![]() ![]() You can say Disneyland’s Halloween is more catered towards families and kids enjoying a fun experience while Universal’s event is more geared towards people that love to be scared the living freight out their souls. Their Halloween event is a bit different than Disneyland’s. From 2002 onwards they also held a yearly Halloween event which they dubbed the Hollywood Halloween. ![]() Universal Studios Japan, which is located in Osaka, opened its doors in the year 2001. The Halloween event in Disneyland Tokyo is such a big hit that it starts in early September now. The event was a huge success and every year it grew in scale. The next year Disney held another Halloween event called the “Happy Halloween Twilight Parade”, where popular Disney characters were dressed in spooky costumes. The first event in Tokyo was a 400 guest parade and there were special treats for kids under 12 years old. It was not really a new concept to Disney because their other parks worldwide already were doing successful Halloween events. In 1997 the first Halloween event in Japan took place it was called Disney Happy Halloween. Halloween in Japan started to gain widespread attention in the late ’90s and it all started with Disneyland Tokyo. Because of them, Halloween in Japan has become widespread nationwide. These two theme parks created these Halloween events to attract more visitors to their parks during the autumn season and it worked. Before they “introduced” Halloween in Japan, the Japanese only knew of Halloween from Western shows or movies and from ex-pats living or working in Japan at the time. It is pretty safe to say that Disneyland Tokyo and Universal Studios Japan made Halloween in Japan what it is today. At its core, Halloween in Japan is just an imported event meant to entertain! Disneyland Tokyo and Universal Studios Japan The Japanese Halloween in October is basically just a fun celebration, and a moment to blow off steam, it has no cultural meaning. This is the period where the spooky stuff happens in Japan with scary stories being told and with scary costumes being worn. It is said that during this period your ancestors’ spirits return to earth to visit their relatives. Obon is a Buddhist event where you pay respect to your ancestors. Originally, Halloween was a celebration of the autumn harvest in which you conduct a ritual to show your respects to the spirits of the dead. Halloween in Japan is not like Halloween in other countries. The Japanese culture already has its own “Halloween” called Obon or Bon, which takes place sometime in mid-August. ![]()
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