Universal Studios Japan (Nov 2016)

Some say the happiest place on earth is at Disneyland. Well, since we haven't been there, we can't affirm that. At the moment, Universal Studios Japan seems to fit that tagline as well. Initially, we were torn between Tokyo Disneyland and USJ. In the end, we chose USJ because of its relevancy to the kids (they only know Mickey and friends in Disneyland, but they know a lot more in USJ - Spiderman, Sesame Street, Hello Kitty). We went to the USJ on the second last day of our trip to Japan last November. We bought the evening ticket, thought the full day ticket might be too overwhelming to the kids. But we were wrong. We could actually spend the whole day there. The parents enjoyed the Spiderman ride though. But the kids were terrified; after all it was their first time in such 4D or 5D ride. The show in Shrek was not that bad either. And because it was near Christmas season, the best part was the live performance in the evening - The Voice of an Angel. You could actually watch the whole performance on Youtube (some guys have uploaded the entire performance for the benefits of the rest of the world). Finally, we did not miss out the Harry Porter theme park. Though we didn't take the ride (because the youngest son was too short for the ride), we enjoyed the environment there. We didn't manage to visit Jurassic Park area. As such, we would probably come back again in future.

The Voice of an Angel:

Note: All photos were taken with iPhone 5s

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