[MUSIC]
what a beautiful day!
today, it's the opening day ofS Universal Studios Japan (USJ),
Donkey Kong area.
we are at nishikujo station now.
this is the station that you need to transfer the train
either you coming from Osaka station or Namba station.
JR Yumesaki Line is mostly heading to USJ
so probably most of them heading to USJ
so train just arrived.
we gotta ride on this train.
Oh, look at that. that's a Super Mario train.
some train from Osaka Station directly going to USJ.
however either way,
even that train will stop at this nishikujo station too.
so just remember this nishikujo station.
by the way there is a Bentencho Station next to this station.
if you are coming to Japan for the Osaka Expo,
you need to transfer the train in that train.
so before the Osaka Expo is coming, I will make a video about it
so please look forward to it.
one thing we have to be careful is that
there is a "Women Only" train for the weekday.
there is a sign in front of train track too.
well technically it's not restricted by law.
but if the male ride on the "Women Only" train,
everyone looking at you with the weird eyes
so you gotta be careful
seems like train is almost leaving. let's ride on.
it's only two stations away.
sweet.
we are in USJ.
Seems like so many people visiting USJ today.
well, it is the opening day, so it's supposed to be.
anyway so let's go to the Universal CityWalk.
you just need to go upstairs.
usually Japan's escalator, people stands one side.
however because so many travelers here today,
so that's why the escalator, too, it becomes the international standard.
there is only one exit here, so you will not get lost.
there is a ticket counter in front of the station.
however it will be super crowded after USJ's closing time.
so you gotta be careful.
the best way is getting the train IC card.
ICOCA is the Osaka version of SUICA.
basically ICOCA, SUICA, it's same.
you can use it everywhere in Japan.
there is a new coin Locker in front of the station.
it seems like regular coin locker.
but this coin Locker is something special.
if you place a luggage here, you can directly send it to the hotel.
now there are only several hotels available.
however it will be more and more.
price cost depends on the luggage size.
small one is 1,900 Japanese Yen.
and the largest size is 2,800 Japanese Yen.
so let's keep walking.
today, 11th of December.
temperature is 11°C, wind is 3 m/s, 63% humidity.
well I don't know.
It says only 3 m/s wind, but I feel like it's cooler though.
Oh, by the way...
Hey guys! Welcome back to Rion's TV!
I'm Rion. Seeno... Gao!!
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all right, so let's keep walking.
Osaka is my hometown.
I've been here since I was a kid.
there are so many nice restaurant in Universal CityWalk.
I will introduce it after the Donkey Kong area.
but beforehand, let me grab some onigiri riceball at konbini.
let's go.
if you are visiting here during wintertime,
they are selling the heat pack.
Price is only 52 Japanese yen per one.
It contains 16 hours. It will be much warmer.
so don't forget to get one.
there are so many onigiri rice balls
seems like many onigiri is already sold out
let me get ikura soy sauce flavor.
sweet. Price was 279 Japanese yen.
It's the fancy onigiri.
Cheap one starting from 150 Japanese yen.
Oh, sweet! There's a cute Minion Christmas tree.
outside of USJ, there is a souvenir store, too.
they have so many different kinds of souvenir, even outside.
So, you can enjoy shopping and atmosphere, even you don't enter USJ.
Oh, yeah, from here already, we see the gate of USJ.
it's really close from the station.
this King Kong is a signature sign of USJ.
but today we're meeting the Donkey Kong.
yep, it's the Japanese version of King Kong.
there is a Sushiro, too.
yes! Japan stuff.
it became the Donkey Kong version. Sweet!
before entering there, let's eat onigiri.
Well, I'm planning to visit the restaurant in Super Mario area.
But it might be super, super crowed, since it's the opening day.
so i'd better eat onigiri first.
it's my favorite onigiri, ikura
one thing you have to be careful is that
even there are so many nice restaurant at Universal CityWalk,
but you can't re-entry.
Disneyland accept the re-entry.
however, USJ doesn't accept the re-entry for the most of day.
unless you have the annual pass.
so if you are not planning to eat inside USJ,
make sure to eat before enter.
however inside USJ, there are many nice restaurant
the food quality and price,
compared to the other theme park, it's pretty good, too.
so you can always eat inside USJ.
one problem is there might be super crowed.
so yeah that's something you gotta worry about.
all right! Let's keep walking. let's go!
after the gate, there is a ticket counter.
and also Universal City Globe.
seems like still fewer people taking photo with Universal City Globe.
around the park closing time, it will be super crowded.
so if you are thinking of taking a photo with Universal City Globe,
probably, when you get here would be
the best time to take a photo, I believe.
here, they sell the Express Pass, and also, the ticket.
but you can always buy at the website
so make sure to get one before you come over here.
especially if you are planning to
buy the Donkey Kong Express Pass,
it will be sold out, so make sure to get one before you come over here.
Studio Pass price always changes.
average is about 9,000 Japanese Yen.
however if you come over here more than two times,
probably you'd better get the annual pass.
so that you can re-entry too
they also have Twilight Pass, which is cheaper.
you can enter after 3:00 p.m.
well, but if it's your first time to visit here,
definitely, I recommend you to get the 1 Day Pass though.
oh my goodness, seems like there's a long line for the entrance.
one thing you have to be careful is that
if you have a bigger tripod, bigger than the hand size,
they will not let you enter.
So eventually, you are using the coin locker,
which is too expensive only for the tripod placing.
so if you are having the big tripod, you gotta be careful.
Haha, they increase the security level.
it's like the airport now.
all right let's go!
sweet!
finally we came back to the USJ!
oh there is a Christmas version Shriek over here.
speaking of the coin Locker,
they have a same one in front of the entrance too.
this middle size cost 500 Japanese Yen
if there is a key it means available
but seems like most of the locker is occupied.
however in other lanes so many lockers are available.
oh my goodness, super nice smell from this popcorn store.
they sell the Super Mario popcorn bucket.
price is 5,500 Japanese yen.
that's a nice one
and a huge Christmas tree over there.
we are getting there later
well since I've been here like 100 times,
the first thing to do is different
so let me show you what the pros do.
most of the ride is right side.
however we are heading to the left side.
yes... this is the way to go.
it is a quiet area.
pretty much we can do nothing.
Except...
...getting the annual pass.
they open from 12:00 p.m.
it will be opening in 12 minutes.
And already, there are so many people making a line.
if you come visit here around afternoon time,
there will be so long line.
and you have to wait for a long time so...
better renew it in early time if you are planning to get the annual pass.
seems like they opened it little bit earlier, so it's much faster.
and we get to renew annual pass here.
so already I got the annual pass. it only take about 20 minutes.
it was fast.
my reservation time of Donkey Kong is from 1:00 p.m.
so we still have time.
now they are having the collab with Kimetsu no Yaiba again.
you wear the VR goggles and ride the coaster.
it's really fun ride.
seems like waiting time is 130 minutes.
it's a popular ride.
they also have collab Foods too.
Haha, look at this Nezuko.
Whipped donuts. It looks pretty cute and looks good.
let's eat it!
there is not the long line, so we can order soon.
Arigato gozaimasu! Itadakimasu!
all right sweet!
Haha, it looks pretty cute.
oh my goodness it looks pretty good.
price was 750 Japanese yen.
I feel a bit sorry to eat, but itadakimasu!
inside there is a matcha cream.
so, it really good matches with sweet donut.
USJ, they always have collab with something.
and also they have a restaurant, too.
and the best part, the restaurant quality,
compared to the other theme park, it's pretty good.
so if you've never tried, definitely, you got to try that.
Oh, we only have 30 minutes, so let's go to the Mario World area.
since it's the school trip time for the students,
there are so many students in USJ today.
so now, let me explain how to enter to the Donkey Kong area.
basically, Donkey Kong area is connected to Super Mario World.
as long as you can enter to the Nintendo World,
you can enter to the Donkey Kong world as well.
so basically there are two options to enter without paying money.
the first one, just come over to the USJ in very early time and be in line.
In the morning, they have an entrance ticket that you can surely enter.
and after it sold out, they have the lottery ticket
now they seems like only the lottery one
you can join the lotto over here.
so here's a ticket machine
and you need to let them scan your ticket
make sure to let them scan all of the group's tickets,
so that everyone can join the lottery at the same time
so those are the time slot that are available
seems like until 6:50 p.m.
so let me try to get from 5:20 p.m.
because probably it will be darker
and they will have the different atmosphere.
so after you get a lottery ticket,
just scan the QR code one hour before the entrance time
and you can know the result.
however, well, according to my experience,
you can have the very, very little chance to enter the Mario World
even if you join the lotto.
so if you want to join to the Nintendo Mario World,
make sure to come over here in earlier time.
Today's opening time is from 8:00 a.m. officially.
however they actually opened it from 7:15 a.m.
which is about 45 minutes earlier than usual.
sometimes they open earlier.
so if you want to join to the Mario World for sure,
yeah just come over here earlier time.
that's the entrance of Harry Potter.
but we are going there later.
Firstly, Super Mario World, Nintendo's World.
oh my goodness look at the crowd
wow.
even there's a long line in front of Jaws photo spot, too.
can't believe it's a weekday.
usually, it was not that crowded on the weekday.
but uh today maybe because it's the opening day of Donkey Kong.
the entrance of Super Nintendo World is right next to Jurassic Park.
Haha...
that seems like pretty scary.
if you find the sign of Super Nintendo World,
yes you are on the right track.
so my reservation is from 1:00 p.m.
but seems like they will let me enter a little bit earlier time.
all right! here we go! let's go!
so speaking of my ticket,
I got the ticket before coming over here.
it's the express pass, and it cost 6,600 Japanese yen.
well for me I feel a bit expensive.
however, that express ticket include either photo
or 2,000 Japanese yen Nintendo store's ticket.
well but you know, it's the opening day, so...
one thing you have to be careful is that
the express pass ticket also sold out quickly
so if you are planning to come visit here,
make sure to get one as early as possible.
they used to have the entrance over here, but they changed the place.
yes! it's Super Nintendo World over there.
Here we go! I'm super excited! Let's keep walking!
there is a stroller parking beside the Super Nintendo World.
if you want to fully enjoy the Super Nintendo World,
you need to get the Power-Up Band.
but without Power-Up Band, you can still enjoy it too.
it will cost 4,900 Japanese yen, so it's a bit pricey.
last time when we were here, we could take a photo freely here.
but seems like now, they are selling the photo.
it will cost 2,200 Japanese yen.
but if you can have the nice photo, I think it's worth it
so...
let's get into the dokan!
Let's go!
Mario!
after pass the Koopa Castle...
oh sorry in English it's a Bowser castle.
and... here we go!
sweeeet!
always amazing!
even I visited here so many times, but I feel the same.
it is amazing!
it is so detailed and cute as well.
so if you get the Power-Up Band,
you can play those kind of mini game.
and you can compete with the score.
there are so many different kinds of mini game.
so if you're visiting here with kids, it will be so much fun.
however one thing you need to remember for that...
whenever you play the game, you have to be in line.
so it might take a longer time.
but with the power-Up Band, it's more fun.
Haha, it's shaking
so let's go to the Donkey Kong area first.
entrance must be this way.
oh my goodness seems like people are going for the wrong way.
this is the correct way.
the entrance must be over there.
Haha, Kinopi. Toad there.
so must be this is the way to go.
oooh!
wow!
yeah!
that's the new entrance! sweet!
sweet. finally it's here!
I waited so time.
loving it!
all right so let's keep walking.
let's go!
wow!
oh my goodness...!
amazing!
Oh! Donkey Kong there!
sweet!
oh yeah! that's the new ride!
Haha, having drum party over there.
And Donkey Kong foods.
we can check it later.
but first let's go to the ride.
so let me see how long is the waiting time.
so waiting time is 160 minutes.
and for a single rider, 120 Minutes.
there is a stroller parking area in Donkey Kong area too.
My Express Pass is until 1:30 p.m. so...
let's go to the ride.
seems like so many people waiting in the single rider line.
probably single rider waiting time will be longer.
so since it's the Express Pass, we can skip the line.
let's keep walking.
wait, seems like it's a long line for the Express Pass, too.
I'm not sure how long we can save time, so let's time it.
well, from here, we still can't see the place to ride on.
so, maybe it will take about 10 minutes. I don't know.
so for the regular line, probably, you need to go all the way down.
Single rider seems like it goes the same line though.
and seems like they will recheck the ticket over here.
all right, let's go.
there is a holder for the umbrella
[CHARACTER SPEAKING IN JAPANESE]
so seems like that's the entrance for the ride.
until here it took about 13 minutes.
so I guess it will take about 15 minutes total.
oh yeah! it's almost there.
I'll excited!
so unfortunately I can't film from here.
so see you guys soon!
oh my goodness, that was amazing!
and I get wet too!
but... It was amazing!
let's go check the picture!
so they are selling the picture over there.
oh yeah, me over there. wait...
that's different.
Where am I?
maybe I Was preparing the cam and came out kind of late.
so there was no my picture.
that's okay.
so speaking of the coaster, that was a nice ride.
it was very unique.
seems like there is a course under you.
but actually, coaster's ring is hidden.
So, you feel like sometimes it's jumping or sometimes it's floating.
it was amazing!
speaking of the scary level,
it was not like the Hollywood Dream.
it's more like, you know, fun ride.
so even you don't like the roller coaster,
probably, you can enjoy that.
I always love trying the new ride.
And I'm so happy, finally! I could try the Donkey Kong ride.
yes! sweet!
that's the place you can take a photo with Donkey Kong
But seems like line is closed, and we can't be in line.
maybe next time then.
It's okay.
instead of Donkey Kong, let's be in line for the Wild Dog.
there's a line for the hot dog.
it takes about 15 to 20 minutes.
well I thought it's a fake plant
but seems like they place the real tree.
Sweet!
seems like donkey Kong is having fun.
but there's no place to eat, so let's go outside first.
Oh, look at that rainbow chair. seems like useful
maybe we can't find a place to eat over here.
so let's go back to the Mario World first.
Haha, maybe it will be the same.
yep people are everywhere.
so it's really hard to find a place to eat.
once we get out from the Nintendo World, we can't come back here.
so it is really hard to find a place to eat.
It's okay. let's eat at the corner
3, 2, 1...
Ta-daaa!
open!
Haha, sweet!
that's a cute hot dog
price is 1,300 Japanese yen.
Haha, it's so cute, but it's super hard to eat though.
Anyways...
Mmm!
There's a big sausage here. and it's pretty juicy.
perfectly matches with salsa chips
as I explained in the beginning...
recently, USJ really work hard
for making the nice good quality food with reasonable price.
so I always enjoy the food whenever I visit USJ.
so, let's go back to the Donkey Kong area again.
I'm wondering if we can take a photo with Donkey Kong now.
well I've been waiting here here to take a photo with Donkey Kong
however they randomly start making a line
and then, now, it's cut out.
so we gotta wait until the next time when they open the line
but they are telling us that
we are not sure that when will be start making the line.
so if we want to take a photo with Donkey Kong,
probably we gotta wait here.
after this, he will go to take a break, so...
maybe next time.
STAFF: Yataaa! (Yay!) [RAMBI ROARS]
they also have the ice cream too.
but maybe next time.
they also have the small store.
it's Donkey Kong hat. it's so cute.
Price is 4,200 Japanese yen.
and Diddy Kong.
also the tissue cover and the tower.
Oh my goodness, look at that.
this is a Donkey Kong Tomica. that's so cute!
how much is the price? Price is 1,600 Japanese yen.
Tissue cover, 3,800 Japanese yen.
And look at this Donkey Kong mug. it's so cute.
price is 3,000 Japanese yen.
Hmm... Nice!
let's go to check the Mario area, too.
1-Up Factory.
basically that's the souvenir shop.
they have many Donkey Kong souvenir here, too.
Haha, stack the Yoshi. Sweet. So many colors.
and you can stack them like this
how much is the price? It's 3,000 Japanese Yen.
that's so cute.
Oh my goodness, look at this Boo's paakaa (hooded sweatshirt).
so cute!
Teresa!
There's a hidden Teresa, too.
price is 7,300 Japanese yen.
nice!
that's so cute paakaa.
oh my goodness, look at this mug of Boo.
That's so cute!
Price is 2,100 Japanese yen.
I love this!
Haha, Donkey Kong T-shirts. That's cute.
and also they have the Donkey Kong assorted snacks
Price is 2,800 Japanese yen.
The Express Pass comes with the 2,000 Japanese yen voucher.
so I'm thinking which one I should get. Hmm. let me see.
this Tomica is so cute.
this Super Mario recycle bag is so cute too.
there is a small bag. Price is 3,200 Japanese yen.
Wow, this Yoshi's memo stand, it's also cute too.
price is 1,800 Japanese yen.
huh...
yes already I have decided.
please take a guess what I will get.
The answer is... Boo's mug!
all right, sweet! We got it!
one thing you have to be careful is that
the coupon comes with the Express Pass.
this one if you didn't buy up to 2,200 Japanese yen, you can't use it.
so make sure to buy over 2,200 JPY in order to use the coupon.
In my situation, the cup was 2,100 Japanese yen.
however, they had the shopping bag, which is 20 Japanese yen.
So, I got four extra,
and then all together, it becomes 2,200 Japanese yen.
so, yeah. If you want to get the mug with the coupon,
probably, just buy the shopping bag would be the easiest way
to make it up to 2,200 Japanese yen. Yes.
oh, Super Mario there!
Yoshi's Adventure, waiting time become 50 minutes.
let's go to check the Mario Kart.
for Mario Kart, waiting time is 65 minutes.
single rider is 50 minutes. Not bad, huh.
after you enter the area, you can stay here as long as you want.
so probably in the nighttime, it will be more and more crowded
because I don't think people will go out easily
all right, that was pretty fun!
let's go out!
So, goodbye, Super Nintendo World!
See you soon!
so that's the checkpoint.
if you don't have the ticket, you will be stopped over here.
still it's super crowed over here.
let's go check the Jurassic Park area.
seems like Jurassic Park show just started.
[STAFF SPEAKS IN JAPANESE]
Seems like everyone enjoying the Flying Dinosaur ride.
there is a Jurassic Park ride over there.
unfortunately it's closing today though.
Haha... [RIDERS SCREAMING]
yep it must be scary.
waiting time is 115 minutes for the regular ride.
for the single rider, 90 minutes.
oh usually this Chinese restaurant only opens on Saturday and Sunday.
but now even on the weekday it's open.
Fried rice and two other dishes, 1,600 Japanese yen.
we are almost at the Minions area.
Minion is very popular for students age.
so probably there are many school trip students over here.
oh but seems like the carnival is closing though.
waiting time for the Freeze Bay, 45 minutes.
and Despicable Me ride, waiting time is 90 minutes.
Seems like they are having the musical show.
[UPBEAT MUSIC]
♪ Singin' we will, we will rock you ♪
[APPLAUSE]
so many people enjoying the music with the show.
so nice.
they always have different kinds of entertaining show.
Good job, Universal Studios Japan!
they used to have Spider-Man ride over here.
but now they are building something new
well they haven't announced what it will be
but some rumor says there will be the Transformers.
and some rumors says it will be the Detective Pikachu.
I don't know.
well maybe the Pokémon ride could be...
you know we got the Super Nintendo World.
so why not for the Pokémon World, too?
I think it's very possible.
and here we gooo!
huuuge Christmas tree!
sweet!
that's the biggest Christmas tree that I've seen in this year.
they will have a Hello Kitty, Kuromi Live later.
Oh, sweet! another live show is going over there
that's Japan??
LADY: Guys, what time is it?
MEN: It's Christmastime!
[MUSIC & SINGING]
♪ It's Christmastime! ♪
[CHUCKLES] Lovin' it!
before leaving USJ, let's go check up Harry Potter, too.
so this is the entrance.
oh wait seems like it starts raining.
hopefully it won't get bad though
from here already I can tell
Harry Potter area it will be super crowed
it was a beautiful day
definitely I didn't expect that today will be rainy though.
yep, Hogwarts changed the weather too.
really?
some people bring the umbrella in such a beautiful day
.feels like it's magic.
well since it starts raining
excuse me.
well since it since ready
let's go back to the entrance
seems like har dream still working
but it might be closed due to the weather though
the waiting time is 135 minutes
not going to be bad though
from here here is a Lo so even in the rainy
day it not going to be a problem let's
go check the inside theia store instead
of Holly Potter
oh my goodness look at this SN chocolate
that's C it's so cute price is 1,500
Japanese y oh my goodness this
little super cute dude 2,900 Japanese Y
and look at
this oh my goodness
s Sweet 2,800 Japanese year oh it's a
pizza
snack looks like a pizza box and there a
rice
cracker 1,800 Japanese y for 6 oh so
here we can have the Super Mario
souvenir and also the Donkey Kong
souvenir it's exactly the same one that
I seen in the Nintendo World so even if
you can't enter into the Nintendo World
you can still buy the Donkey Kong stuff
here let's go back to the Universal City
world oh my goodness look at the sky
it's
beautiful again so if you don't have the
annual pass you can reenter so be
careful we came back to the Universal
City work let me introduce some
restaurant if you like the com
restaurant like Kura sushiro will be the
good option it's good and cheap but the
waiting time is so long so you got be
careful since it's really popular there
are so many restaurant in the upstairs
too
Cafe and also we have red R here too the
first restaurant it's Gango it's a
popular Japanese chain restaurant they
have so many different kinds of Japanese
restaurant and the price is good too for
example this sushi with so many other
dish 2,178 Japanese car a b including
Mis soup 178 Japanese Y and seaf B 1,518
Japanese y we still have more and more
and it's all recently they have a
different branch in other country too
it's Japanese t restaurant and this is
also my favorite restaurant too it's a
tonat restaurant in it's kind of the
branch of
tonat they have a good and cheap tonat
restaurant for example cheese meni KATU
deep fried shrink and the pork cutlet
comes with rice in the M soup 1,8 48
Japanese y b CET with two deep friy
shrimp 1,980 Japanese it comes with rice
and if you loveu
definitely recommended also it's my
favorite okak restaurant F getu they
have a good and cheap aonia key you can
only find this restaurant in West part
of Japan so you can barely find this V
in Tokyo if you come over here try try
to order
theak which is the noodle on top of the
okonak basically it's a Hiroshima style
but you know I was born the right Osaka
but I love
that yeah I love Osaka style okonomiyaki
but at the same time also I love their
Hiroshima style OK Yaki the noodle on
top so don't forget to add the noodle on
top it calls Yaki we have more
restaurant in the downstair
too and downstairs there is a tacoa
you can try so many different kinds of
takoyaki over here for example this
juang always there is a long line in
doore usually there is not that long
line so if you want to try takoyaki
maybe you can come over here there is a
taste test Z so if you come by the group
maybe you can order the different takak
Kei and you can check the difference
between each Takagi source that would be
fun also here we get the relatively new
restaurant in Universal City work big
donkey it's my favorite Hamburg steak
restaurant if you never tried this
hamburger steak definitely I recommend
for example this one pric is 1,630
Japanese it comes with ice cream and a
coffee with M soup it's a good deal also
if you want to save money there is a
ceria which is a good and cheap Japanese
Italian food you can eat the pizza with
400 Japanese and dor with 300 Japanese y
wine starting from 100 Japanese Yen and
they have so many different kinds of up
are too they have a hamburger steak with
400 Japanese however if it's your first
time to try hamburger sake I recommend
you to go to the big donkey though it's
in the highest level and at the corner
so probably if you don't know a
restaurant you will miss this but yes we
have a CIA in Universal City walks so if
you want to save money you can just come
over to ceria by the way if you love B
this Pomo Kei is recommended they have
so many different kinds of om rice this
shrimp with buttercream om rice it's
metc price is 2013 Japanese there are
just so many options in Universal City
walk so if you visit Universal Studio
sepan just remember there is an option
to eat at the Universal City Walk 2 and
also if you are staying around the
Universal City hotels you can always
come over here to eat there are so many
options so definitely you will enjoy
that all right so hope everyone enjoys
the video well today I couldn't try many
different kinds of R but hopefully I
could show you the atmosphere and also I
show you the new Donkey Kong area so
that's okay after I go home I will try
to edit the video as fast as possible
and try to publish it
sorry I was in Kyo yesterday so my legs
are kind of tired anyways hope this
video and the infos will have for next
Stan trip in the future video we are
heading back to Tokyo and also planning
to visit Mount Fuji area too so please
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too all right so see you soon in the
next video
see have a great day
bye-bye Donkey Kong right was amazing
and yes I'm so happy finally we could
with the Donkey Kong area we've been
talking about it since this summer well
since this
spring it's already winter but yes time
flies so it was fun
anyways I for watching my video so see
you soon in the next
video good day when I see you coming
down the road