Pokémon to Get First Permanent Theme Park in Tokyo February 2026

The Pokémon Company announced contiguous that it volition unfastened a Pokémon taxable parkland successful Tokyo adjacent year. PokéPark KANTO volition beryllium the monster-catching series’ archetypal imperishable outdoor attraction, and located wrong Yomiuriland, Tokyo’s largest taxable park.

As shown successful the conception video shared by the Pokémon Company’s authoritative X account, below, PokéPark brings the games to beingness by having customers instrumentality connected the relation of trainers.

『ポケパーク カントー』が、2026年2月5日（木） に開業決定！
オープンに先駆けて、『ポケパーク カントー』の楽しさをギュッとまとめたオフィシャルトレーラーをお届けするよ！
くわしくは公式サイトをチェックしてね。https://t.co/ahldUwjQv1 #ポケパークカントー pic.twitter.com/CNrcjznT2V

Naturally, the entranceway plaza volition diagnostic the 3 Kanto starter Pokémon Bulbasaur, Charmander, and Squirtle (here’s however to get them successful Pokemon Legends Z-A, successful lawsuit you were wondering). The parkland is divided into 2 areas, a Pokémon Forest and Sedge Town. The Pokémon Forest volition beryllium a wooded way with varied terrains successful which visitors tin spot antithetic Pokémon statues. Sedge Town volition connection rides similar the Vee Vee Voyage carousel, a Pokémon Center for merch, a Trainer’s Mart offering park-exclusive refreshments, and the Sedge Gym, wherever you volition beryllium capable to ticker a signifier amusement (complete with dancing Pikachus). There volition besides beryllium Pokémon conscionable and greets, positive a Pokémon parade. Overall, the parkland promises to diagnostic implicit 600 Pokémon.

PokéPark antecedently existed successful Nagoya (Japan) and Taiwan backmost successful 2005 and 2006, respectively. However, these were temporary, short-lived attractions. PokePark Kanto is bringing backmost the format with a imperishable taxable park.

PokéPark KANTO opens connected February 5, 2026. Starting connected November 21 this year, tickets for the parkland volition beryllium sold by lottery. The Ace Trainer’s Pass lets you freely participate the Pokémon Forest and Sedge Town areas, positive perks similar precedence lane entree for attractions, reserved seats for the Sedge Gym show, conscionable and greets, and archetypal merch. The Trainer’s Pass gives unlimited entree to Sedge Town but gives you a timeslot for the Pokémon Forest. There are besides plans to connection a Sedge Town-only walk successful the future. More info tin beryllium recovered connected the authoritative website.

Elsewhere, video crippled inspired taxable parks person been opening successful caller years. Universal Studios Japan successful Osaka has Super Nintendo World, which added a caller Donkey Kong Country country past year. Stateside, determination is simply a Super Nintendo World astatine Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal Epic Universe, with different larger 1 owed to unfastened successful the Universal Orlando Resort. Minecraft taxable parks are besides acceptable to unfastened successful the U.S. and the UK sometime betwixt 2026 and 2027.

Verity Townsend is simply a Japan-based freelance writer who antecedently served arsenic editor, contributor and translator for the crippled quality tract Automaton West. She has besides written astir Japanese civilization and movies for assorted publications.