Pokémon

Satoshi Tajiri's franchise (games 1996, anime 1997): Ash and Pikachu travel a world full of pocket monsters to catch and train. Its regions are fictional (loosely based on real regions of Japan); the real pilgrimage is the official "Pokéfuta" manhole covers and the Pokémon Centers spread across the country.

Pokémon Center Mega Tokyothe flagship store

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The large official Pokémon store in Sunshine City, Ikebukuro, with giant Pikachu and the adjacent Pokémon Café. One of the flagship Pokémon Centers and a sure pilgrimage stop in the capital.

📍 Sunshine City, Higashi-Ikebukuro, Toshima, Tokyo (Tokyo)

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Yokohama Pokéfuta (Pikachu)the Pikachu lids

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Yokohama has several official Pikachu manhole covers around the Minato Mirai area. The Pokéfuta are official street art and a target for "manhole-hunting" pilgrimages.

📍 Minato Mirai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa (Kanagawa)

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Tottori Pokéfuta (sand dunes)the dune lids

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Tottori has a Pokéfuta in every municipality, all featuring Sandshrew as a nod to its famous sand dunes. Next to the Tottori Sand Dunes it's one of the most emblematic stops of the Pokémon pilgrimage.

📍 Tottori Sand Dunes, Fukubechō, Tottori (Tottori)

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