A new Pokémon Center is officially opening its doors in Okinawa, Japan, with Arcanine and Pikachu as the official mascots. Read on below for a translation of the official announcement from The Pokémon Company:

Pokemon Center Okinawa will open its grand opening on Thursday, August 11th!

“Pokemon Center Okinawa” will open its grand opening in AEON MALL Okinawa Rycom on August 11th (Thursday / holiday)!
In addition to the goods area, there is an area where you can enjoy Pokemon video content in the store with the theme of beautiful nature in Okinawa! At the entrance, Pikachu and Windy will welcome you.
We are planning an event to commemorate the opening, so please come and visit us.
* With the opening of Pokemon Center Okinawa, the Pokemon Store AEON MALL Okinawa Rycom will be closed on Sunday, July 24th.
* On August 11th (Thursday / holiday) and 12th (Friday), priority admission will be held by advance lottery from the viewpoint of alleviating store congestion. Information on the advance lottery and information for those who wish to enter on the day will be announced on the Pokemon official website at a later date.

Pre-open preview is held!

A pre-opening preview will be held on August 10th (Wednesday), the day before the opening of “Pokemon Center Okinawa”! At the pre-opening preview, you can take a quick look around the Pokemon Center Okinawa store and enjoy shopping for commemorative goods.
From those who applied from My Page of “Pokemon Center Online”, we invite 200 groups of 600 people by lottery! Please apply!
Meeting time and waiting place will be announced at a later datePokemon Center Okinawa Staff VoiceI’ll let you know at, so please check here as well.

store information

business hours	From 10:00 to 22:00 * Same as the business hours of AEON MALL Okinawa Rycom.
location	AEON MALL Okinawa Rycom 1st floor , 1st character Rycom , Kitanakagusuku-mura, Nakagami-gun, Okinawa 901-2306
access	Car / Approximately 4km from the Kitanakagusuku IC on the Okinawa Expressway Approximately 3km from the Okinawa Minami IC on the Okinawa Expressway Bus / Approximately 5 minutes on foot from “Higa Nishihara” 15 minutes on foot from “Yamazato” (high-speed bus) “AEON MALL Okinawa Rycom Arrival Gate”

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Source: Pokemon.co.jp