Pokémon: real places in Japan

9 stations · each backed by an official source

  1. 1Red bridge over the Ayagawa River near Michi-no-Eki Takimiya, Ayagawa, KagawaSlowpoke Poké Lid, Michi-no-Eki Takimiya
  2. 2Yomiuriland amusement park with its roller coaster, Inagi, TokyoPokéPark KANTO
  3. 3Sunshine 60 tower in Ikebukuro, Toshima, TokyoPokémon Center MEGA TOKYO
  4. 4The Daimaru store built onto JR Sapporo Station, Sapporo, HokkaidoPokémon Center Sapporo

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Red bridge over the Ayagawa River near Michi-no-Eki Takimiya, Ayagawa, Kagawa1

Slowpoke Poké Lid, Michi-no-Eki Takimiya

Ayagawa, Kagawa

Kagawa, Japan's udon prefecture, has an official partnership with Slowpoke (Yadon in Japanese). Slowpoke manhole covers (Poké Lids) are installed in all 17 municipalities of Kagawa, including Ayagawa. Slowpoke buses, ferries and taxis also run around the prefecture.

Yomiuriland amusement park with its roller coaster, Inagi, Tokyo2

PokéPark KANTO

Inagi, Tokyo

Pokémon's first permanent facility of its kind, inside the Yomiuriland amusement park. It has a Pokémon forest walk, shows and shops. Tickets are sold in advance on the official site.

Sunshine 60 tower in Ikebukuro, Toshima, Tokyo3

Pokémon Center MEGA TOKYO

Toshima, Tokyo

An official Pokémon Center on the 2nd floor of the Alpa shopping mall in Sunshine City, Ikebukuro. It sells Pokémon goods and holds in-store events. The official page lists the Pokémon Card Station and Pokémon GO Lab. as spots to enjoy together.

The Daimaru store built onto JR Sapporo Station, Sapporo, Hokkaido4

Pokémon Center Sapporo

Sapporo, Hokkaido

Hokkaido's official Pokémon Center, on the 8th floor of the Daimaru department store built onto JR Sapporo Station. Open roughly 10:00-20:00 every day, with no regular closing day published. It is indoors and connected to the station, which matters in a Sapporo winter.

Karasuma Street in central Kyoto, Kyoto, Kyoto5

Pokémon Center Kyoto

Kyoto, Kyoto

The Pokémon Company's official Kyoto store, on the 2nd floor of SUINA Muromachi at the Shijo-Muromachi crossing. It connects directly to exit 26 of Hankyu Karasuma Station, and the Shijo-Karasuma city bus stop is a short walk away. Open roughly 10:00-20:00 daily.

The main building of Daimaru Shinsaibashi, Osaka, Osaka6

Pokémon Center Osaka DX, Daimaru Shinsaibashi

Osaka, Osaka

The deluxe-format Pokémon Center on the 9th floor of the Daimaru Shinsaibashi main building. The official page lists Pokémon Cafe OSAKA among the spots to enjoy together. The Pokémon Center keeps hours of roughly 10:00-20:00, and the building closes only on January 1 and 2. An underground passage links it to Shinsaibashi subway station.

Kanazawa Forus in front of Kanazawa Station, Kanazawa, Ishikawa7

Pokémon Center Kanazawa

Kanazawa, Ishikawa

An official Pokémon store on the 5th floor of Kanazawa Forus, about a minute's walk from JR Kanazawa Station. Open roughly 10:00-20:00 daily, though hours can change and temporary closures happen. It runs its own monthly events, listed on the official page.

The north-south passage inside Hiroshima Station, Hiroshima, Hiroshima8

Pokémon Center Hiroshima

Hiroshima, Hiroshima

An official Pokémon Center on the 2nd floor of ekie, next to the Shinkansen gates at JR Hiroshima Station. Open roughly 10:00-20:00 daily, with no regular closing day published.

The main building of Hakata Station, Fukuoka, Fukuoka9

Pokémon Center Fukuoka

Fukuoka, Fukuoka

An official Pokémon Center on the 2nd floor of Hakata Marui, a 3-minute walk from the Hakata exit of JR Hakata Station. Open roughly 10:00-21:00 daily, which makes it an easy first or last stop on a Fukuoka day.

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Photo credits

Photos of the real places, from Wikimedia Commons. Resized and compressed by us; some are cropped by the layout. No other changes.