Published: 09:47, June 15, 2023 | Updated: 17:10, June 15, 2023
Harry Potter park in Tokyo hopes to enchant Asian fans
By Reuters

A set of the theme park "Warner Bros Studio Tour Tokyo - The Making of Harry Potter" is seen during a press preview in Tokyo on June 14, 2023, ahead of its grand opening on June 16. (PHOTO / AFP)

TOKYO - Harry Potter fans will soon be able to take up their wands, put on their robes and immerse themselves in the boy wizard's world at a new theme park set to open in Tokyo on Friday.

Built on the western site of the beloved Toshimaen amusement park, which shut in 2020 after 94 years, the Warner Brothers Studio Tour Tokyo recreates a number of iconic film locations, such as Diagon Alley and the Ministry of Magic.

The Great Hall, a set of the theme park "Warner Bros Studio Tour Tokyo - The Making of Harry Potter" is seen during a press preview in Tokyo on June 14, 2023, ahead of its grand opening on June 16. (PHOTO / AFP)

The Marble Staircase, a set of the theme park "Warner Bros Studio Tour Tokyo - The Making of Harry Potter" is seen during a press preview in Tokyo on June 14, 2023, ahead of its grand opening on June 16. (PHOTO / AFP)

Tickets for adults cost 6,300 yen ($45), and Jensen said they were sold out into August

The location near the Japanese capital is ideal, especially as global tourism picks up after the COVID-19 pandemic, said Torben Jensen, vice-president and general manager of Warner Bros Studio Tour Tokyo.

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"Being the first tour in Asia and the increasing inbound visitors to Japan will also put us in the center of the regional market," Jensen told media during a tour of the park, saying it offered Asian fans a new dimension in Harry Potter movie-making.

Tickets for adults cost 6,300 yen ($45), and Jensen said they were sold out into August.