Junglia theme park in Okinawa logs ¥17 billion loss in first year

Naha, Okinawa Pref. – The Junglia theme park in Okinawa Prefecture suffered a net loss of ¥17.3 billion in its first year of business due to sluggish ticket sales.

The ¥70 billion park was built in a 60-hectare site in northern Okinawa last July, and there were high expectations that it would help extend tourist stays in the region and stimulate local economic growth.

Japan Entertainment Holdings, the parent company of the park’s operator, ran into severe financial difficulties in the year that ended in June 2026, making it necessary to take drastic measures to improve the business.

In a general meeting of shareholders in Naha, the capital of Okinawa, on Friday, the company explained its financial situation and future business plans.

The loss “will not affect our services provided to customers or various contracts and transactions with other companies,” CEO Takeshi Kato said in a statement. “We will continue to operate as usual.”

Junglia, straddling the village of Nakijin and the city of Nago, was planned by Katana, a marketing company based in Osaka. Katana President and CEO Tsuyoshi Morioka is known for his role in revitalizing the Universal Studios Japan theme park in Osaka.

Junglia had attracted about 1 million visitors by July this year, apparently far below their estimates.