Immersive VR Theater Storydive Theater WAHHHP Opens in Shinjuku With Gaudí Experience
The theater's socially immersive design, where up to 30 people share a VR space and see each other as silhouettes, positions it as a rare group-oriented VR venue in Japan, timed to the 100th anniversary of Gaudí's death.
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Mirai Sawaten Co. opened Storydive Theater WAHHHP on August 5, 2026, on the 10th floor of the Yodobashi Shinjuku Nishiguchi Ekimae Building. The opening feature is the participatory VR experience "Gaudí, the Atelier of the Divine," certified by the Sagrada Familia Foundation. Up to 30 people share a VR space per 30-minute session, seeing each other as silhouettes. The screening runs until December 31, 2026.
The venue is a permanent "story dive theater" type facility, meaning the featured work rotates over time. The opening selection, "Gaudí, the Atelier of the Divine," is officially certified by the Sagrada Familia Foundation and gets its first Tokyo showing, coinciding with the 100th anniversary of Antoni Gaudí's death and the completion of the Sagrada Familia's main tower.
Hand tracking replaces controllers, letting participants feel blueprints and stone textures directly. Entry and start are possible at any time, without waiting for a full group to gather. An advance preview on August 3 and 4 drew about 100 people, with satisfaction averaging 4.58 out of 5 across 109 valid survey responses.
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