Ishikawa Prefecture and the Pokémon With You Foundation have announced that Noto Satoyama Airport will reopen under the name “Noto Satoyama Pokémon with You Airport” on July 7.
This initiative aims to stimulate tourism demand and support reconstruction in areas affected by the Noto Peninsula Earthquake, and it will be the world’s first airport to bear the Pokémon name. The project is scheduled to run for a limited period until September 30, 2029.
Inside the airport, all 111 Flying-type Pokémon confirmed as of May will be featured in decorations. In the open atrium space on the second floor, large balloons of Pikachu and an airplane will be installed. In the first-floor arrival lobby, large-scale decorations and three-dimensional monuments inspired by the 2024 reconstruction support artwork “Akarui Mirai” (“Bright Future”) will be displayed. The observation deck will be developed as “Pikachu no Satoyama” (“Pikachu’s Satoyama”).
At “Restaurant Annon” on the third floor, original Pokémon menu items will be served (two kinds of pancakes and two kinds of drinks are planned). The second-floor shop will sell airport-original goods such as T-shirts, key holders, and luggage tags.
From mid-July, Pokémon-wrapped buses operated by the Hokuriku Railroad Group will also begin running. In addition to limited express buses connecting Kanazawa Station with the airport and Wajima City, a new sightseeing bus route will be introduced that departs from the airport and tours various Pokémon spots around the Noto Peninsula. It will provide access to attractions such as the “Wakura Pokémon Footbath” in Nanao City’s Wakura Onsen and the “Nymphia with LOVE” (Sylveon with LOVE) monument in Suzu City.
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