Pompompurin Cafe Tokyo

I could not get enough ʕ￫ᴥ￩　ʔ of the theme cafe's in Japan (why do these not exist anywhere else??)

I'd never heard of Sanrio character Purin until I came across the cafe in the Cute Cube (Harajuku). I'm glad I dragged my friends into the big old queue to bask in his yellowness ᶘ ᵒᴥᵒᶅᶘ ᵒᴥᵒᶅᶘ ᵒᴥᵒᶅ

Pom Pom is a golden retriever who has a little hamster buddy called Muffin, he likes hiding shoes and eating pudding. The cafe seems like a permanent feature so it should be about for some time (a lot of cafe's can be temporary pop up joints).

We went on a Wednesday afternoon and had to do a little hour or so queue. No problem ʅʕ•ᴥ•ʔʃ

Getting. Close. Pompom palpitations ʕ≧ᴥ≦ʔ

Ok. I want that, that, that, that, that, that, what is that for? Want it ʕっ•ᴥ•ʔっ

ʕ◉ᴥ◉ʔ chop chop diners

We are in! That's what I'm talkin' about ʕง•ᴥ•ʔง

The cafe was about 99.9.1% ovaries ฅʕ•̫͡•ʔฅ

I can't remember what this was, but it looked and tasted amazing, I think it had bananas in it, I don't like bananas in cake, but...pompompurin!

I also got this caramel latte

"Pompom, you've got a bit on your mouth, yeah just there...no worries buddy"

The hot chocolate was the "best ever" apparently (this is pompompurins butt) It came really late, but we didn't care! It's not possible to feel anger in these places! ◟ʕ´∀`ʔ◞

I bought a few things in the cafe shop, tote bag, jumper and t-shirt.

T-shirt says: In a special place, you enjoy a delicious menu with good friends. DAMN RIGHT

Pikachu Cafe Shibuya

Pokemon Cafe (Ruby & Sapphire) Parco Centre, Shibuya Tokyo

Face is rice, ears are omelette, the black bits are seaweed

and the red sauce had a curry taste to it ʕु•̫͡•ʔु 

This dish cost about 1,500 Yen which is about £8.00 ฅʕ•̫͡•ʔฅ

I think the Pikachu Cafe was right up there as one of my favourite things to do in Tokyo. Themed cafe's are big business over there, people are prepared to queue for a good hour or two to get into one. But when the food and staff are spot on and everything is so cute its impossible to be bothered by the wait. ʕ•̫͡•ʕ•̫͡•ʔ•̫͡•ʔ

"All the girls standing in the line for the Pikachu Cafe" ʕ•̫͡•ʕ•̫͡•ʔ•̫͡•ʔ

This was a temporary pop up in the Shibuya 'Parco' shopping centre on the top floor. When we got there they had a ticket queue system set up that allowed us to come back about 5hrs later to do a short queue for a table. 5hrs? No problem. ✌.ʕʘ‿ʘʔ.✌

You would think with the focus being on making the food look like Pikachu that it might not be all that when it comes to eating it, but it was really nice! They also give you a free Pokeball mug with certain food orders ʕ•̫͡•ʔ

 "Ice Ice Pikachu" ʕʘ̅͜ʘ̅ʔ

I really liked the staff here, they allow you to dress up in Pikachu hoods and headbands to have a picture taken before you sit down. They take the picture on your own camera/phone and don't charge you for this service, that gets a big thumbs up from me. Food came out quick and you have about an hour to enjoy the cafe surroundings so you don't feel rushed out the door. ʕ•̫͡•ʔ❤ʕ•̫͡•ʔ

Over on the next table a Pokeball was served...

There is also a little gift shop full of Pikachu bits, I got myself a cheap tote bag and a little cleaning cloth for my glasses. ᶘ ͡°ᴥ͡°ᶅ

Dining alone? No problem (´･(ｪ)･｀)

I think this particular Pokemon theme cafe is due to close in February 2015 but there is definitely demand for a more permanent one. Time to start a change.org petition!

(On their site it looks like they might have extended their opening till March 15th)

Pikachu Pancakes ʅʕ•ᴥ•ʔʃ

There have been other Pokemon cafe's in the past so have a little Google before you go and see whats open. It's great value for money, I think in the UK it wouldn't have had the same vibe or prices. 

Love u Pikachu Cafe x

If you are interested in seeing more pics from my trip, there is a special tumblr here