2-11-2 Nihonbashi, 5/F Takashimaya Shopping Centre, Chuo, Tokyo, Japan
[Pokémon Center] Daily: 10.30am - 9.00pm
[Pokémon Café] Daily: 10.30am - 10.00pm
First opened to the public in March 2018, Pokémon Center Tokyo DX is the largest shop selling Pokémon-related merchandise not only in Japan, but also across the globe at the point of writing. Measuring about 1,300 square metres, it also also features the world's first permanent Pokémon-themed café.
The shop and the café are located inside the East Building of Takashimaya Shopping Centre that's conveniently located close to Tokyo and Nihonbashi railway stations.
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| Thanks to the sign; otherwise, my BFF and I'd be lost! |
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| Any Eevee fans here? All the more you should read on if you're one. |
If you haven't already guessed, DX stands for Deluxe.
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| There was something wrong with the digital display panel. It was supposed to be 2018. |
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| I'm not sure about you, but I don't really fancy this Pikachu wearing a sakura (lit. cherry blossom) wig. |
The highlight of this post shall be the café. As reservation is mandatory, we were thankful that we managed to book a table at the highly popular café. Click
here to go to the reservation page, which is mostly in Japanese with just a bit of English to help you navigate through the system.
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| Two limited edition dessert items were offered last year in conjunction with its first anniversary. |
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| The café is divided into five seating areas. |
At the entrance of the café are shelves where merchandise are arranged neatly.
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| Such a cute comic strip! |
Have you played Pokémon: Let’s Go on Nintendo Switch? Alas, I don't have the gaming device.
We were assigned to two seats in the Lapras area, sharing a long table with other customers. Not surprisingly, Pokémon OSTs were being played there.
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| They should've made the Pikachu figure face us, no? |
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| Choose your desired latté art if you order the drink! |
After placing our order using the iPad provided on the table, a staff member came to us to ask whether we'd like to get a sticker or choose one out of eight mystery cards and risk getting nothing. I decided to go for the latter, and thankfully ended up getting a Pikachu coaster.
Shortly after that, another staff member delivered a pack of three plastic folders that I pre-ordered when I made my reservation online. I paid ¥770 (~S$9.95) for the folders.
Take a look at all the adorable stuff that embellish the café.
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| At least Snorlax is sleeping there without. blocking the way. |
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| I wonder if kids these days can name the ten Pokémons above. |
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| That Pikachu ninja looks pretty cool. |
I was hoping for Pikachu to make an appearance that evening, but it turned out to be Eevee. It was so cute and bouncy nonetheless.
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| I felt like hugging it, but I couldn't. |
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| I shook its hand after taking this particular photo. |
The first video clip shows Eevee entering the café.
The second video clip shows the staff member asking us to be gentle with Eevee and refraining from doing certain things with it.
The third video clip shows Eevee's signature pose.
Here are a few more photos that I took before we made payment and left the café.
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| Don't forget to take a photo with the two Pikachu mascots. |
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| Look at that fat Pikachu Nanoblock! |
You can grab some donuts at the cashier.
I purchased one item from the shop that day.
Pokémon Center DX and Pokémon Café are also available on the ninth floor of Daimaru Shinsaibashi in Osaka, which has been welcoming a lot of visitors since September 2019.
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