Tokyo opens Pokémon theme park

Tokyo has opened a new Pokémon theme park in the suburb of Inagi, half an hour from Tokyo’s city centre.

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Stretching over 26 000sqm in Yomiuriland amusement park, PokéPark Kanto will be the first permanent outdoor Pokémon attraction and will feature a walkable forest inhabited by more than 600 life-sized Pokémon.

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After the forest, visitors enter Sedge Town square, which features a Pokémon parade, Pokémon-themed food, an Eevee-themed carousel and a gym to watch live Pokémon battles that blend human performers with animatronics.

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