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Okinawa 's new nature theme park, Junglia Okinawa, will open on 25 July 2025. Located on a 60-hectare former golf course spanning Nakijin and Nago, the park is a project of Katana, a Japanese entertainment and marketing company. Katana CEO Tsuyoshi Morioka, known for his successful revitalization of Universal Studios Japan (including initiating plans for the Wizarding World of Harry Potter), is leading the development.
Junglia Okinawa has set higher prices for foreign visitors. For parkgoers outside Japan, a one-day pass will cost 8,800 yen ($56.6) for adults and 5,940 yen for children, including tax. Adult residents of Japan, meanwhile, will pay 6,930 yen, with kids getting in for 4,950 yen. Spa admission will be extra. The presales of travel packages that include admission tickets started yesterday.
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Attractions include a zipline, a shaky suspension bridge challenge and hot air balloon rides over the jungle. Visitors will also be invited into the jungle to fend off or perhaps run from dinosaurs. Dining and spa facilities will offer views of the jungle stretching to the horizon. Junglia Okinawa, operated by Japan Entertainment, aims to attract visitors from East and Southeast Asia, where 2 billion people are a four-hour flight away. The park is also intended to give tourists a reason to explore the northern part of the main Okinawa island.
Junglia Okinawa has set higher prices for foreign visitors. For parkgoers outside Japan, a one-day pass will cost 8,800 yen ($56.6) for adults and 5,940 yen for children, including tax. Adult residents of Japan, meanwhile, will pay 6,930 yen, with kids getting in for 4,950 yen. Spa admission will be extra. The presales of travel packages that include admission tickets started yesterday.
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Junglia Okinawa adventure park to open July 25 in southern Japan
Attraction could bring $43bn in economic effects and 881k jobs in first 15 years
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A theme park designed to give visitors a taste of exploring the jungle in Okinawa prefecture
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