Every year, Universal Studios Japan refreshes their outdoor entertainment slate, with just about every show getting changed out for something new and more fun. With the conclusion of the World Street Festival theme, the former Power of Pop group has retired, and one of Japan’s most well-known kawaii exports has taken over — Hello Kitty! Now … Read more
Every year, Universal Studios Japan refreshes their outdoor entertainment slate around the beginning of March to keep things new and different. Recent years have featured fun shows like “Sesame Street: Afrobeat” and “Power of Pop: Unlimited“, and now the park has unveiled its slate of outdoor entertainment for 2022-23. The new slate is a full … Read more
Universal Studios Japan has an annual tradition of renewing its entertainment in the spring, and the latest crop has arrived! The extremely popular Power of Pop series is now in its fourth year, and they’ve come up with a whole new show to commemorate Universal Studios Japan’s 20th Anniversary “NO LIMIT” celebration featuring hits from … Read more
East Meets West is a popular street show at Universal Studios Japan featuring three talented violinists and one Japanese shamisen player, playing daily at the park since 2019. Now in its third refresh, the latest version celebrates 20 years of Universal Studios Japan with popular songs and classical tributes side-by-side, capped off by the theme … Read more
Sesame Street-themed street shows have been a tradition for a decade now at Universal Studios Japan, and this year is no exception! To celebrate the park’s 20th anniversary, the show features Bert, Ernie, and Elmo each performing special new talents in Sesame Street NO LIMIT Energy in the New York area of Universal Studios Japan! … Read more
Universal Studios Japan is well-known for keeping its atmospheric entertainment fresh and ever-changing, including the popular Power of Pop show at the Mel’s Stage in Hollywood. For 2020, Universal Studios Japan is celebrating good ol’ Britain in Power of Pop: UK Edition, featuring hits from the Beatles all the way to One Direction and every … Read more
Power of Pop has been a popular outdoor stage show at Mel’s Stage for a couple of years now at Universal Studios Japan. And since the park typically goes all-out for the holidays, this year marked the return of Power of Pop: Christmas Edition, taking the place of the UK Edition performing there since the … Read more
Universal Wonderland at Universal Studios Japan is home to kid-friendly friends from Hello Kitty, Peanuts, and of course Sesame Street! And this holiday, it’s Elmo and his friends taking center stage in the Season’s Joy character greeting in Universal Wonderland! Luckily, we were able experience a preview of this holiday’s special greeting, and you can … Read more
It’s the holiday season once more at Universal Studios Japan, and the park has come up with a few creative ways to hold entertainment while keeping a proper social distance. We saw it during Halloween with the new Monsters de Dance show, and now the park is featuring friends from all over Universal Studios Japan … Read more
There’s truly no greater symbol of the Halloween season than monsters, and Universal Studios Japan has brought them out of captivity from the Universal Monsters Live Rock n’ Roll Show to dance along with Guests on the streets of Hollywood for a spooky seasonal celebration! The new Monsters De Dance show on Mel’s Stage allows … Read more
Even though Halloween is running a bit differently at Universal Studios Japan this year, there’s still a fresh new show special for this year—Zom-Beats, a four-person a cappella group singing hits like “Thriller” and “My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark” with incredible skill! You should absolutely watch the video below on our … Read more
It’s spooky season at Universal Studios Japan from now through November 8th! And while there may not be Horror Nights or haunted houses this year, there are some signs of what we miss! Friends from the Universal Monsters Live Rock ‘n’ Roll Show have taken to the streets of Hollywood to teach the Rat-tat-tat dance, … Read more
Universal Studios Japan has some pretty wacky and unique entertainment offerings, and this street show is no exception! East Meets West II features three talented violinists and one shamisen, or Japanese guitar, player. It’s really insane and worth the watch, so scroll down and watch for yourself! Pretty amazing, isn’t it? The energy watching this … Read more
You ever wonder what it would look like if Beetlejuice, Dracula, Werewolf, and Frankenstein all came together to put on a rock n’ roll revue? Well wonder no more, because Universal Studios Japan has made this dream (or nightmare) a reality! Around since opening day in 2001, the Universal Monsters Live Rock n’ Roll Show … Read more
One of the fun things about visiting Japanese theme parks is the things they do very differently compared to western parks. And in general, nowhere is that more apparent than in entertainment. Case in point: Universal Studios Japan just debuted a new mini-stage show on June 8th called Sesame Street Afrobeat, featuring Elmo, Bert, and … Read more
