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, located in Osaka, is one of four Universal Studios theme parks, owned and operated by USJ Co., Ltd. with a license from NBCUniversal. The park is similar to the Universal Orlando Resort since it also contains selected attractions from Universal Orlando Resort and Universal Studios Hollywood. Most visitors are Japanese tourists and tourists from other Asian countries such as Taiwan, Hong Kong, and South Korea. It is also very popular among Western tourists and expatriates. In 2005 Goldman Sachs became the largest shareholder in Universal Studios Japan. The park opened on March 31, 2001. Visitors to the park the opening year reached 11 million guests, becoming the world’s fastest amusement park to achieve the 10 million milestone at the time. Since then, Universal Studios Japan has had approximately 8 million visitors every year. Various events were held in the year of 2011 to celebrate their tenth anniversary, resulting in the growth of attendance to 88 million. Annual passport holders marked 700,000 in June 2012, and fiscal year 2012 almost reached the 10 million mark achieving 9.75 million guests. For fiscal year 2013, Universal Studios Japan achieved the milestone of 10 million guests for the second time since the opening year on March 19, marking 10.5 million guests. Various factors contributed to this growth in 2013, including the opening of the thrilling, backwards roller coaster “Hollywood Dream - The Ride -Backdrop-” in March, and the “NEW Amazing Adventure of Spider-Man - The Ride 4K3D”in July, which installed the new 4KHD technology, and they proved to be popular amongst the younger generation. The family area “Universal Wonderland” which opened in March 2012 also attracted many families. Recent installments include limited time attractions such as “Bio Hazard - The Real” and “Monster Hunter - The Real,” both based on popular video game franchises, and “One Piece Premier Show” which is based on the popular anime, providing attractions based on entertainment worldwide and not only Hollywood movies and only the Hollywood movies. On April 18, 2014, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy were at the park to announce the opening of “The Wizarding World of Harry Potter” scheduled for July 15, 2014, an attraction based on the blockbuster film series “Harry Potter.” 〔(【引用サイトリンク】 accessdate=2014-04-18 )〕 The very popular ride attraction, The Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey in “The Wizarding World of Harry Potter” is now in 3D just only 10 months after its opening as the first in the world. 〔(【引用サイトリンク】 accessdate=2015-05-20 )〕 With a total investment of 45 billion yen, this big project is estimated to have an economic ripple effect of 5 trillion 60 million yen over the next 10 years in Japan nationwide, and anticipates many visitors from both Japan and overseas. 〔 Universal Studios Japan greeted its 100 millionth visitor on Monday, October 29, 2012, since its opening in 2001. According to 2014 Theme Index Global Attraction Attendance Report, Universal Studios Japan is ranked fifth among the top 25 amusement/theme parks worldwide, attracting 11.8 million visitors in 2014, which is 16.8% larger than in the previous year. ==Attractions== The attractions are arranged in nine areas of the park.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 accessdate=2006-11-19 )〕 A tenth area, The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, opened last July 15, 2014 with its flagship attraction, Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey. The area was modeled on the areas of the same names at Universal Orlando and Universal Studios Hollywood. There are also attractions that are not in the U.S. and are unique to Universal Studios Japan, such as Black Lake and Hogwarts Express Photo Op. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Universal Studios Japan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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