For Pokemon Lovers...

Maybe for some of you, the word “Pokemon” will first come to your head once you heard the word "Japan”. Pokemon, however, is not only famous in Japan but also worldwide. For me, Pokemon has been surrounding my childhood life, even until now when the new game came out, and I was so excited about it. Pokemon related stuffs are not hard to find, but there is a place called Pokemon Center Mega Tokyo, which has several chains in Tokyo that provides Pokemon related souvenirs and other things. They sell tons of Pokemon themed plushes, utensils, clothings, and many others. On several occasions like new year, Chinese new year, Christmas, Easter, or Halloween, they will have a special themed Pokemon Center where they are going to change the decoration and introduce new Pokemons related to the event that is being held. Whether you are a Pokemon fan or not, I guarantee you that visiting Pokemon Center in Japan will be worth it!

Halloween Like None Other →

Happy Halloween, everyone! It has only been a day after the actual Halloween day, but Halloween celebrations has been done in many places since weeks ago. To be honest, we don’t really celebrate Halloween in my country so this is my second time celebrating Halloween in Japan! My friend and I went to Ikebukuro on the 26th of October, the first day of 池ハロ (IkeHaro = Ikebukuro Halloween). IkeHaro is an annual event that is held usually during the weekend before Halloween. Since Ikebukuro is a famous place for Japanese pop culture like anime, manga, games, and many more, the costumes people wear are usually not scary costumes but cosplays of certain characters - very different than the Halloween parties in the Western, or even other cities in Japan. As a fan of Japanese pop culture myself, I recognize some of the characters and took pictures with them. Even though it was super crowded, we had so much fun! If you have any interest in Japanese pop culture or even cosplaying itself, IkeHaro is a must-visit annual event.