The Warner Bros. Studio Tour opened in Tokyo in 2023. It offers a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the Harry Potter films. Learn more about tickets, hours, how to get there, and highlights.

Inside the Warner Bros. Studio Tour Tokyo

June 16, 2023 saw the opening of one of the world's largest walk-through entertainment facilities: Warner Bros. Studio Tour Tokyo – The Making of Harry Potter (hereafter, Studio Tour Tokyo). It allows fans to explore the magical world of the Harry Potter series in the country's capital.
Studio Tour Tokyo is a new entertainment facility giving a behind-the-scenes look at the Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts movies. You can get a close-up view of sets and props made by people who actually worked on the films. Experience exhibits and photo opportunities that make you feel like you've wandered into the Wizarding World.

Warner Bros. Studio Tour Tokyo – The Making of Harry Potter

Warner Bros. Studio Tour Tokyo – The Making of Harry Potter

Tickets & Opening Hours

It's essential to reserve tickets online in advance.

The ticket prices

Adults (18 and older): 7,000 yen
Teens (12-17): 5,800 yen
Children (4-11): 4,200 yen
Children under the age of 4 enter for free.

Opening hours, ticket types, and ticket prices vary throughout the year. Check the official website for more information.
Reviews are saying a visit to the Warner Bros. Studio Tour Tokyo can last more than 4 hours, so feel free to go at your own pace.

The official website is the only place where tickets can be purchased. Tickets are available several months in advance and are nonrefundable. Once you've entered the facility at the designated time on your ticket, you cannot exit and reenter, so make sure that you have everything you need beforehand.

Enter the Wizarding World at Harry Potter-themed stations

How to get there

The Studio Tour Tokyo has a parking lot available to ticket holders. If you plan to travel by car or motorcycle, you will need to reserve a parking space in advance for 1,800 yen. There is also free bicycle parking. But taking a train may be a fun alternative way to experience the tour.

The nearest station is Toshimaen Station on the Toei Oedo line or the Seibu Ikebukuro line.
It is highly recommended that you check out the two themed stations.

Toshimaen Station on the Seibu Line and Ikebukuro Station have been decorated to reflect the world of Harry Potter. Seibu Toshimaen Station has been made to resemble Hogsmeade Station, the train station closest to Hogwarts. Ikebukuro Station, where passengers get on the Seibu Ikebukuro line toward Toshimaen Station, has been decorated to resemble King's Cross, the iconic real-life station where Harry Potter characters get on the Hogwarts Express train to get to school. The two stations now feature motifs and decorations inspired by scenes from the Harry Potter movies.

Step inside Diagon Alley, magic around every corner

Warner Bros. Studio Tour Tokyo – The Making of Harry Potter

Studio Tour Tokyo has many breathtaking movie sets, including the iconic Diagon Alley. In the Harry Potter movie series, Diagon Alley is a shopping street for residents of the magical world. Its stores sell items such as potions, books, and flying broomsticks. For the Studio Tour Tokyo, the Diagon Alley movie set has been rebuilt using the same techniques as the original set, with crew members who worked on the movies.

You can see Ollivander's, the store where Harry Potter buys his first wand, or Quality Quidditch Supplies, which displays magical brooms. There are recreations of Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes, a magical joke shop; and Flourish and Blotts, a bookstore. At the end of Diagon Alley is Gringotts, the bank where wizards and witches keep their money. Stroll along Diagon Alley and take pictures at your favorite stores.

Other sets featured on the Studio Tour Tokyo include the Great Hall at Hogwarts, where students gather for meals; the Forbidden Forest, which Hogwarts students avoid because of the dangerous creatures living there; and the Ministry of Magic, the government headquarters for the magical community in London, UK. The Ministry of Magic set is exclusive to the Studio Tour Tokyo. You can take videos in the massive fireplaces where ministry employees magically arrive at work, complete with smoke and lights.

Enjoy wizarding meals at restaurants and cafes

Warner Bros. Studio Tour Tokyo – The Making of Harry Potter

Warner Bros. Studio Tour Tokyo – The Making of Harry Potter

The Studio Tour features several restaurants and cafes where you can enjoy food, drinks, and snacks that are featured in the Harry Potter movies or inspired by British cuisine.

If you're hungry for a meal, head to the Food Hall near the entrance. Or you can stop by the Backlot Cafe midway through the tour. The Backlot Cafe offers hot food and meal sets that are themed to the four Hogwarts houses. The Backlot Cafe also has drinks that change color and taste.

In the center of the Backlot Cafe's tables, you can find Professor Umbridge's Afternoon Tea, a treat available only at the Studio Tour Tokyo. The type of afternoon tea available varies with the season. A limited-edition package includes both the Studio Tour ticket and the Afternoon Tea. Take the chance to enjoy English-style afternoon tea, scones, and other baked goods.

Another option for snacks is the Frog Cafe, inspired by the chocolate frogs that Harry and his friends eat. Located near the entrance of the tour, the cafe sells coffee, cupcakes, and other sweet treats.

Finally, the Studio Tour Tokyo also hosts the world's largest Butterbeer Bar. You can enjoy non-alcoholic Butterbeer, the popular drink from the Harry Potter books and movies.

Discover exclusive merchandise at the studio tour gift store

Warner Bros. Studio Tour Tokyo – The Making of Harry Potter

Harry Potter fans have many options for souvenirs. The Studio Tour includes two gift stores: the main shop and the Railway Shop. Both stores are only accessible to ticket holders.

The main gift store offers a wide variety of Harry Potter-related merchandise, some of which is exclusive to this facility. The shop sells clothing, mugs, art prints, and other souvenirs. You can buy a stuffed animal modeled after a magical creature or take home your very own wand.
The second gift store, the Railway Shop, is located near the set for Platform 9 3/4 and the Hogwarts Express. In the Harry Potter stories, Platform 9 3/4 is the train platform at King's Cross station where students get on the Hogwarts Express, the train that takes them to school. At the Railway Shop, you can buy products that feature this famous train. They include clothes, bags, artwork, and more.

Of course, the tour also offers many souvenirs in the form of photo and video opportunities. The sets, costumes, and behind-the scenes displays are open to photography. And you can enter the magical world yourself because of the tour's green screen areas. You'll be able to bring home a photo or video of yourself riding a broomstick, watching a game of Quidditch, or standing in a Hogwarts moving portrait.