ピカチュ大量発生チュウ！Pikachu's week!

Pikachu's week in Minato Mirai Yokohama!

ピカチュウ大量発生, which means "An outbreak of Pikachus", ran from 9 to 17 August in Japan's second-largest city,Yokohama. It hosted a week-long festival dedicated to the one and only most popular cartoon and video game franchise, Pikachu, 

You could see Pikachus everywhere in the area, including the Nippon Maru where a large Pikachu can be seen on its bow. However, I find Pikachu's entrance a bit disturbing .

I am a huge fan of this little buddy that it really surprised me how Yokohama had a Pikachu outbreak. A large Pikachu balloon, Pikachu's march, Pikachu bus, Pikachu bus driver etc. 

This event made me feel like I was 12 again, playing Pokemon red version on my big gray game boy (not even GB Color). Ah, the good old days. 

Here's a small video of the Pikachu march:

Thanks and stay tuned for the next post!