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Held for Second Consecutive Year! "Masquerade" Series Based on Works by Keigo Higashino 'The Targeted Masquerade Ball' - Highly Popular Real Mystery Show Returns

The "Masquerade" series based on works by Keigo Higashino merges with Universal Studios Japan's entertainment. The "ultimate participatory real mystery show," where guests truly enter the world of supreme mystery and deduce firsthand as characters themselves, appears again this year.

The authentic buffet imagining the first-class hotel "Hotel Cortesia," enjoyed at the luxurious dining theater 'Peacock Theater,' has been renewed.

This time, all menus from hors d'oeuvres to buffet and desserts will be renewed and presented, incorporating cuisine that evokes "Venice," the home of masquerade balls. In the "ultra-authentic, hyper-real" world of mystery, guests can fully enjoy the tension of holding the ending in their own hands and a story that stuns with a climax beyond imagination.

Story

You will participate as an invited guest in the murder mystery event "Masquerade Party" held at "Hotel Cortesia"--

The party that seemed about to open splendidly with magnificent and gorgeous illusions. However, suspicious footage is suddenly projected in the venue, and the existence of a "murder threat" comes to light...

As the venue becomes chaotic, what is proposed to us by Detective Nitta, who had been conducting undercover investigation disguised as a hotel staff member, is a new murder mystery game to find the culprit lurking at the party and prevent a murder before it happens.

Can you see through the truth hidden behind the mask!?

Event Period: Friday, January 30, 2026 - Tuesday, June 30, 2026
Location: Peacock Theater
Attraction Format: Participatory Real Mystery Show
Number of Sessions: 1-3 times per day ※Varies by day / Non-operation days exist
Duration: Approximately 130 minutes (including buffet time)

【Ticket Information】

Ticket Price (Adults and Children): From ¥8,600 (tax included) ~
Sales Location: Universal Studios Japan WEB Ticket Store

※Recommended Age: 10 years and older
※Price varies by day
※Price includes meals (buffet) and drinks (free drinks including alcohol)
※Studio Pass (admission ticket) price is not included
※For details regarding operation days, tickets, and menus, please refer to the official website

Join "Moriver's Feast" and Savor Realistic Campfire Cuisine! World-View Restaurant 'Monster Hunter Wilds Moriver's Feast' Currently Held to Great Acclaim

'Monster Hunter Wilds Moriver's Feast' is currently being held to great acclaim as the first world-view restaurant for the mega-hit game "Monster Hunter Wilds," which has sold over 10 million copies worldwide.

At the restaurant that recreates "Moriver's Hideout" in the lush green Scarlet Forest, lively beast-folk Morivers and Palicoes, the hunters' reliable companions, welcome guests around a campfire. Guests can enjoy a "super shocking" experience that makes them feel empowered by biting into perfectly grilled campfire cuisine as hunters who have participated in "Moriver's Feast."

Guests can enjoy the "hyper-real" food experience that can only be tasted at 'Universal Cool Japan,' where they physically enter the midst of the worlds of entertainment properties originating from Japan.

Event Period: Currently held - Sunday, May 17, 2026
Location: Lost World Restaurant (inside Jurassic Park)
Event Format: Theme Restaurant

Special Investigation Quest "Ecological Survey of Endemic Life and Large Monsters" Also Currently Held to Great Popularity

An AR stamp rally that anyone can easily participate in using a smartphone has appeared. Guests become special investigators and challenge a "hyper-real" special investigation quest to search for endemic life that has wandered into the park.

The special investigation quest starts when the QR code at the starting point is scanned. Relying on messages from Palico and the investigation list, guests explore throughout the park and search for endemic life that has jumped out from the game world, such as "Mega Recovery Honey Bug." The investigation succeeds if the ecology of the endemic life can be observed. As the investigation progresses, an investigation request for large monsters arrives from Palico.

When all quests are cleared, as a special bonus, a bonus code to obtain Palico equipment and charms as a [USJ] Special Cosmetic Set that can be used in the "Monster Hunter Wilds" game will be presented.

※Bonus is scheduled to be distributed free of charge at a later date

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