Kansai University has announced that it will have an economic spillover effect of 10 trillion yen nationwide within 11.7 years after Universal Studios Japan (USJ) introduced a new attraction.
Professor Emeritus Katsuhiro Miyamoto of Kansai University published the analysis result entitled "Total Economic Spillover Effect of USJ over the Next 10 Years". In March 2016, USJ announced that it will celebrate the 3th anniversary of its opening and will develop a new area to reproduce the Nintendo game as a new attraction.As a result of calculating the economic spillover effect in the 15 years after the introduction of this new attraction, it is calculated to be about 10 trillion yen nationwide and about 11.7 trillion yen in the Kinki region.It is estimated that the employment effect will reach about 6.2 million people.
It is estimated that the new attraction will be more popular than the currently popular "The Wizarding World of Harry Potter".It is said that the key to the success of the theme park is to secure repeaters, and it is necessary to devise ways to keep visitors from getting bored, including the introduction of attractions. Since the opening of "Universal Wonderland" in March 2012, USJ has endeavored to attract children and adults by introducing "Backdrop" and opening "The Wizarding World of Harry Potter". I came.It is analyzed that if new attractions are introduced in the future, it will be possible to win the hearts of many visitors.
Professor Emeritus Miyamoto has served as a temporary member of the Finance System Council of the Ministry of Finance and a member of the Information and Communication Administration / Postal Administration Council of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. "The economic effect of winning the 2016 Hiroshima Toyo Carp", "the economic ripple effect of the calico cat" Tama Station Manager "", "the economic effect lost by the dissolution of SMAP", etc. have been announced.
