{"id":88781,"date":"2026-09-29T12:56:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T04:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=88781"},"modified":"2026-09-29T12:56:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T04:56:00","slug":"7-pokemon-experiences-in-tokyo-to-celebrate-30-years-of-pikachu-and-co","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=88781","title":{"rendered":"7 Pokemon experiences in Tokyo to celebrate 30 years of Pikachu and co"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.i-scmp.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/1280x720\/public\/d8\/images\/canvas\/2026\/09\/28\/4b201044-8674-4cec-ae37-a28a508a0f23_47c2e378.jpg?itok=zLsv2PPU&amp;v=1790570398\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Thirty years ago, Japanese video game designer Satoshi Tajiri combined round Gashapon capsules from coin-operated toy vending machines with his childhood bug-collecting hobby to create a virtual world where players could explore, catch and trade creatures with special abilities.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">When he released <em data-qa=\"ContentSchemaRender-defaultRenderMapFunctions-Component\" class=\"css-1mniedq ex3nmsa15\">Pocket Monsters Red<\/em> and <em data-qa=\"ContentSchemaRender-defaultRenderMapFunctions-Component\" class=\"css-1mniedq ex3nmsa15\">Pocket Monsters Green<\/em> for the Game Boy handheld game console in February 1996, a global phenomenon was born.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Today, the franchise, which officially rebranded as Pokemon in 1998 for its North American and Western release, has expanded across generations of gaming hardware, spawning films, anime series, collectible merchandise and the mobile hit <em data-qa=\"ContentSchemaRender-defaultRenderMapFunctions-Component\" class=\"css-1mniedq ex3nmsa15\">Pokemon Go<\/em>, which sparked a massive second wave of worldwide fandom.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">With 2026 marking Pokemon\u2019s 30th anniversary, Tokyo \u2013 Tajiri\u2019s childhood home \u2013 is celebrating the milestone with an array of citywide events. As the ultimate pilgrimage destination for enthusiasts, the capital has themed cafes, flagship stores, high-concept lounges and dedicated neighbourhoods immersed in all things Pokemon.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<center><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/lifestyle\/travel-leisure\/article\/3368998\/7-pokemon-experiences-tokyo-celebrate-30-years-pikachu-and-co?utm_source=rss_feed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><br \/>\n<center\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thirty years ago, Japanese video game designer Satoshi Tajiri combined round Gashapon capsules from coin-operated toy vending machines with his childhood bug-collecting hobby to create&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":88782,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4840],"tags":[1732,5810,4446,2879,8103,59],"class_list":["post-88781","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-travel-globetrotting","tag-celebrate","tag-experiences","tag-pikachu","tag-pokemon","tag-tokyo","tag-years","wpcat-4840-id"],"brizy_media":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88781","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=88781"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88781\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/88782"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=88781"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=88781"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=88781"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}