Pokemon with You Train

There’s not too much of a story behind this: A while back I saw an ad on a flyer for a JR Pikachu train. So we booked tickets and went to sit on a Pikachu train.

The train was a limited edition car on a tiny, local track way way up north in the Miyagi prefecture. We took a Shinkansen all the way up, rode the line til the end, and rode it back again. Because how could we resist? It’s a Pikachu Choo-Choo!

The train had two cars. The first was a regular train car for seating the passengers, except it was GLORIOUSLY decorated with a Pikachu theme. Cozy yellow and brown, with Pikachu prints and images hidden about.

The second car was a Pikachu themed play center.

For all ages! It was also a great experience to meet and mingle with other Pikachu enthusiasts.

You may think it stranger to go all that way just for a Pikachu decor train, but where else in the world would you ever get to see something like this? And we did do one other thing while up north, but that will be in the next post.