I'm in need of serious Poké-therapy right now..
Who doesn't know Pokemon? Or who doesn't love Pikachu?
Pokemon is so famous in Japan. Back when COVID wasn't in our midst, you'll see a lot of pokemon trainers, catching pokemons left and right, using the gaming app, Pokémon Go. I went with some coworkers too, it was fun.
Because it was pretty popular by then, I didn't know what I was thinking during the summer of 2019 that I wanted to come to Yokohama to see the cute and very yellow Pikachu. I was still living in Osaka by that time, and to save on transportation expenses, my friend and I had to endure a whole day of traveling and changing trains from Osaka to Yokohama.
The event only happens in August, and the last one was in August 2019. Looking back, OMG I was so blessed by the Pokemon gods. COVID came and this event never occurred again.
Pikachu Outbreak was the name of this special event. Summer is the festival season in Japan, and we're treated by the Pikachu parade! They had floats, a show, and their lovely parade!
While the Pikachus were dancing, these 2 men were also dancing in the air, with their water show. It was so fascinating to see.
After the show, they continued their parade to a mall. We didn't get any good views of the parade because we didn't know but we spotted where they're exiting! We followed some Pikachus and took photos of them.
Ne ne, mou iku no? Dame! Chotto matte!
(Hey hey, are you leaving already? No! Please wait!)
The bubbly faces of Pikachu filled Minato Mirai in Yokohama. People of all ages came to see them! Aaaahh, it's not just me. There were many of us who needed the Poké-therapy session.
Weren't they so cute?!
They're big as well! To catch them, we probably needed a bigger Pokeball.
In a nearby park, Eevee got its show too. Eevee is loved by many Japanese that there's also a parade of Eevees! They were dancing and playing around in the park.
They were so huge, bigger than the lady dancing with them. They're about the same size as Pikachu.
Honestly, I didn't understand their dance and couldn't make of the music so I just focused on how adorable they were. 😂
I wanted to hug one but there were too many people. But even so, I think I couldn't. They have lots of guards. 😁
But the people in front can touch them! So jealous!
It was time for their last march. There were so many of them! So fluffy!
Now that Yokohama is accessible where I live, there's no Pikachu Outbreak anymore. I hadn't heard of any news regarding Pikachu Outbreak 2023. Probably next year? Who knows. Let's pray to the Pokemon gods.
Thanks for reading!
See you around! じゃあ、またね！
With love,
All photos are taken using my camera unless stated otherwise.