Brand-New Harry Potter Studio By Warner Bros Is Set To Open In Tokyo, Japan In 2023!

Potterheads, rejoice! A new magical wonderland will be here to whisk you off to your wildest Hogwarts dreams in 2023. In a report by Kyodo News back in 2020, a 94-year-old amusement park in Tokyo, Japan has closed down and part of the site will be used to construct a brand new theme park based on the Harry Potter films. The new Warner Bros. Studio Tour Tokyo - The Making of Harry Potter is scheduled to open its doors in the first half of 2023!

The plot of land where the new theme park will be built will be leased to Itochu Corp. and Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. - people who will make the magic happen. The studio is expected to be a large-scale, immersive facility that will allow fans to step into the magical worlds of Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts.

This theme park will be the second of such facility in the world, and seems like it'll resemble the amazing Warner Bros. Studio Tour in London. Should that be true, the theme park will not have attractions and rides like at The Wizarding World Of Harry Potter in Universal Studios Japan, but will be a walk-through museum sort of space where visitors can marvel at breathtaking life-sized, realistic production sets, actual film props and costumes, and more.

The Warners Bros Studio in London allows visitors to go on a unique behind-the-scenes tour where you can explore iconic locations from Harry Potter films such as Diagon Alley, Gringotts Wizarding Bank, Dumbledore's Office, and the Hogwarts' Great Hall. You can also enjoy a free glass of Butterbeer when you book your tickets on Klook.

Just this week, a new promotional video was uploaded on the Warner Bros. Studio Tour Tokyo Youtube channel and the studio's official website, providing a sneak peek of what to expect at the studio which will be similar to the one in London. The Japanese version of the video is narrated by the voice actor of Harry in the Japanese dubbed Harry Potter films!

According to the studio's official website, the new studio in Tokyo will also showcase some exhibitions of the Fantastic Beasts franchise. It will cover an area of 30,000 square metres and guests will likely spend approximately half a day to walk through and experience everything.

While there isn't much information about the studio as of now, we already can't wait to board a flight to Tokyo once the doors open. As of now, let's just hope the pandemic ends soon so the world can return to normalcy. Stay safe everyone!