When to go to Universal Studios Japan
Universal Studios Japan crowd calendar day by day: the quietest days, why each date gets busy, the weather each month and its seasons.
- Best months
- June, April, May
- Best day of the week
- Wednesday
- Busiest
- January, August
- Quiet days in the next 30
- 8 days
November 2026
Open 30 days · 6 quiet
December 2026
Open 31 days · 8 quiet
January 2027
Open 31 days · 11 quiet
February 2027
Open 28 days · 8 quiet
March 2027
Open 31 days · 16 quiet
April 2027
Open 30 days · 20 quiet
May 2027
Open 31 days · 22 quiet
June 2027
Open 30 days · 26 quiet
July 2027
Open 31 days · 16 quiet
August 2027
Open 31 days · 0 quiet
September 2027
Open 30 days · 16 quiet
October 2027
Open 31 days · 13 quiet
November 2027
Open 30 days · 15 quiet
December 2027
Open 31 days · 14 quiet
- Very quiet
- Quiet
- Average
- Busy
- Packed
- Closed
Colours compare this park's days with each other: “very quiet” is one of its slowest days of the year, not an empty park.
Tickets for the day you pick
Once you have a quiet day, check the price and availability of Universal Studios Japan tickets for that date here.
Month by month in 2026
| Month | Weekdays | Weekends | Days open | Quiet days | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November | Average | Busy | 30 | 6 | Halloween Horror Nights / Universal Surprise Halloween, One Piece Premium Summer, Universal Holiday Wonders ~Discover U!!~, 25th Anniversary "Discover U!!!" |
| December | Average | Packed | 31 | 8 | Universal Holiday Wonders ~Discover U!!~, 25th Anniversary "Discover U!!!" |
Month by month in 2027
| Month | Weekdays | Weekends | Days open | Quiet days | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | Average | Busy | 31 | 11 | Universal Holiday Wonders ~Discover U!!~, NO LIMIT! COUNTDOWN 2027, 25th Anniversary "Discover U!!!" |
| February | Average | Busy | 28 | 8 | 25th Anniversary "Discover U!!!", Universal Cool Japan 2027 |
| March | Quiet | Busy | 31 | 16 | 25th Anniversary "Discover U!!!", Universal Cool Japan 2027 |
| April | Quiet | Average | 30 | 20 | Universal Cool Japan 2027 |
| May | Quiet | Average | 31 | 22 | Universal Cool Japan 2027 |
| June | Very quiet | Quiet | 30 | 26 | Universal Cool Japan 2027 |
| July | Quiet | Average | 31 | 16 | |
| August | Busy | Packed | 31 | 0 | |
| September | Quiet | Average | 30 | 16 | Halloween Horror Nights 2027 |
| October | Quiet | Busy | 31 | 13 | Halloween Horror Nights 2027 |
| November | Quiet | Busy | 30 | 15 | Halloween Horror Nights 2027, Universal Christmas 2027 |
| December | Average | Busy | 31 | 14 | Universal Christmas 2027 |
Plan your visit
The weather month by month
Average high and low for each month, and how many days it rains.
- 9°2°Jan
- 10°2°Feb
- 13°5°Mar
- 18°10°Apr
- 22°15°May
- 26°19°Jun
- 30°24°Jul
- 32°26°Aug
- 29°22°Sep
- 22°15°Oct
- 17°9°Nov
- 12°4°Dec
2016–2025 average at the park. The bar underneath shows rainy days.
Season and events
- Open1 Nov 2026 – 31 Dec 2026
- Open1 Jan 2027 – 31 Dec 2027 (estimated dates)
- 25th Anniversary "Discover U!!!"4 Mar – 30 Mar 2027
- One Piece Premium Summer30 Jul – 19 Nov 2026
- Halloween Horror Nights / Universal Surprise Halloween11 Sep – 8 Nov 2026
- Universal Holiday Wonders ~Discover U!!~13 Nov – 17 Jan 2027
- NO LIMIT! COUNTDOWN 202731 Dec – 1 Jan 2027
- Universal Cool Japan 202729 Jan – 30 Jun 2027 (estimated dates)
- Halloween Horror Nights 202710 Sep – 7 Nov 2027 (estimated dates)
- Universal Christmas 202712 Nov – 31 Dec 2027 (estimated dates)
How we work it out
This is our own estimate, not data from the park. For each day we look at the day of the week, the public and school holidays where most visitors come from, the park's events and the weather that month. Opening dates come from the official website; check them before you go.
Measured queues
Average wait across open rides, in minutes, on the latest days we have measured.
- 23′23
- 27′24
- 24′25
- 22′26
- 31′27
- 32′28
- 34′29
- 25′30
- 26′31
- 31′1
- 34′2
- 31′3
Live queues: Powered by Queue-Times.com
Official calendar checked on 23 Oct 2026.
Weather: Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
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