With 2.6 hectares, Pokepark Kanto will be inside Yomiuri Land, the largest amusement park in the Japanese capital, according to the Electronic Games Company
The first theme park of the popular franchise will be inaugurated in In 2026, he announced on Tuesday (23) Pokémon Company, branch of the Japanese group of Nintendo Electronic Games. PokePark Kanto will have 2.6 hectares and will be inside Yomiuri Land, the largest amusement park in the Japanese capital, according to the company. “We want to create a place where Pokémon are always present and where everyone can have fun with them,” said Junichi Masuda, creative director of Pokémon Company, in a presentation video.
The park will include two areas: a “Pokémon Forest”, described as a large wild region, and an area dedicated to stores and attractions. The Pokémon universe was born in 1996 as a game for Nintendo’s portable Game Boy console, before becoming a global phenomenon. Inspired by the Japanese summer tradition of hunting insects, the game consists of capturing and training “pocket monsters” with large eyes, based on both rats and dragons, to fight.
Since then, the franchise has expanded to movies, a series of animation and the popular augmented reality game for “Pokémon Go” smartphones. THE It has recorded a record number of visitors in recent months, which has driven the demand for tourist attractions, such as the park and studio of “Harry Potter”, which opened in Tokyo in 2023.
*With information from AFP
