10th anniversary of Harry Potter area at USJ

OSAKA, Japan, July 16 Kyodo - Actor Seishiro Kato (C) attends an event to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the opening of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, an attraction based on the hit book and movie series, at Universal Studios Japan in the western city of Osaka on July 15, 2024. Kato was invited to attend a pre-opening event in 2014. (Kyodo)

10th anniversary of Harry Potter area at USJ

10th anniversary of Harry Potter area at USJ

Actor Seishiro Kato (C) attends an event to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the opening of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, an attraction based on the hit book and movie series, at Universal Studios Japan in the western city of Osaka on July 15, 2024. Kato was invited to attend a pre-opening event in 2014.

10th anniversary of Harry Potter area at USJ

10th anniversary of Harry Potter area at USJ

Actor Seishiro Kato (C) poses for photos in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, an attraction based on the hit book and movie series, at Universal Studios Japan in the western city of Osaka with people dressed as characters from the series during a ceremony to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the attraction's opening on July 15, 2024. Kato was invited to attend a pre-opening event in 2014.

Harry Potter area at USJ

Harry Potter area at USJ

OSAKA, Japan - Seishiro Kato (C), a child actor, tastes "butterbeer," a beverage that appears in the "Harry Potter" film series, in a new section of Universal Studios Japan in Osaka based on the "Harry Potter" film series on June 8, 2014. USJ Co., the operator of the theme park, invited the children and the press to the area ahead of its opening on July 15.