Universal Studios Japan in Osaka sells every ticket for a specific date, at a price set for that date. Three things decide what your day costs and how it goes: the date you pick, whether you buy an Express Pass, and how entry to Super Nintendo World works on a busy day. The last one catches the most people.
Prices are in Japanese yen including tax, read from the park’s Official Web Ticket Store on 1 October 2026. The park’s site links to the store, which states that it “is operated by JTRWeb LTD. - an authorised ticket reseller of Universal Studios Japan.”
What a Studio Pass costs
The 1-day Studio Pass has six price levels. On the dates on sale when we checked, 1 October to 1 December 2026, they were:
| Level | Adult, 12+ | Child, 4 to 11 | Senior, 65+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lowest | 8,400 | 5,500 | 7,600 |
| 8,900 | 5,700 | 8,000 | |
| 9,400 | 5,800 | 8,500 | |
| 9,900 | 6,200 | 9,000 | |
| 10,900 | 6,800 | 9,900 | |
| Highest | 11,900 | 7,400 | 10,700 |
Children under 4 enter free.
The cheapest and dearest days differ by JPY 3,500 for an adult. A family of two adults and two children can save over JPY 10,000 by moving the visit. In that window the cheapest dates were 17 and 18 November. The dearest included 9 to 11 October, 24 and 25 October and 22 November. The store’s calendar shows the adult price for each date once you pick a ticket and choose “Select Admission Date”.
Longer passes: a 1.5-day pass, which starts at 3pm on the first day, from JPY 13,600 for an adult, and a 2-day pass from JPY 16,000.
The rules on the ticket
It is dated. The park’s tickets page says: “Note: To purchase a Studio Pass, you must specify a date of visit.”
It can be moved, not cancelled. For tickets bought on the official store from 1 July 2026 for visits from 1 September, the store allows a date change “From the purchase date until 90 days after the day following the original admission date”. The change is free of charge, but “If the new date has a different price, the difference will be charged.” Passes bundled with Express Passes cannot be moved. “Cancellations are not allowed after purchase.”
Dates can sell out. Dates without stock cannot be selected on the calendar. The ticket terms say that “Depending on park conditions, entry restrictions (delays in entry) or entry limitations (denial of entry) may be implemented.”
No re-entry. “Admission tickets, except for Annual Studio Passes, do not grant re-entry to the park after exiting.”
Super Nintendo World
A Studio Pass gets you into the park, but on busy days not into Super Nintendo World. The park says an Area Timed Entry Ticket or a Standby Entry Ticket “may be required to enter the area”, adding: “These tickets may or may not be required depending on the conditions on the day.”
Where the tickets come from decides your plan. “From January 5, 2026, Guests will need to use the official app to get Area Timed Entry Tickets and Standby Entry Tickets.” They “are only available inside the park and require a valid Studio or Annual Pass registered on the same day as entry.” They run out: “Timed Entry eTickets will not be available after capacity is reached.” The standby version is a lottery that “does not guarantee entry”.
So install the official app before you go, enter the park early and get a time slot as soon as you are through the gate. The park names another route: area tickets can be had “In advance with certain Universal Express Passes or through select travel agencies”.
KKday is one of those agencies on the park’s own list, the one on its Taiwan site. The English list names six others. On 2 October KKday sold a Studio Pass bundled with a guaranteed Area Timed Entry Ticket from JPY 14,100 for an adult. On each date we compared, that was JPY 5,700 more than the park’s price for the Studio Pass alone. The official store’s cheapest route to the same guarantee is an Express Pass that includes one, from JPY 10,800 on top of admission, which also cuts the queue for four rides. Two limits on the KKday bundle: its Nintendo entry slots run from 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm, and “Once the order has been completed, it cannot be canceled, modified, or refunded”.
Express Pass
Universal Express Pass cuts the queue on a set list of rides. It is a second purchase and not an admission ticket: the park says “Separate theme park admission required”. The store listed 26 Express Pass products on the day we checked, from JPY 10,800 for a four-ride pass to JPY 99,000 for the top unlimited version. “Types and prices of valid Express Passes will vary depending on the day.”
Some products state that they include “guaranteed timed entry to Super Nintendo World”. If Mario Kart is why you are going and your date is busy, that is what the extra money buys. Express Passes are final: “Once purchased, tickets cannot be canceled.”
Where to buy
Buy the Studio Pass on the park’s Official Web Ticket Store. The dated prices above come from it, and moving the date there is free.
The one other seller we found that matches it is KKday. With its currency set to yen on 2 October, its 1-day price equalled the store’s on every date both had on sale, from JPY 8,400 on 17 and 18 November to JPY 11,900 on the dearest days. Child and senior prices matched too. Its standalone ticket also allows a date change within 90 days of the day after the original date, and “Rescheduling requests are free of handling fees”. So a Studio Pass bought through KKday costs what the park charges and keeps the free date change. Choose it over the store only if you already use KKday or prefer its checkout. Bundles and combos there, including the Nintendo one above, cannot be moved.
We also compared Pelago, which sells Universal Studios Japan tickets with the park listed as the provider. Its lowest 1-day price, with the currency set to yen, was JPY 12,105.88, higher than the park’s own price on its dearest date. Its terms say “No cancellations, refunds, or changes are permitted once the booking is confirmed.” We have an affiliate arrangement with Pelago and are not linking it here, because for this ticket it is dearer and less flexible.
Elsewhere in Japan
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We have an affiliate arrangement with KKday and earn a commission if you buy through our links. On the 1-day Studio Pass, KKday and the official store charged the same.
KKday, on the park's own travel-agency list, at the park's prices (affiliate link)