Experience the vibrant, poignant world of Pokémon like never before with POKÉMON × KOGEI | Playful Encounters of Pokémon and Japanese Craft. This art exhibition, now open to the public at JAPAN HOUSE Los Angeles, offers a stunning collision of artistry, storytelling, and Pokémon. Twenty artists created more than 70 ingenious works supervised by the National Crafts Museum in Kanazawa, Japan. From an electrifying Jolteon appropriately plated by electricity, courtesy of metal artist Taiichiro Yoshida, to a vivid lace forest of Pikachu by textile designer Reiko Sudo, the exhibit encompasses lacquer, ceramics, textiles, metalwork, and other media. These rare and thrilling Pokémon encounters through POKÉMON × KOGEI are free to the public and will be available through January 7, 2024.
Credit: Shaymin with Fern Arabesque Pattern, Ueba Kasumi
Pokémon fans who want to bring home a piece of the POKÉMON × KOGEI experience can pick up a commemorative Pikachu plush available exclusively at the Pokémon Center. This limited-edition plush was created in collaboration with the POKÉMON × KOGEI exhibition and features Pikachu dressed in a kimono with a traditional Japanese pattern called Koji-tsunagi. Encounter this limited-edition Kimono Pikachu Plush at the Pokémon Center.
