Intentional or not, there’s no way to see this park in one of Japan’s largest cities and not think of Pikachu throwing down.
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Techniques developed in Kyoto hundreds of years ago make Pikachu as beautiful as he is adorable.
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Food, shelter, shower, and laundry. Everything you need, and for just 2,140 yen (US$19.80) a day.
If you work in an office or live in a home with people who have a sweet tooth and sticky fingers, this is the dessert-saving device you need.
Extra-cute Animal Crossing kitchenware also on offer at Japan’s first-ever dedicated Nintendo store.
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If you’ve ever wanted to zip-line through the King of the Monsters or save Japan from one of his rampages, this is your new happiest place on earth.
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