{"id":79502,"date":"2014-08-15T17:37:25","date_gmt":"2014-08-15T08:37:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=event&p=53343"},"modified":"2016-04-01T02:08:42","modified_gmt":"2016-03-31T17:08:42","slug":"japanese-pop-culture-at-hakata-city","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/event\/japanese-pop-culture-at-hakata-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Japanese Pop Culture at Hakata City"},"content":{"rendered":"

It looks like another rainy summer\u2019s weekend for Fukuoka, but that doesn\u2019t mean you have to stay at home. Japanese pop culture fans could do worse than to check out some of the events at JR Hakata City this weekend. First stop is Hakataekimae Hiroba where you\u2019ll find a huge 9m tall inflated Pikachu bouncy castle. Kids can bounce inside of Pikachu (\u00a5300\/5min) or play fun Pokemon-themed games outside like \u201cFishing Stunfisk\u201d (\u00a5300\/game) with cool prizes. Adults can take photos with the huge Pikachu too, on display until Aug. 17 (Sun.).<\/p>\n

\"Pika-gacha-cat<\/p>\n

\"Pika-gacha-cat<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Pika-gacha-cat<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Pika-gacha-cat<\/a><\/p>\n

Next stop is the \u201cNyan Station\u201d cat-themed pop-up shop on Hakata Hankyu\u2019s 8F. You\u2019ll find a selection of cat iPhone cases, bags, accessories, and more, plus booths to make cat toys and pottery from Aug. 17 (Sun.)~19 (Tue.). Miyawaka City\u2019s cute cat-themed mascot \u201cSakura-chan\u201d makes a special appearance at the \u201cNyan Station\u201d on Aug. 16 (Sat) and 17 (Sun) too!<\/p>\n

\"Pika-gacha-cat<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Pika-gacha-cat<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Pika-gacha-cat<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Pika-gacha-cat<\/a><\/p>\n

Finally there\u2019s \u201cGacha Gacha World\u201d, a collection of 300 capsule-toy vending machines on Hakata Hankyu 7F until Aug. 26 (Tue). Don\u2019t dismiss this as an event for kids only – these toy vending machines have recently been marketed to appeal to adults too. The 300 vending machines are divided by section by gender and age, and range in price from \u00a5100~\u00a5300. You\u2019ll find funny toys like the \u201ciPhone futon case\u201d, character toys like Mickey Mouse, Rilakkuma, Anpanman and even some nostalgic characters such as \u201cThe Very Hungry Caterpillar\u201d! There are also trivia stations where visitors can learn about gacha gacha (capsule toys)! Get your dose of J-pop culture and have a great weekend!<\/p>\n

\"Pika-gacha-cat<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Pika-gacha-cat<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Pika-gacha-cat<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Pika-gacha-cat<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Sky<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Sky<\/a><\/p>\n

Pikachu FuwaFuwa<\/strong>
\n\u2022 8\/15 (Fri.) ~ 8\/17 (Sun.), 10:00~17:00
\n\u2022 JR Hakataekimae Hiroba
\n\u2022 Free (\u00a5300~\u00a5500 per game)
\n\u2022 092-431-8484
\n\u2022 1-1 Hakataekichuogai, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka
\n\u2022 http:\/\/www.jrhakatacity.com\/kids\/event\/#event197<\/a><\/p>\n

Cat Station (\u306b\u3083\u3093\u3053\u3059\u3066\u3043\u3057\u3087\u3093)<\/strong>
\n\u2022 ~8\/19 (Tue.), 10:00~20:00
\n\u2022 8F Hakata Hankyu (Located on individual special event space \u2018\u50ac\u5834\u2019)
\n\u2022 092-461-1381
\n\u2022 1-1 Hakataekichuogai, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka
\n\u2022 http:\/\/www.hankyu-dept.co.jp\/hakata\/event\/index.html#nyanko<\/a><\/p>\n

Gacha Gacha World (\u30ac\u30c1\u30e3\u30ac\u30c1\u30e3\u30ef\u30eb\u30fc\u30c9)<\/strong>
\n\u2022 ~8\/26 (Tue.), 10:00~20:00
\n\u2022 Event Hall \u201cMUZE\u201d (\u30df\u30e5\u30fc\u30ba) on 7F in Hakata Hankyu
\n\u2022 092-461-1381
\n\u2022 1-1 Hakataekichuogai, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka
\n\u2022 http:\/\/www.hankyu-dept.co.jp\/hakata\/event\/index.html#summrg<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It looks like another rainy summer\u2019s weekend for Fukuoka, but that doesn\u2019t mean you have to stay at home. Japanese pop culture fans could do worse than to check out some of the events at JR Hakata City this weekend. First stop is Hakataekimae Hiroba where you\u2019ll find a huge 9m tall inflated Pikachu bouncy castle. Kids can bounce inside of Pikachu (\u00a5300\/5min) or play fun Pokemon-themed games outside like \u201cFishing Stunfisk\u201d (\u00a5300\/game) with cool prizes. Adults can take photos with the huge Pikachu too, on display until Aug. 17 (Sun.). Next stop is the \u201cNyan Station\u201d cat-themed pop-up shop on Hakata Hankyu\u2019s 8F. You\u2019ll find a selection of cat iPhone cases, bags, accessories, and more, plus booths to make cat toys and pottery from Aug. 17 (Sun.)~19 (Tue.). Miyawaka City\u2019s cute cat-themed mascot \u201cSakura-chan\u201d makes a special appearance at the \u201cNyan Station\u201d on Aug. 16 (Sat) and 17 (Sun) too! Finally there\u2019s \u201cGacha Gacha World\u201d, a collection of 300 capsule-toy vending machines on Hakata Hankyu 7F until Aug. 26 (Tue). Don\u2019t dismiss this as an event for kids only – these toy vending machines have recently been marketed to appeal to adults too. The 300 vending machines are divided by section by gender and age, and range in price from \u00a5100~\u00a5300. You\u2019ll find funny toys like the \u201ciPhone futon case\u201d, character toys like Mickey Mouse, Rilakkuma, Anpanman and even some nostalgic characters such as \u201cThe Very Hungry Caterpillar\u201d! There are also trivia stations where visitors can learn about gacha gacha (capsule toys)! Get your dose of J-pop culture and have a great weekend!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6391,"featured_media":53346,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-79502","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-hakata","event-type-others","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/79502","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/event"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6391"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=79502"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53346"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=79502"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=79502"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}