PokéPark Kanto
PokéPark Kanto is a planned Pokémon-branded theme park within Yomiuriland scheduled to be opened to the public on February 5, 2026. The park is located in the Tama area. The theme park is a collaboration between The Pokémon Company and Yomiuriland. The name was chosen in reference to the fictional Kanto Region, the setting of Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow, which was inspired by the real-world Kantō region.
According to a press release, PokéPark Kanto will be "a theme park where visitors can enjoy the Pokémon experience in a lush natural environment through various events".
Other collaborations with Yomiuri
In 2009, the Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper, one of the Yomiuri group companies, collaborated with The Pokémon Company to create a Pokémon-themed educational children's column named "Let's memorize a proverb encyclopedia with Pokémon!".In 2014, a gaming event named "The Pokémon Ryuosen" was held at Yomiuriland.
Yomiuriland collaborated with The Pokémon Company to create "Pokémon Wonder", an event that was launched in 2021. In the event, people were given 90 minutes to find handcrafted Pokémon figurines that were hidden in a forest. Pokémon Wonder was open briefly in 2021 and from April to July 2023.