8 Pokémon Spots in Tokyo (2026): Pokémon Cafe Booking, Pokémon Centers and PokéPark KANTO (2026)

What it is. The official Pokémon Cafe is on the 5th floor of the East Building of Nihombashi Takashimaya, next door to the Pokémon Center TOKYO DX. (The only other one is in Osaka.) You get 90 minutes at a table, Pokémon-shaped food, and a show of about 10 minutes, Let's Make a Pika Pika Parfait, in which a Pikachu (the Chef, Waitress or Patissier version) helps make the parfait. The cafe reopened on 17 June 2026 after a renovation that added a new stage for the show. The cafe warns that the show can change, be cancelled or end early, with no refunds.

How booking works now. The cafe's current notices open a whole month of dates at once, not one day at a time 31 days ahead, and each release is announced, with its date and time, on the cafe's news page. The last three each opened at 6pm Japan time (JST) on the 1st of the month before: October 2026 dates at 6pm on 1 September, November at 6pm on 1 October, and December 2026 at 6pm on Sunday 1 November. The opening date for January 2027 hasn't been announced yet, and the cafe warns that dates can change. In winter, 6pm JST is 9am in London and 4am in New York.

Booking rules. Book only online, on the reservation site (not by phone or email), by 8am on the day at the latest. Count every child, including babies, in the party size, which can't be changed afterwards. Seat types: A for 2 to 4 people, B for 1 or 2, C for 1 to 6; you can't choose a seat. Groups of 7 or more make several bookings, and each booking needs a different email address. You can cancel online until 10pm the day before; after that, call the cafe. Make sure emails from @mail-pokemon-cafe.jp can reach you, as the booking code arrives that way.

No booking? The cafe says it offers seats at the door only when there are last-minute cancellations, so don't plan on it. You can still go in just to buy the cafe's merchandise. Or go to Pikachu Sweets in Ikebukuro (below), which needs no booking at all.

On the day. Arrive in front of the cafe at least 15 minutes before your time (10 minutes for the 10.40am slot). If you're more than 10 minutes late and haven't called, the booking is cancelled automatically, along with any merchandise you pre-ordered. Your 90 minutes run from the booking time, with last orders 30 minutes before the end. Everyone aged 6 and over orders at least one item, and you can't take food away.

The menu (prices include tax). Main plates are ¥2,530: Best Buddies Pikachu & Pichu's Curry Rice Plate, Snorlax's Naptime Teriyaki Burger, and Omelet in Mimikyu's Disguise with corn stew. The kids' Pikachu Hamburger plate is ¥1,540. Desserts: the Pika Pika Parfait (with the show's decoration piece) and Eevee's Colorful Fruit Pancake are ¥2,090 each. Drinks run from ¥715 (juice, cola, cocoa) to ¥1,375, and you get a Pokémon 30th Anniversary sticker with each drink while they last. Versions that come with a mug, glass or tumbler to keep cost more, up to ¥3,465. The kitchen can't change dishes for allergies; the allergen list is on the cafe's site.

Paying and getting there. Cards accepted at the Tokyo cafe: Visa, Mastercard, JCB, American Express, Diners Club, Discover and UnionPay. It's 5 minutes' walk from the Yaesu North Exit of Tokyo Station, connected directly to Exit B2 of Nihombashi Station (Ginza and Tozai lines), and 4 minutes from Nihombashi on the Asakusa line. The cafe asks visitors to come by public transport.

Pokémon Center MEGA TOKYO is Ikebukuro's Pokémon Center, on the 2nd floor of the Alpa mall in Sunshine City, Ikebukuro. The official shop page lists Pikachu Sweets, Pokémon Card Station and Pokémon GO Lab. as its neighbours, so it's the one I'd pick if you only visit one. It's open 10am to 8pm. Get there from Higashi-Ikebukuro Station on the Yurakucho line (about 3 minutes' walk), from Ikebukuro Station on the JR, Tokyo Metro, Seibu and Tobu lines (about 8 minutes), or the Toden Arakawa tram stop Higashi-Ikebukuro 4-chome (about 4 minutes).

Shop rules that apply at every Pokémon Center. On busy days a shop may hand out numbered tickets or limit entry, and popular items can have purchase limits; check the shop's news page or ask. Shops don't hold items, and they don't give out stock or restock dates. They take credit cards, QR code payments and transport IC cards like Suica, though brands vary by shop. Unopened, unused items can be returned or swapped within 14 days at the shop where you bought them, with the receipt.

Pikachu Sweets by Pokémon Cafe is the Pokémon Cafe's takeaway shop, on the same floor of Sunshine City Alpa as MEGA TOKYO. No reservation: walk in and eat at the standing tables (there are no chairs) or take it away. On the menu: Plump Poke-Mochi shaped like Rowlet, Jigglypuff or Voltorb (¥620), Pikachu Baumkuchen in strawberry or plain (¥648), a Poke-ffle waffle (¥756), Alcremie soft-serve (¥621), frappes (¥864) and lattes with random Pokémon latte art (¥702). For ¥880 more you can add a drink sleeve to keep, up to two per person. It's open 10am to 8pm, following the mall's hours. Food without a use-by date is meant to be eaten the same day.

Pokémon Center TOKYO DX is on the 5th floor of the East Building of Nihombashi Takashimaya, on the same floor as the Pokémon Cafe, so it's the obvious stop before or after a booking. It's open 10.30am to 9pm, 5 minutes' walk from the Yaesu North Exit of Tokyo Station and directly connected to Nihombashi Station (Exit B2). Nihonbashi sits between Tokyo Station and Ginza; for an afternoon nearby, see our Ginza guide.

Pokémon Center SHIBUYA is on the 6th floor of Shibuya PARCO, about 5 minutes' walk from Shibuya Station. It's open 10am to 9pm, so it fits easily into an afternoon in Shibuya or an evening before dinner. For the rest of the area, see our Shibuya guide.

Pokémon Center SKYTREE TOWN is on the 4th floor of the East Yard of Tokyo Solamachi, the mall at the foot of the Skytree, next to Tokyo Skytree Station and Oshiage Station. It's open 10am to 9pm. Combine it with the observation decks (see our Tokyo Skytree guide) or a morning in nearby Asakusa.

Pokémon Store Tokyo Station Shop is a smaller official store on the 1st floor of First Avenue Tokyo Station, the shopping street inside the station, about a minute's walk from the Nihombashi Exit. It's open 10am to 8.30pm. It's not a full Pokémon Center, but it's the handiest one to reach before a Shinkansen; if you're heading to Kyoto, see our Tokyo to Kyoto guide. There's also a Pokémon Store at Narita Airport (Terminal 1, South Wing, 4th floor) for a last stop on the way home.

PokéPark KANTO is a Pokémon area inside the Yomiuriland amusement park, in Inagi on Tokyo's western edge. It has three parts: the Entrance Plaza, the Pokémon Forest (a trail through natural woodland, with steep hills and stairs) and Sedge Town, with the Sedge Gym Show, the Pika Pika Paradise and Vee Vee Voyage rides, the Pokémon Daisuki Shop and Pokémon Playhouse. To get there, take the Sky Shuttle gondola from Keio-yomiuri-land Station, go through the Yomiuriland gate and follow the signs.

Tickets. There are three, all priced by date and all including Yomiuriland entry. The Ace Trainer's Pass lets you into the Forest and Sedge Town any time, with a reserved Gym Show seat, one priority-lane ride on each of the two rides, a Pikachu and Eevee meet-and-greet and original merchandise. The Trainer's Pass gives one timed entry to the Forest (no re-entry) and unlimited Sedge Town. The Town Pass is Sedge Town only; under-3s don't need a ticket for Sedge Town. Price bands are adult (13+), child (3+), senior (65+) and disability. If you live outside Japan, buy on the English ticket site; Japan residents use the official site's lottery or first-come sales, which need membership and a Japanese mobile number.

What to know before you go. The Forest is closed to children under 5 and their guardians, and to anyone who can't climb a 110-step staircase. The Gym Show, Daisuki Shop and Playhouse need time-slot tickets from the official PokéPark KANTO app, which you can request only once inside Yomiuriland. From 1 November 2026, every visitor's original photo ID is checked at the PokéPark entrance against the name registered on the ticket; a passport works, and a mismatch, including a typo, can mean you're turned away. Pikachu Week, with more Pikachu than usual, runs from 5 to 17 February 2027. Opening times change by day, so check the Park Schedule before you go.