On April 22 (Monday), I went on a flight to Tokyo, Japan. Aside from shopping, sightseeing, and eating authentic Japanese food, one of my goals was to visit Tokyo’s Pokémon Center. On our third day stay in Tokyo, and after finally mastering the complicated subway lines, we finally found the Pokémon Center near Daimon Station.
Pokémon Logo
I must admit, the entrance wasn’t as grand as I expected. But it’s the inside that counts right? And so, I entered the doors of every Pokémaniac’s dreamland.
Pokéballs
When I entered, like almost every authentic Japanese store/restaurant, I was greeted with a loud enthusiastic. “irasshaimase!” by the store clerks, and in front of me was a box stand of Pokéballs. Inside each Pokéball were four out of 24 collectible Pokémon finger puppets plus one random button pin. One ball was 500yen (roughly P200). I looked around the store some more, and I must tell you, it is definitely EVERY POKéMANIAC’s DREAMLAND.
Mini Figurines
More Pokémon products
They even had chocolates/candies!
Pikachu Chocolates
More chocolates
They also had Pokémon stationaries, pencils, pens, stickers, erasers, correction tapes, notebooks, memo pads…
Pokémon stickers
Stationaries
And for you plush and stuffed toy lovers…
Poké plushies!
Pikachu Plushies
Need stuff for your cellphones or iPhones?
iPhone cases and cellphone charms
More iPhone cases
There were many different kinds of cellphone charms. Any person who has a thing for these kinds of trinkets would go nuts… just like me.
Pixelated Cellphone Charms
Yup, the above photo shows “pixelated Pokémon” charms. They’re pretty cute, but some are unrecognizable to me. I guess pixelated things should just stay in the digital world.
Eevee and Minccino tails, anyone?
More cellphone charms
Okay, enough of the cellphone charms. I’d like to show them all in one post, but there were a lot more stuff in the Pokémon Center that just have to be shared too.
Optical mouse, pens, and... more charms...
Button pins
T-shirts signatured by Ken Sugimori
And for you Pokémon TCG collectors, you’ll definitely find stuff for your collection here!
Eevee collection
Plasma collection
Blastoise and Kyurem deck
Black and White Starter Set
"Waku waku Battle for Everyone". I have no idea what it is, but based on the picture, it's a fancy battle mat.
Card protectors. Every TCG player and collector needs a set.
Albums for the collectors.
Victini Set
There’s a lot more to show, but I’m afraid this post will be too long if I show all my photos. For now, this concludes my visit to Pokémon Center, Tokyo… Or does it? *dundun duuunnnn!*
Did I purchase anything? Yes, indeed. Being a woman and a Pokémon fanatic, I’d be lying if I purchased only one or two items.
I’ll be sure to provide a link so that you can see the rest of the photos I took.
– Ranger Meryl
