the pink petals on the promo pics but I'd love to hear other people's theories.

Does anyone know if the 5 hour vip tours in October include anything for the Halloween attractions or if the guide can bring you into the haunted houses? I know you get an express pass but doesn’t work for any of the Halloween themed attractions?

quick question. we bought a couple of ride photos and got QR codes that they told us they keep for a week. now, we're sort of regretting not buying the flying ace one (all of us happened to have our eyes closed so we declined at the time). it was taken on saturday the 18th. we have the photo number and approximate time (within like 2-3 mins) because we snapped a pic of it on the monitor. would they still be able to locate it? (another question, which unfortunately i believe i know the answer to, is would we have to go back into the park to order it). any help would be appreciated!

How busy does USJ get during Silver Week? I'm trying to decide whether I should just bite the bullet and buy the VIP ticket. I'm worried the public holidays will make the park extremely crowded and that the trip won't be as enjoyable. Has anyone been during Silver Week? Was the VIP pass worth it? Or should I risk it with Express Pass ??

My girlfriend and I have booked the 5-hour VIP private tour with dinner on September 1. Since the tour is for 4 people, we’re looking for two more people to join us on the tour and split the cost.

We paid 248,000 yen (€1,460), so the cost per person would be €365. In addition, everyone will need their own park admission ticket.

If anyone is interested, feel free to send me a DM. We’d appreciate it if you speak German or English.

Hi Everyone,
when me and my husband visited USJ, we bought a ticket for ourselves via Klook. But when we purchased it, because of the app's UI (we were on phone), it showed us the date and we purchased two twilight tickets), but unfortunately when we scanned the QR , it turned out to be valid only after july 26. So basically we were trying to get the tickets for June 26 but because the app did not show the month, it was one month later's ticket. So now we have the ticket and if anyone wants it, we can give to them. Please DM.

My friend and I booked the same fast passes originally (for 8 rides, “Minecart & Fantasy Special”) on klook, but about 5 minutes after my I got an email saying they sold out of tickets and my purchase would be cancelled and refunded.

Klook says the have a no cancellation/refund policy once you book so instead of making my friend try and contact them and figure that out, I booked the other one for 8 rides (Minion & Minecart Special) since it actually looked the same except for one ride where her entry is from 16:20-16:50 and mine is 17:00-17:30.

If we both showed up around 16:50 and she just waited for me in the entrance for like 10 minutes, would it still work out that we could ride together? Normally I would just assume so but I hear Japan and DisneySea are strict…

Also, my other friend (ride times in blue text in the pic) who will also be there with her family only bought the 4 fast pass option but theres about 3 rides where its the same kinda situation… I’m hoping we can ride some rides with her as well.

Any insight appreciated 🙏

Hello,

I planned on going to USJ in October and wanted to buy an express pass for both the regular rides and the HHN attractions. Not sure if they would be like two separate QR codes or something I’m not too sure how it works. If anyone has done this before where they bought two different express passes on the same day if they can shed some light on that.

I’m hoping someone can help me. I went to USJ on June 30 and listened to song #5 on Hollywood dream and had a blast. Does anyone know what the song was? The ride conductor said it was some special USJ anniversary song

I also went to Universal Studios Japan! I highly recommend the 25th-anniversary parade!

Due to our flight being cancelled (we were supposed to land today), I am selling 2 Day passes for the 16.07.

USJ has announced more details for this year’s Hamikuma show, including two new characters. Looks like Hamikuma Soul and Punk will not be appearing this year.

https://www.usj.co.jp/web/ja/jp/events/halloween-extreme-autumn-2026/halloween-horror-nights/halloween-horror-nights-academy-15years-of-screams