First Pokémon Center in Shikoku to Open in Kagawa in 2025
It has been decided that 'Pokémon Center Kagawa,' an official shop for Nintendo's popular game 'Pokémon,' will open around autumn 2025 at Marugamemachi Green in Takamatsu City, Kagawa Prefecture. This will be the first directly managed Pokémon Center store to open in the Shikoku region. According to information announced by the official Pokémon account (@Pokemon_cojp) on July 11th, the 'Pokémon Center Kagawa' logo will feature the familiar Pikachu alongside 'Slowpoke' (Yadon in Japanese), a Pokémon also known for serving as a PR ambassador for Kagawa Prefecture, dubbed 'Udon Prefecture.' This design, symbolizing the deep connection between Kagawa Prefecture and Slowpoke, has been met with delight from many fans. Following this announcement, numerous excited comments such as 'No way! So happy!', 'This is the best!', 'Too hot!', and 'Been waiting for this!' were posted on SNS X (formerly Twitter), with related ke...