Commemorative Month to Spread "Gratitude" and "Love" - 'THANKS LOVE MONTH 2026': A One-of-a-Kind Flower Blooms with Your Words of Thanks! "The Flower Shop where 'Thank You' Blooms"
Universal Studios Japan will hold 'THANKS LOVE MONTH 2026' from May 8 to June 21, 2026. Prior to this, an interactive event, "The Flower Shop where 'Thank You' Blooms," will be held for a limited time in Tokyo, offering an opportunity to express gratitude.
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Universal Studios Japan (operated by USJ LLC) will hold 'THANKS LOVE MONTH 2026,' a special commemorative month to express "gratitude" and "love" to all important people around us, not just for Mother's Day and Father's Day, for a limited period from Friday, May 8, 2026, to Sunday, June 21, 2026.
Prior to the 'THANKS LOVE MONTH 2026' event at the park, and to further expand this initiative beyond the park to various locations, an interactive event "The Flower Shop where 'Thank You' Blooms" will be held for a limited period from Thursday, May 7, 2026, to Sunday, May 10, 2026, at a special venue in Tokyo. Today, the event was unveiled to the press ahead of its public opening.
Around 10:30 AM, the traveling event for "THANKS LOVE MONTH," which will be held at Universal Studios Japan starting May 8, "The Flower Shop where 'Thank You' Blooms," temporarily opened in Shinjuku, Tokyo. Guests who had been eagerly awaiting the experience gathered early in the morning in front of the dedicated machine "Thanks Flower Planter," developed exclusively for this event. Together with Elmo and Cookie Monster, who rushed from the park to celebrate, they joyfully celebrated the opening in a venue decorated with colorful flowers. Participants who immediately experienced the "Thanks Flower Planter," though a little shy, thought of their loved ones and sincerely uttered words of "thank you," successfully blooming their own unique "one-of-a-kind flowers" one after another. Amidst exclamations of surprise at the first-time experience of their "flower blooming," they were seen adding words of "thank you" to the completed flower cards. Digital stamps were also presented. All participants were seen expressing their gratitude in their own ways, such as sending their unique "thank you" flowers to their loved ones, and the venue was filled with scenes of smiles and mutual appreciation.
■ "The Flower Shop where 'Thank You' Blooms" Event Overview
Title: "The Flower Shop where 'Thank You' Blooms"
Period: May 7 (Thu) - 10 (Sun), 2026
Hours: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (May 7 (Thu) only: 10:35 AM - 6:00 PM)
Venue: Sanagi Shinjuku Event Space (3-35-6 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo)
Access: 1 minute walk from JR Shinjuku Station Southeast Exit ticket gate
Participation: Free (pre-registration required) *Registration period has ended
[Limited to visitors to the Tokyo venue]
Thank You Flower Cards will be distributed to those who visit during the event period.
*Experience with the Thanks Flower Planter is not available.
*One card per person.
*The flower on the card distributed here is of one type.
*May end earlier without notice depending on stock availability.
■ "The Flower Shop where 'Thank You' Blooms" Interactive Event - Tens of thousands of flower types!
Participants stand in front of the dedicated machine "Thanks Flower Planter" and speak words of gratitude, "Thank you," to their loved ones into a microphone. Those who speak words of gratitude will immediately receive a set of two 'THANKS LOVE MONTH 2026' limited edition flower cards. The flower depicted on the card will be a unique flower, chosen from tens of thousands of illustration designs, tailored to the words of gratitude. One card is for a gift to a loved one, and the other is to be displayed on a giant board at the venue. Participants can enjoy watching the entire venue transform into a vibrant flower shop of gratitude as each person's "thank you" accumulates.
Furthermore, by scanning the QR code*1 on the card with a smartphone, the same flower design will appear on the screen, and the image can be downloaded. It can also be shared on various social media platforms, allowing participants to convey their "feelings of gratitude" with words of "thank you" even to loved ones they cannot meet directly.
Universal Studios Japan has been advocating "THANKS LOVE MONTH" since 2022 as a month of gratitude to express appreciation and recognition not only to mothers and fathers, but also to all important people around them, such as partners, friends, and colleagues, adapting to the diversifying lifestyles, family structures, and ways of expressing gratitude in today's era, during this period established as a season for expressing gratitude, including "Mother's Day" (May 10 this year) and "Father's Day" (June 21 this year). This year, marking its 5th anniversary*2, various programs within the park have also been powered up. The first in-park...
Prior to the 'THANKS LOVE MONTH 2026' event at the park, and to further expand this initiative beyond the park to various locations, an interactive event "The Flower Shop where 'Thank You' Blooms" will be held for a limited period from Thursday, May 7, 2026, to Sunday, May 10, 2026, at a special venue in Tokyo. Today, the event was unveiled to the press ahead of its public opening.
Around 10:30 AM, the traveling event for "THANKS LOVE MONTH," which will be held at Universal Studios Japan starting May 8, "The Flower Shop where 'Thank You' Blooms," temporarily opened in Shinjuku, Tokyo. Guests who had been eagerly awaiting the experience gathered early in the morning in front of the dedicated machine "Thanks Flower Planter," developed exclusively for this event. Together with Elmo and Cookie Monster, who rushed from the park to celebrate, they joyfully celebrated the opening in a venue decorated with colorful flowers. Participants who immediately experienced the "Thanks Flower Planter," though a little shy, thought of their loved ones and sincerely uttered words of "thank you," successfully blooming their own unique "one-of-a-kind flowers" one after another. Amidst exclamations of surprise at the first-time experience of their "flower blooming," they were seen adding words of "thank you" to the completed flower cards. Digital stamps were also presented. All participants were seen expressing their gratitude in their own ways, such as sending their unique "thank you" flowers to their loved ones, and the venue was filled with scenes of smiles and mutual appreciation.
■ "The Flower Shop where 'Thank You' Blooms" Event Overview
Title: "The Flower Shop where 'Thank You' Blooms"
Period: May 7 (Thu) - 10 (Sun), 2026
Hours: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (May 7 (Thu) only: 10:35 AM - 6:00 PM)
Venue: Sanagi Shinjuku Event Space (3-35-6 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo)
Access: 1 minute walk from JR Shinjuku Station Southeast Exit ticket gate
Participation: Free (pre-registration required) *Registration period has ended
[Limited to visitors to the Tokyo venue]
Thank You Flower Cards will be distributed to those who visit during the event period.
*Experience with the Thanks Flower Planter is not available.
*One card per person.
*The flower on the card distributed here is of one type.
*May end earlier without notice depending on stock availability.
■ "The Flower Shop where 'Thank You' Blooms" Interactive Event - Tens of thousands of flower types!
Participants stand in front of the dedicated machine "Thanks Flower Planter" and speak words of gratitude, "Thank you," to their loved ones into a microphone. Those who speak words of gratitude will immediately receive a set of two 'THANKS LOVE MONTH 2026' limited edition flower cards. The flower depicted on the card will be a unique flower, chosen from tens of thousands of illustration designs, tailored to the words of gratitude. One card is for a gift to a loved one, and the other is to be displayed on a giant board at the venue. Participants can enjoy watching the entire venue transform into a vibrant flower shop of gratitude as each person's "thank you" accumulates.
Furthermore, by scanning the QR code*1 on the card with a smartphone, the same flower design will appear on the screen, and the image can be downloaded. It can also be shared on various social media platforms, allowing participants to convey their "feelings of gratitude" with words of "thank you" even to loved ones they cannot meet directly.
Universal Studios Japan has been advocating "THANKS LOVE MONTH" since 2022 as a month of gratitude to express appreciation and recognition not only to mothers and fathers, but also to all important people around them, such as partners, friends, and colleagues, adapting to the diversifying lifestyles, family structures, and ways of expressing gratitude in today's era, during this period established as a season for expressing gratitude, including "Mother's Day" (May 10 this year) and "Father's Day" (June 21 this year). This year, marking its 5th anniversary*2, various programs within the park have also been powered up. The first in-park...