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Universal Studios Japan screens guests with metal detectors and X-ray equipment before park entry. Empty your pockets before reaching the checkpoint, keep drink containers in hand and be ready to place your bag on a tray.
Take care of large luggage before entering. Most admission tickets do not allow you to leave and return, even to collect something from an outside locker.
What happens at security?
- Put everything from your pockets into your bag. If you do not have a bag, place those items on a tray.
- Remove drink containers from the bag and keep them in your hands. Place the bag on a tray.
- Hold a metal water bottle above your head as you pass through the metal detector. Crew members check drink contents after the gate and may ask you to confirm them.
The park may inspect bag contents or conduct an additional body check when needed. Items in strollers also need to be placed on trays for inspection. Do not pass bags or belongings between people on opposite sides of the security check.
Bags, suitcases and prohibited items
Suitcases, trunks and similar large luggage cannot enter the park. Bags too large for the park’s X-ray equipment should also stay outside. Carts are restricted, with exceptions listed for strollers, wheelchairs and medical walking-assistance equipment.
Leave large luggage at your hotel or use storage outside before screening. The USJ lockers guide covers locations, sizes and payment. If an item will not fit in a locker, ask a crew member.
The prohibited-items list includes blades, weapons and weapon-like toys, helmets, dangerous tools and drones. Check your bag before travel and ask a crew member about an item if you are unsure.
Drinks and outside food
Alcohol and drinks in glass bottles, cans, cartons or containers that cannot be completely closed are not allowed. That includes coffee cups with or without lids. Water bottles and other drink containers are removed from your bag for the check.
Outside food may not be consumed in the park. Ask a crew member about baby food or snacks for small children, and discuss dietary restrictions with the crew before relying on an exception.
Medical devices and strollers
If you wear a medical device and are concerned about screening, speak with a crew member. Strollers and wheelchairs are exceptions to the stated cart restriction, but items carried in a stroller still need inspection.
Can you leave and re-enter?
Only Annual Passes allow re-entry under current park rules. Guests with other admission tickets cannot re-enter after leaving, including for an outside locker or car. If your pass permits re-entry, you must go through security again.
Frequently asked questions
Can you take a suitcase through the gates?
No. Store suitcases and similar large luggage outside the park before entry.
Can you take a water bottle through security?
Remove the container from your bag and keep it in your hands. Metal water bottles are held above your head at the detector; crew members check the contents afterward.
Can you return to an outside locker?
Leaving to retrieve an item does not make a non-Annual Pass ticket eligible for re-entry. Plan to keep park-day essentials with you.